Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's decision not to seek reelection is setting off a scramble by potential candidates in both major political parties to fill the seat.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into what could ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into what could be a crowded field to replace outgoing Sen. Tina Smith. “I love Minnesota ...

Tim Walz's budget proposal would make changes to sales tax collections and trim state spending in an effort ... that aren't fair. The largest share of his proposed cuts target certain Medicaid ...

“We are not changing that Minnesota is a generous state,” Walz ... bankers and lawyers. Walz and Flanagan said they hoped that would “make the tax system more fair and less regressive.” ...

During a time of uncertainty surrounding federal funding for child care providers, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's Outreach Director for Childcare, Carson Oullette, visited Pine Pals in Bemidji on Thursday to ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for spending cuts Thursday in a $65.9 billion two-year budget proposal that includes a modest reduction in the overall state sales ... that move is fair to taxpayers ...

As per Walz’s office, the budget includes the first sales tax cut in state history ... pay their fair share. Additional details on the budget can be found here and on the Minnesota Management ...

Tim Walz on Thursday proposed a budget outline for the next two years that includes moves to cap the growth in some of the state ... fair share of taxes despite national assessments that Minnesota ...

In his first public visit to ... the environment. Walz also pitched more than $395 million for maintaining and renewing state facilities. That includes $206 million for Minnesota State and the ...

Tim Walz’s roughly $66 billion budget is something he says has never been done in Minnesota: cut the state’s sales tax ... Let’s make it fair.” Economic professor with the University ...

As a member of the editorial board, I’ll occasionally write unsigned editorials that detail the views of the board, while ...