A roughly $130 million gap in Minnesota’s State Grant could shrink or eliminate aid for thousands of college students as lawmakers haggle over fixes ahead of the May deadline.

Saint Paul is weighing a temporary delay for certain Class N business license fees to ease pressure after Operation Metro Surge and a 2025 cyberattack.

Minneapolis will add a 2.35% processing fee to credit‑card utility payments beginning June 1. Here are the no‑fee payment options to avoid the charge.

Maple Grove Rep. Kristin Robbins suspended her 2026 gubernatorial campaign Friday and will finish her House term through January 2027.

A tech trade group asked a federal judge to block Minnesota’s new social‑media warning law, saying it amounts to compelled speech. The case could decide whether states can force platforms to carry government messages.

Plymouth’s City Council voted April 28 to ban flavored tobacco sales and tighten licensing, citing youth vaping concerns. The ordinance adds buffers, fees and tougher penalties.

Two bills inspired by Colin Hortman cleared the Minnesota Legislature this week, requiring police to disclose chemical agents used inside buildings and limiting insurance exclusions for cleanup.

Districts warn a technical change to how low‑income students are counted could cut compensatory aid and force program cuts, with some districts projecting seven‑figure shortfalls.

Minnesota senators are poised to consider a $100M loan program to help businesses hit by Operation Metro Surge, with most funds aimed at Twin Cities corridors and some reserved for Greater Minnesota.

The Inver Grove Heights City Council will consider a resolution on April 27 to swap six city flags for the 1983 Minnesota design; a council memo pegs the cost at about $3,000. The vote is part of a recent wave of local reversions across the state.

Minneapolis’ City Council approved a temporary 45‑day pre‑eviction notice to help renters hit by Operation Metro Surge; the measure now heads to Mayor Frey, who can sign or veto. Housing advocates say aid must arrive fast to make the time matter.

A near‑term surplus masks a widening multiyear shortfall, forcing Minnesota lawmakers to weigh one‑time fixes, cash for capital projects and tough trade‑offs for local priorities.

The JFK Library Foundation will honor Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Minnesota’s Twin Cities at a May 31 Profile in Courage gala, citing a defense of institutional independence. The choice lands amid DOJ scrutiny and local protests in Minneapolis.