Politics and Government

For the first time in its history, the Minnesota House has voted to legalize marijuana beyond the current medical uses allowed in the state. But firm opposition in the Senate will likely prevent it from becoming law this year.

Minnesota lawmakers won’t get a budget passed during the regular session. Now they’ve got to worry about getting one in place to avoid a government shutdown in July.

Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year as the COVID-19 pandemic again forces mosque closings and family separations on the holiday marking the end of Ramadan.

The former Trump White House counsel will speak only to committee members in private, under an agreement negotiated by his attorneys, the committee and the Justice Department.

Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota will end its statewide mask-wearing order Friday following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allowing people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to stop wearing masks.

The DFL-controlled Minnesota House is expected to pass an adult-use cannabis bill Thursday, but the measure faces strong opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate, which is unlikely to even consider the legislation.

An MPR Connects event hosted by MPR News’ Tom Crann, featuring Peter Sagal, host of “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.” Sagal also produced a PBS documentary, “Constitution USA.”

Without a budget framework or agreement on police accountability, electric vehicle standards and more, lawmakers are growing resigned to needing a special session to finish their work.

Two senior Trump administration officials plan to defend their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol when they appear before Congress, with former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller standing behind every decision he made that day.

President Joe Biden is hosting key lawmakers in the Oval Office all week, hoping to forge an agreement on infrastructure.