Council members unanimously repealed an 18-year-old rule; one returning resident said the fee forced him to “pay to have family.”

City finance director Rob Voshell says the 6.9% levy hike won't hit every homeowner the same way.

A Minnesota high school teacher wants every classroom in the state phone-free, bell to bell, citing new research on student mental health.

A Supreme Court order upends early voting staffing statewide, with Minneapolis warning it may struggle to find enough Republican judges in time.

A council committee's unanimous vote targets hidden bar dress codes accused of screening out Black and LGBTQ+ patrons.

Tim Walz's order halts permits across 350 square miles near the wilderness, but Republicans say it hurts Iron Range jobs.

Lisa Demuth won without the president's endorsement — and she says she's rethinking tariffs, too.

The move follows a bruising 2025 standoff over a garbage depot near the Mississippi that ended with a mayoral emergency order.

White Earth's dispensary chain grew from an idle potato chip plant to 200 jobs, and Connecticut, Wisconsin and New York want in on Minnesota's model.

The plan would bind future city decisions to Rondo's anti-displacement goals, but commits no funding yet.

Trina Swanson says a DOGE-linked visa request was her breaking point. Now she's betting on Hermantown data-center anger to unseat Pete Stauber.

Dakota County is weighing a 14% to 29% property-tax scenario for 2027, with deep service cuts possible if the levy stays lower.

Hastings wants a year to study data centers before any project can move forward, even though none is currently pending.