Why it matters: The dueling hearings offered a preview of the policy — and messaging — battles expected to dominate next year ...

Each meeting so far has covered a different subject: food assistance programs, health insurance, and the government shutdown.

A Minnesota Senate subcommittee on Wednesday heard testimony from hospitals, insurance experts and business owners on the anticipated changes to the state’s health insurance landscape in 2026. “This ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – As the federal government grapples with a government shutdown, state lawmakers in Minnesota are analyzing the broader impacts of new federal policy. The Minnesota Senate’s new ...

Representatives from Minnesota’s colleges and universities shared with Minnesota senators on Thursday some of the funding ...

Recently I was asked to take part in two meetings of the Senate’s violence prevention working group that the Democrat co-chair described as, "...not an official body of the State Senate...It's an ...