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Minnesota reports $2.6 billion surplus

(The Center Square) — Minnesota has net general fund receipts in fiscal year 2021 of $26.5 billion, the Department of Management and Budget (MMB)...

Democrat John Thompson faces ethics complaint for ‘destructive’ behavior 

State Rep. John Thompson was hit with an ethics complaint for his “destructive” behavior in the Minnesota House amid mounting questions about his place...

Walz to John Thompson: Release the footage

Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday that he thinks Rep. John Thompson should agree to the release of body-camera footage from his recent encounter with...

MPD chief asserts police are not the problem after 3-year-old is...

A three-year-old boy has become at least the fifth child to be struck by gunfire in several weeks in Minneapolis, and the city’s police...

Brooklyn Park police chief has ‘never seen the gun violence’ this...

A group of police chiefs from Minneapolis suburbs recently spoke out about rising violent crime, particularly gun violence, that they are witnessing this year. Brooklyn...

Minnesota public school enrollment down 17,000 students

New data show that Minnesota's public school enrollment is down a significant amount of students compared to pre-COVID numbers. Federal data published by The 74...

CDC: Students should return to in-person classes

(The Center Square) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated federal COVID guidance Friday with several major changes as schools around the...

In open letter, teachers urge superintendent to stop showing ‘political bias’

A group of teachers in a local school district have banded together to write an open letter to their superintendent, calling for unity in...

Minnesota farmers challenge Biden’s racist loan forgiveness program

A group of Minnesota farmers have sued the Biden administration over a controversial loan forgiveness program that “openly discriminates against white farmers.” The program in...

John Thompson faces calls to resign, release footage of police encounter

There have been calls made for state Rep. John Thompson to resign as he faces new criminal proceedings and his violent past comes to...