Politics and Government

State lawmakers included an eight-year extension of the state historic tax credit program in the tax bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz.

A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.

A decade ago, we were still exploring the technological wonders of cellphones and other electronic devices. Few were thinking about how they could be used to monitor us. Then came Edward Snowden.

President Biden praised a bipartisan agreement that raised the debt ceiling and averted a calamitous debt default in a rare Oval Office speech Friday.

On a special edition of Politics Friday, retired MPR News host Gary Eichten interviews the former mayor of St. Paul, George Latimer.

As the threat of a financial default neared, the Senate approved compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment building in February, according to court records.

The University of Minnesota Crookston is honoring former Minnesota State Senator Roger Moe for his support of education.

A bill signed into law this session will address a flood of duty disability claims from law enforcement officers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.

The session featured the most diverse Legislature in state history, with 35 lawmakers of color.