ST. PAUL, Minn.-Former Democratic state lawmaker Joe Radinovich is entering the race for Rep. Rick Nolan's seat in Congress. Nolan announced last week he wouldn't run for a fourth term representing Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. It was a sudden reversal,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Joined by a bipartisan coalition of legislators, Governor Mark Dayton today announced a slate of legislative proposals that would combat the opioid crisis with the hope of saving lives across Minnesota. Governor Dayton’s proposals build on…
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota's legislative leaders are heading back to the Capitol soon and promise they've put months of contentious legal battles behind them. But it's clear that lingering disputes could still snag a session already constrained by election-year politics when…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth city council voted 7–2 Monday night in favor of banning the sale of flavored tobacco products in convenience stores, including gas stations. Councilors Noah Hobbs and Jay Fosle…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Democrat Margaret Engebretson announced her candidacy to represent Wisconsin's Seventh District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Engebretson is the first Democrat to officially enter the race against Republican…
NORTH BRANCH, Minn.-North Branch Mayor Kirsten Kennedy has announced she's running for Rep. Rick Nolan's seat on the DFL side. She is in her second term as mayor for that city. She is a single mother of five children and…
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota's 8th District Congressional Representative Rick Nolan announced he's retiring at the end of his term and will not be a candidate for re-election. Rep. Rick Nolan has spent 16 years…
DULUTH, Minn.-With Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) announcing he will be retiring from office at the end of his term, some more possible candidates have come forward. Pete Stauber has already announced he is vying for the GOP ticket, but a…
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Rick Nolan has announced he will be retiring at the end of his term. Rep. Nolan made the announcement through a letter to the press Friday morning. Nolan has represented Minnesota's 8th Congressional District since 2013.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown that happened while most Americans were sleeping and most government offices…
MADISON, Wis.-Families with school-aged children would receive a one-time $100 tax rebate and Wisconsin's 5 percent sales tax would be waived the first weekend in August under a deal reached with Gov. Scott Walker and Assembly Republicans. Walker and Assembly…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is praising a Senate budget agreement, saying it meets the administration's priorities on defense spending and providing a two-year budget plan. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the deal will provide "certainty"…
MINNEAPOLIS-Minnesota Democrats and Republicans have chosen their favorites in the wide-open race for governor. Rep. Tim Walz was leading five fellow Democrats in a preference poll among voters conducted at Tuesday's precinct caucuses as results still were being counted early…
DULUTH, Minn. - Local party leaders and political participants made their way out to their respective party's caucusing locations. Officials say caucuses are the first step toward the 2018 elections. "It's a…
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth brought in more money than ever through the tourism tax last year, but it was less than expected. $11.62 million was collected from the…
