Minnesota GOP Convention Begins in Duluth
**UPDATE** Representative Jim Newberger, Becker, was endorsed for the United States Senate seat with nearly 80% of the vote on the first ballot for the senate seat currently held by…
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Trump Says June 12 Summit With Kim Back on
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12. Trump says after an Oval Office meeting Friday with North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol that he’d be making…
Political Parties to Meet to Endorse for Minnesota Governor
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic and Republican activists are preparing to gather to answer one major question: Who will the two major parties endorse in the wide-open race for governor? Endorsing conventions were set to begin Friday afternoon, with…
Once a Reluctant Lt. Gov., Fischbach Joins Pawlenty Campaign
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty has chosen the state's newly sworn-in lieutenant governor as his running mate. Pawlenty announced Thursday that Republican Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach would join the campaign. Fischbach resigned her Senate seat last…
US Going Ahead With Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is announcing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The move is sure to raise worries of a trade war with American allies. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says…
Dayton Vetoes Revised Bill on Wild Rice Water Standards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that he says would have unlawfully undermined Minnesota's water quality standard for protecting wild rice. Dayton, who vetoed a similar bill earlier, says the revised version represented “some…
Dayton Signs off on Bonding Bill, Nixing one Project
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has signed most of a bill authorizing almost $1.5 billion in public construction across Minnesota. Dayton signed the so-called bonding bill Wednesday but used his line-item veto pen on just one project.…
Duluth City Council President to Step Down
DULUTH, Minn. - There's going to be a changeup at the Duluth City Council as the current President, Elissa Hansen, announced she'll be stepping down next month. Hansen became emotional when breaking…
GOP House Majority Leader to Leave Legislature
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - One of the most powerful state lawmakers in Minnesota is leaving the Legislature. Republican House Majority Leader Joyce Peppin announced Wednesday she would retire to take a private sector job. Peppin is a seven-term lawmaker…
Trump Announces new Tariffs on Chinese Technology
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is announcing that it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods containing "industrially significant technology.'' The White House said Tuesday that the tariff will cover goods related to the…
GOP Rep. Jeff Howe to Seek Fischbach's Minnesota Senate Seat
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Republican state Rep. Jeff Howe of Rockville is the first candidate to enter the race for the Minnesota Senate seat being vacated by Michelle Fischbach of Paynesville. Howe entered a race Tuesday that will determine…
Trump Said to be 'Actively Preparing' for Summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump "continues to actively prepare'' for the president's "expected summit'' with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump will meet with…
Lawmakers Fail to Resolve Dispute Over Muskie Stocking
NISSWA, Minn. (AP) - Lawmakers left St. Paul without resolving a long-running dispute over the stocking of Minnesota lakes with muskies. Opponents of introducing the big predator fish to more lakes weren't able to pass legislation this session to limit…
Emails Show Collaboration Among EPA, Climate-Change Deniers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator…
Dakota County Judge is Confirmed as Minnesota US Attorney
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The U.S. Senate has confirmed a Minnesota judge as the state's next U.S. Attorney. Erica MacDonald was confirmed as the state's top federal prosecutor on Thursday. MacDonald has been a judge in Dakota County since 2010, and…
