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DFL Rep. Took Thousands in Campaign Funds For Personal Use, Now...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Democratic lawmaker and candidate for state attorney general is being fined $20,000 for allegedly taking thousands in campaign contributions...

State Demands 3M Reconsider Position on Cottage Grove Water

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is accusing manufacturer 3M of violating a long standing legal agreement by refusing to...

New Laws in Minnesota including Limited Life Insurance for Terrorist Beneficiaries...

ST. PAUL, Minn.- A slew of new laws have come into effect on August 1, which were voted on during the last legislative session....

Another Insurance Giant Pulls Out of MNSure

EAGAN, Minn. — Small businesses will no longer be able to purchase health care plans from the Minnesota Exchange. The Star Tribune reports that...

Studies Find MN Has Triple the National Average of Gender-Confused Students

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gender toolkits have been approved by Minnesota’s Department of Education and could be rolling through local school districts as early...

MN GDP is Actually Shrinking

WASHINGTON - New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that Minnesota was one of only seven states in the country to...

Appeal Says Judiciary too Involved in Separating Powers

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Mark Dayton has filed an appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court after the Ramsey county court's decision against the constitutionality...

Double Digit Rate Increase on MN’s Health Care Exchange in 2018

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans looking to buy health insurance on Minnesota’s exchange will now have an idea of how much insurance premiums will rise in...

MN Congresswoman Blasts Mining Bill Supported by Her Own Party

WASHINGTON - Rep. Betty McCollum opened fire on Rep. Tom Emmer in an op-ed for The Hill last week, criticizing her Minnesota congressional colleague...

Public Utilities Commission Jacks Up Energy Prices for “Social Cost”

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Last week, in an attempt to quantify the costs of climate change, Minnesota utility regulators voted to substantially increase the...