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Anonymous election observers and state staff stand outside a generic Minnesota polling place in an illustrative editorial scene.

Politics

Minnesota Plans State Oversight of Federal Election Monitors

Minnesota officials expect to shadow Justice Department election monitors during the Nov. 3 midterms, extending a primary-election protocol designed to enforce state polling-place rules without disrupting voters.

Local election administrators prepare a polling place while two neutral observers take notes nearby.

US

States Set Boundaries for Record Federal Election Monitoring

Oct 21, 2026

AI-generated illustration of generic timber framing and an unmarked hard hat; not a plaintiff’s property or a specific Minnesota project.

Policy

Minnesota builders’ lawsuit targets the process behind 2024 construction rules

Oct 20, 2026

AI-generated illustration of an unoccupied manufacturing workbench in an Upper Midwest industrial setting; not a photograph of a particular Minnesota employer or layoff.

Business

Minnesota loses September jobs as annual growth and wage pressures diverge

Oct 19, 2026

Illustrative view of a closed brick townhouse entrance in Washington at dawn

Breaking News

Federal Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home in Criminal Probe

Oct 12, 2026

A laptop with an abstract privacy shield beside a judge’s gavel, illustrating Minnesota’s AI image-law dispute.

Tech

Minnesota AI ‘Nudification’ Ban Blocked During xAI Appeal

Oct 3, 2026

A generic coal- and natural-gas power generation complex beside transmission lines and a river

US

21 States Sue to Restore U.S. Power-Plant Carbon Limits

Oct 2, 2026

Illustrative family-friendly autumn amusement park midway with orange and teal pumpkins, a treat station and a distant roller-coaster silhouette.

Travel

Valleyfair’s 12-Day Family Halloween Adds Allergy-Friendly Treats

Sep 30, 2026

Illustrative utility bills, a calculator and electric-meter equipment on a municipal office desk with rooftop solar panels visible outside.

Policy

Minnesota Cities Cite $22,500 in Xcel Costs as Probe Continues

Sep 30, 2026

Laboratory technician samples packaged broccoli sprouts on a food safety inspection table

Healthcare

Broccoli Sprout Salmonella Outbreak Grows to 32 Cases

Sep 27, 2026

An empty conference table prepared for an international business meeting with a Minnesota city skyline beyond the windows.

Business

Walz Heads to Nordic Countries as Minnesota Courts Investment

Sep 26, 2026

Rows of cannabis plants growing inside a modern greenhouse with winter landscape visible through the glass.

Business

Minnesota Cannabis Sales Top $250 Million in First Year

Sep 25, 2026

Illustrative view of blank voting materials arranged in a neutral election office

Politics

Minnesota Sends 384,995 Ballots in First Voting Week

Sep 25, 2026

A narrow unpaved road follows a wooded bluff above a river in Minnesota in early autumn.

Policy

Minnesota Court Upholds 33-Foot Cartway Rule and Owner Costs

Sep 24, 2026

Sorted cardboard, glass, aluminum and plastic at a generic materials recovery facility.

Policy

Minnesota Opens Review of 90% Recycling-Cost Shift

Sep 24, 2026

A stone courthouse with empty steps beneath a gray Minnesota sky.

Policy

Minnesota Court Orders New Trial Over Jury Instructions

Sep 23, 2026

Illustrative view of caregivers walking through a bright nursing home corridor beside a nurses' station

Business

Minnesota Nursing Home Wage Floors Reach $19 to $27

Sep 23, 2026

A generic Minnesota public-safety policy meeting room with empty chairs, paper folders and soft natural light

Policy

Minnesota Domestic-Violence Task Force Starts Statewide Review

Sep 22, 2026

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