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Minnesota Supreme Court rejects bid to bar Trump from primary ballot
The court on Wednesday said that the primary is a party-run process. It didn’t rule out revisiting the issue later of whether former President Donald Trump can appear on Minnesota general election ballots in 2024 if he wins the Republican nomination.
Meet Nadia Mohamed, St. Louis Park's newly elected mayor and first Somali councilmember
Minnesota held a number of historic mayoral races across the state, including the election of the next mayor of St. Louis Park, Minn., Nadia Mohamed, who appears to be the first Somali mayor elected in the country.
Minneapolis City Council election results rundown: a nail biter and a more liberal council
The political makeup of the Minneapolis City Council will become more liberal after election results Wednesday show some progressive candidates likely gaining an edge in the body.
Emerging Farmers office pushes to expand diversity in farming
Lillian Otieno is the first director of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Office of Emerging Farmers. She was a coordinator with the office and its sole employee before state lawmakers voted to expand it in May 2023.
EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota
Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — poses an imminent danger to human health.
Are you tired of family drama?
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three therapists about how early family experiences shape us, and how to disentangle ourselves from the pain, hurt and conflict of dysfunctional family relationships.