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Minnesota Democrat compares sex-specific bathrooms to segregation-era policies

State Sen. Erin Maye Quade is drawing attention online after comparing sex-specific bathroom policies to racial segregation-era restrooms in a social media post. The account...

Judge strikes down Minnesota’s binary trigger ban, casts doubt on 2024...

A Ramsey County judge struck down Minnesota’s ban on binary triggers in a Monday ruling, saying it was passed unconstitutionally. Judge Leonardo Castro agreed with...

School principal turned state representative will run for Minnesota Senate seat

A south metro school principal—who doubles as a state representative—announced last week that he will run for the Minnesota Senate next year. Ben Bakeberg ran...

DFL senator arrested on suspicion of DWI in Maplewood

A DFL Minnesota state senator was arrested early Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving while impaired, marking his second such arrest while serving in...

State officials announce third-party review of Capitol security after naked intruder...

Law enforcement officials announced they are hiring a third-party to conduct a review of the Minnesota State Capitol's security protocols. The news comes just...

Control of Minnesota Senate up for grabs Nov. 4 as Walz...

Gov. Tim Walz has set a Nov. 4 special election date to fill two vacant seats in the Minnesota Senate—which means control of that...

Naked intruder and lawmaker attacks spark Capitol security concerns

Concerns over a lack of security at the Minnesota State Capitol are taking on new urgency in light of last month's targeted attacks of...

Man ‘found disrobed’ in Minnesota Senate chamber arrested after returning to...

UPDATE -- The man who was found naked in the Minnesota Senate chamber Friday night has been arrested after returning to the Capitol grounds...

Senator gives first interview after surviving attempted assassination, endorses Fateh for...

A Democratic state senator who survived an attempted assassination just six weeks ago has endorsed one of his legislative colleagues in the Minneapolis mayoral...

Sen. Bruce Anderson, longtime Republican state lawmaker, dies at 75

State Senator Bruce Anderson, R-Buffalo, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, according to a statement from Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks. "I’m saddened...