Minnesota Politics

Ellison will visit Bemidji to hear from community members about their stories and concerns about recent federal actions. A second forum is planned for Oct. 27 in Brainerd.

He’ll sell a tenure marked by crisis management, introduce a new vision for another for years and promise to be a bulwark against Trump.

Beltrami County is proposing a 41% reduction in community funding for libraries in Blackduck and Bemidji, as well as the Beltrami County Historical Society and Paul Bunyan Transit, for the 2026 budget.

Plus: All 11 of the sovereign tribal nations of Minnesota will have flags flown in their honor at the state capitol beginning Friday; and St. Louis County Public Health and its partners will bring the first-ever "Community Connect" event to Ely on Sept. 9.

Following the shooting attack that left Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark dead on June 14, 2025, their adult children issued a statement urging residents to honor their parents' memories by giving back.

Plus: MnDOT will host a listening session at the Fosston High School Gymnasium on June 23, 2025, ahead of planned construction on Highway 2; the Minnesota DNR is seeking a wide range of perspectives for fisheries input groups on Lake Winnie and Rainy Lake; and animal experts urge pet owners to remain vigilant during bouts of Canadian wildfire smoke.

Plus: The Minnesota Department of Transportation is accepting comments on bike infrastructure.

An estimated 2,000 rallied in Brainerd, while an estimated 1,000 rallied in Bemidji and Grand Rapids, despite warnings about large gatherings in light of Rep. Hortman's assassination.

Rep. Melissa Hortman served as Minnesota House speaker from 2019 to early 2025, when she was named Speaker Emerita under a power-sharing agreement.

The figures come from a new Walz administration tracker of federal funding pauses and rescissions to Minnesota that officials say will be updated daily.