Government & Politics

A man impersonating a police officer shot Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot multiple times.

Three of the four Republicans voted in favor of rescinding funding already allocated for public media organizations through the CPB and four Democrats voted against.

KAXE responds to the House vote to rescind public media funding and urges the Senate to protect trusted local news, emergency alerts and community programming in Northern Minnesota.

Although education spending will increase, school districts will notice cuts to state aid for special education, school libraries and student supports like counselors and nurses.

Plus: the Northland has nine more state champs in golf, track and field after state tournaments.

Stauber-sponsored provisions were scrapped on concerns they would not pass muster under Senate parliamentary rules.

Congress is expected to vote soon to cut funding that supports KAXE’s local news, emergency alerts and free public service. Take action now to help protect public media in Northern Minnesota.

The budget bills take a step towards resolving the deficit projected to begin in the 2028-29 budget years, but don’t avert it entirely.

Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders have agreed to a one-day special session in which they need to pass 14 mostly budget-related bills.

Plus: Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders appear to agree on a one-day special session for June 9, 2025; and the Minnesota Incident Command System wrapped up a week of wildfire training in Grand Rapids this week.