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Government shutdowns - evidence of how polarized Democrats and Republicans in office have become - are distressingly frequent news. The shutdown produced by U.S. Senate Democrats early in 2018 makes a first for them.
With Gov. Mark Dayton not seeking re-election this year, a wide-open race to succeed him will take center stage as precinct caucuses mark the official start of the campaign season across Minnesota on Tuesday night, Feb. 6. Both the Democratic-Farmer-Labor and Republican parties will conduct non-binding straw polls for governor that will test the early grassroots support for announced candidates. Caucus-goers also will start the processes for endorsing each party's candidates for two U.S. Senate seats, eight congressional seats, 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, plus state auditor, secretary of state and attorney general.
An opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of hundreds of Minnesotans. A giant backlog of uninvestigated maltreatment complaints at senior care homes.
Jordan See and Austin Benz - garbed in matching shirts depicting a sweet little cow with a Band-Aid on her tummy and pink bow on her head - chat on a recent day about an uncommon condition of which they are becoming experts: Omphalocele. When the young couple, expecting their first child, initially heard the term, "I could barely pronounce it," said See, now 28 weeks pregnant, at their Mountain Iron apartment.
A top adviser says former Gov. Tim Pawlenty has scheduled a meeting with his inner circle as he nears a decision on whether to run for governor. Pawlenty's possibly entry has been the source of speculation for months, and would likely be the immediate favorite among Republicans if he gets in.
He was there to talk about the current state of the Minnesota Legislature. But Sen. Gary Dahms said it was hard to make any predictions about the upcoming session.
Politicians - good ones, at least - make their bones by knowing which way the wind is blowing. And right now, it's a gale force gust right in the faces of Republicans.
President Eric Kaler of the University of Minnesota says on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, that now is the time to repair buildings on campuses around the state.
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton recently announced the establishment of a Governor's Task Force on Housing. Dayton called housing a for Minnesota families, and said wages for lower- and middle-income people have remained stagnant while rental rates have gone up.
There will be a record number of women serving in the U.S. Senate once Democrat Tina Smith, the outgoing lieutenant governor of Minnesota, is sworn-in Wednesday as a U.S. senator representing that state. Smith's addition to the Senate brings the total number of female senators to 22, according to Rutgers University's Center for American Women and Politics.
Sen. Al Franken looks at his wife Franni Bryson, before walking to the Senate chamber to announce his resignation on December 7, 2017 on Capitol Hill. Minnesota Democrat Al Franken officially resigned from the Senate on Tuesday after announcing he would step down last month amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is set to join the U.S. Senate next year, taking the seat left open by the resignation of former Sen. Alan Stuart Franken Democrats turn on Al Franken Schumer called, met with Franken and told him to resign Overnight Finance: Trump says shutdown 'could happen' Many assumed that Smith would only hold the seat temporarily until the 2018 special election, where voters would choose her successor.
Her last words were her vows: Inspirational breast cancer sufferer, 31, marries in hospital bed ceremony just hours before she dies Pictured: Law firm partner and family man, 58, who shot dead Pamela Anderson's attorney and injured another lawyer at their office holiday party moments after he was fired Mystery as 'very healthy' college student, 18, dies in his sleep on a flight that was taking him home for Christmas Man finds four-year-girl playing alone in the snow in her pajamas... then she leads police to her mother's dead body in their nearby home 'Death to the Ayatollah': Two demonstrators are 'shot dead' in Iran after angry crowds burn down a government building and torch cars as thousands take to streets in biggest revolt since 2009 'Oppressive regimes cannot endure forever': Donald Trump warns Iran the 'world is watching' as he backs the protesters' calls for change 'It is ... (more)
For only the second time since 9/11, the U.S. defense secretary didn't visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December. For only the second time since 9/11, the U.S. defense secretary didn't visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December.
Outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken says he may be leaving office, but he's not giving up his voice. The Minnesota Democrat thanked supporters and friends in Minneapolis Thursday night as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end.
Howard Dean says older members of the Democratic Party need "to get the hell out of the way and have somebody who is 50 running the country." Bernard Sanders Schumer: Franken should resign Franken resignation could upend Minnesota races Avalanche of Democratic senators say Franken should resign MORE ] is going to be the next nominee.
At noon Thursday, Sen. Al Franken addressed the Senate for the last time, giving a half-hour resignation speech that touched on everything from voter fraud to climate change but held an overarching message - that the Trump administration is chipping away at the pillars supporting American democracy. Over the past few weeks, there has been speculation that Franken might walk back his promise to resign, since he made his initial resignation speech in early December.