Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
The Democratic governor of Wisconsin’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years,…
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Minnesota license centers overwhelmed as Real ID deadline looms
After more than a decade of delays, the deadline to get a Real ID is finally real. Starting May 7,…
Minnesota baseball lovers seek to honor 2 historic St. Paul teams
Sitting on a frontage road perched above the interstate, hemmed by roads and nondescript government buildings near the Capitol, 12th…
The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more
OMAHA, Neb. — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s El Salvador detention protested in St. Paul
Protesters gathered outside El Salvador’s consulate in St. Paul on Wednesday to demand the return of a man who was…
Politics Friday: Digging into Minnesota‘s political history
The Minnesota House and Senate chambers and all the committee rooms have been quiet this week while the Legislature is…
Judge grants Doğukan Günaydın bond but he’ll stay in ICE custody
An international student facing deportation was granted bond by a judge earlier this week. However, he will stay locked up…
Ethics investigation of state Senate president prompts conflict-of-interest rules scrutiny
The Minnesota Senate Ethics Subcommittee has hearings next week to look into allegations of conflicts of interest against Senate President…
Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year,…
Scientists find possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet
LONDON — Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they…