Minnesota State’s trustees approved a 6.25% average undergraduate tuition increase for FY2027, adding hundreds to many students’ yearly bills while leaders push cost reviews.

Minneapolis is weighing a $90–$105M, PreK–8 Anishinabe Academy at the former Cooper site even as the district faces a $39.7M gap and many underused schools. The plan wins community praise but raises tough enrollment and budget trade‑offs.

A Minnesota appeals court broadened the legal definition of "discipline," reviving a case that could force Minneapolis to release years of internal "coaching" records.

DFL leaders urged a GOP‑endorsed candidate to withdraw after reporting detailed a 2009 domestic‑assault arrest. The open central Minnesota seat could tip a razor‑thin Senate majority.

Rep. Heather Keeler closed the 2026 session with $10M for Moorhead flood work and a package of regional grants for hospitals, water and shelters. The funds aim to speed local projects and protect communities.

Rochester State Senator Carla Nelson announced she will not seek re-election, opening her seat days before Minnesota's May 19–June 2 candidate filing window.

All eight Minnesota representatives backed H.R. 1346 after the House approved year‑round E15 in a 218‑203 vote. Supporters point to billions more in corn demand and cheaper gas; critics point to budget and soybean risks.

Senate Republicans proposed a one-year rollback of Minnesota car-tab calculations to 2022 rules, saying the move would return roughly $250 million to drivers while lawmakers sort out offsets.

Minnesota is poised to adopt its first statewide K‑12 health standards — covering mental health, substance prevention and CPR — after rulemaking hearings in April.

A March complaint alleges retaliation by St. Paul Council Member Anika Bowie and has prompted a city workplace probe amid earlier findings and related litigation.

A House committee's new overview says state programs show widespread waste and that the Walz administration tolerated failures of oversight. Lawmakers and federal prosecutors are responding.

Princeton voters are deciding a $51.35M bond and a $750K yearly tech levy in a May special election — a rematch after low turnout last fall.

Minneapolis moved to restore the North Loop’s one‑block César Chávez Avenue to Fourth Avenue North after planning staff and a council committee advanced the petition. The action follows national reporting that prompted a wave of renaming efforts.