ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers have stripped out legislation meant to help reduce the use of insecticides harmful to bees. The fight over neonicotinoid insecticide has become a major environmental effort as bee populations continue to decline in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Republicans are preparing to plow more than $300 million into a new state program meant to reduce health insurance premiums next year. Minnesota has grappled with some of the largest rate increases in the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Republicans are preparing to plow more than $300 million into a new state program meant to reduce health insurance premiums next year. Minnesota has grappled with some of the largest rate increases in the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin has submitted his resignation days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered dozens of the country's federal prosecutors to resign. Spokeswoman Myra Longfield confirmed U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton says he's feeling OK but still recovering after prostate cancer surgery. Dayton made his first public appearance Friday after undergoing surgery to remove his…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers will get a hefty raise after a newly created citizen council voted to increase the Legislature's pay by 45 percent. The Legislative Salary Council voted 13-1 Friday to increase lawmaker's pay to $45,000,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The rush is on at the Minnesota Legislature to get policy changes big and small in place. Friday brings the first of several deadlines for the thousands of bills introduced at the Capitol this year…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - Two gun bills making their way through the Minnesota legislature are raising concerns among some in the law and law enforcement community. One of the bills would…
DULUTH, Minn. - Representatives from Duluth's cab companies spoke out Thursday against ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft operating in the city. Demand in Duluth for ride sharing services is growing. …
EDINA, Minn. (AP) - Edina soon could become the first city in Minnesota to require buyers of tobacco to be 21 rather than 18. The Star Tribune reports the City Council this week voted to draft an ordinance and schedule…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Two Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would criminalize using credit card skimmers to steal people's identities. A credit card skimmer is an electronic device that can be attached to a card reader on a…
DULUTH, Minn. - Collective voices added up to a roar on International Women's Day. A sea of red gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol to rally for an equal rights amendment…
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Sen. Al Franken hosted his seventh annual hotdish competition in Washington D.C. today, with many noted Minnesota politicians participating. Democrat Rep. Collin Peterson from western Minnesota won the top prize this…
DULUTH, Minn. - March 8th is International Women's Day. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson says Women's Day means more to her since she was elected. Larson is the first woman Mayor in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota gun owners may no longer need a permit to carry in public as Republican lawmakers seek to loosen state gun laws. A House bill eliminating the state's permit-to-carry law was one of a pair…
