Jun 15 WATCH: Minnesota officials give update on search for suspect in lawmaker shootings By Obed Lamy, Steve Karnowski, Mike Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Authorities searched a vehicle on a rural road outside Minneapolis on Sunday that they believe had been used by the man wanted in the shootings of two Democratic lawmakers, as a state on edge struggled to make sense of the… Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 6:16 State Rep. Finke responds to assassination of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sam Lane In Minnesota, a person posing as a police officer shot two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in what Gov. Walz called an “act of targeted political violence.” Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed early Saturday morning in… Continue watching
Jun 14 WATCH: Minnesota Gov. Walz holds briefing on shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses By Associated Press “We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,” Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Those responsible for this will be held accountable.”… Continue reading
Jun 14 Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated’ shooting, authorities search for suspect By Tim Sullivan, Steve Karnowski, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Governors from NY, IL and MN testify at hearing on ‘sanctuary’ policies and immigration By Joey Cappelletti, David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republican lawmakers clashed repeatedly with the Democratic governors, as the daylong hearing turned into a yelling match at multiple moments. Continue reading
May 14 20 states sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal transportation and disaster-relief funds By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Democratic attorneys general say the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 7:18 Minnesota works to address murders and disappearances of Black women By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster Despite making up 15 percent of the female population, almost 40 percent of the women and girls reported missing last year were Black. Despite national pressure to abandon programs addressing disparities, an effort in Minnesota is exploring the problem and… Continue watching
Mar 10 Ontario announces 25 percent tax increase on electricity exports to U.S. in response to Trump’s trade war By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan. Continue reading
Feb 01 Ken Martin, Democratic party leader in Minnesota, elected as DNC chair By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resistance to Donald Trump’s presidency. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 6:25 Transgender lawmaker Leigh Finke on the political backlash surrounding trans rights By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Joshua Barajas Two years ago, Leigh Finke became the first trans person elected to the Minnesota state legislature. Even though she endured numerous threats, she leveraged her position, and a Democratic majority, to help pass legislation protecting other trans people in her… Continue watching