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Republicans will need to fend off motivated challengers in sprawling districts covering Ely and Hermantown.

As wildfires burn, they release a mixture of toxic compounds like heavy metals, mercury and carcinogenic chemicals that form from burning organic matter.

The company boasts University of Minnesota-linked, homegrown technology that could reduce reliance on the rare-earth minerals industry China mostly controls.

Annual financial disclosure reports show that party affiliation in Minnesota is no predictor of wealth as both Democrats and GOPers report their assets and liabilities.

The demand comes after the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee released a report that said Walz and Ellison ignored rampant fraud in the state’s social service programs.

Here’s what made it into the Legislature's infrastructure package and what lawmakers and others had to say about it May 17, 2026.

As this week wears on, the bonding bill may become the Legislature’s main focus. When exactly that happens, largely depending on lawmakers resolving fraud and HCMC tax funding legislation, will help determine the package’s outcome.

Discussions around Tamarack echo themes playing out for a Twin Metals’ copper-nickel proposal near the Boundary Waters, which in April cleared a key federal hurdle in the U.S. Senate.

Minnesota lawmakers set a goal to remove lead lines from the state by 2033, but time is running out in the legislative session to renew funding.

A bill that would ban the use of non-disclosure agreements in local government came after concerns over the transparency of proposals for data centers.