Minnesota Politics

Gov. Tim Walz describes the move as a "campaign of retribution."

In December 2025, federal prosecutors announced new charges in a widespread Medicaid fraud investigation, leading to new political turmoil about who was at fault and what should be done.

The former lawmaker's trial is slated to begin March 30, 2026. Eichorn was charged with soliciting a minor in 2025 after a prostitution sting operation in Bloomington, where an undercover officer posed as a 17-year-old online.

The first day of the new session on Feb. 17, 2026, was the first time in 20 years Rep. Melissa Hortman was absent. She, her husband and their dog were killed in June 2025.

Davis, of Crow Wing County's Mission Township, was first elected to the state Legislature in 2022.

The Republicans and DFLers hosted precinct caucus meetings across the region on Feb. 3, 2026.

The Department of Human Services plans to "revalidate" 5,800 providers of Medicaid services deemed high risk for fraud, waste and abuse.

U.S. District Court Judge Kate Menendez said the court could not grant a pause of the surge based on the arguments in the case.

The order follows recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security, which has met monthly since the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman.

The hearing was to hear arguments for and against a temporary restraining order to pause the operation, as an estimated 3,000 federal agents are on the ground in Minnesota.