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    May 19, 2017
    Jeff Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner and Detroit Lakes native, is running for Minnesota governor is 2018. Submitted photo
    Capitol Chatter: Johnson looks to buck history in governor race
    ST. PAUL — This is not good news for Jeff Johnson, or anyone else who has lost a governor's race and wants a second chance. "Only a handful...
    NewsMay 19, 2017 - 1:10pm
    May 8, 2017
    Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at the Polk County Democrats Spring Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 7. Rachel Mummey for The Washington Post.
    Dems--including Amy Klobuchar--start making 2020 moves, and the base starts making demands
    DES MOINES, Iowa - Like others who spoke at a Democratic Party fundraiser here, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said that so much has changed nationwide...
    NewsMay 8, 2017 - 6:54am
    May 1, 2017
    Dai Thao, center, receives a handshake from St. Paul city clerk Shari Moore, left, after she swore him in as the city's first Hmong-American council member on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in the council chambers at City Hall in St. Paul. In the background are St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Councilman Thao's uncle, Xouada Thao Yang, right. Thao's son, Riley, 11, holds the Bible. John Doman / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    BCA will investigate allegations against St. Paul City Council member
    ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will investigate allegations of a failed bribery solicitation involving a St. Paul...
    NewsMay 1, 2017 - 7:28pm
    April 23, 2017
    A combination picture shows portraits of the candidates who will run in the second round in the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron (L), head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader. Pictures taken March 11, 2017 (R) and February 21, 2017 (L). REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
    Projections say Macron, Le Pen go through to runoff in French vote
    PARIS - Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen are set to face each other in a May 7 runoff for the French presidency after...
    NewsApril 23, 2017 - 1:44pm
    March 27, 2017
    U.S. Rep. Tim Walz speaks to the 2016 Farmfest in southwestern Minnesota. On Monday, March 27, 2017, he announced he is running for goveronr. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Congressman Walz enters Minnesota governor race
    ST. PAUL—U.S. Rep. Tim Walz says he is running for governor, giving Democrats a candidate from greater Minnesota, where Republicans dominated...
    NewsMarch 27, 2017 - 10:35am
    March 17, 2017
    Undated courtesy photo, circa Jan. 2017, of Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, Minnesota's 48th Lt. Governor. This is her official portrait. Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Governor Tina Smith.
    Lt. Gov. Tina Smith won't run for governor in 2018
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, long thought to be positioning herself to take over when Gov. Mark Dayton leaves office, said she...
    sportsMarch 17, 2017 - 8:24pm
    March 15, 2017
    Townships set levies, elect officers
    WILLMAR — Township meetings and elections were conducted Tuesday in Minnesota where residents approved tax levies and elected officers...
    News/localMarch 15, 2017 - 6:23pm
    February 24, 2017
    U.S. Rep. Tim Walz make a point during a forum at Farmfest, near Redwood Falls, Minn., Aug. 2, 2016. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Capitol Chatter: 2018 Minnesota governor race already crowded
    ST. PAUL—There is one easy prediction in Minnesota politics: The 2018 governor's race will be crowded. Nearly 20 people have said they...
    NewsFebruary 24, 2017 - 1:18pm
    February 11, 2017
    A stack of shipping containers are pictured May 16 in the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
    U.S. consumer sentiment falls as election euphoria fizzles
    WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer sentiment eased off a 13-year high in early February likely as some of the jubilation over Donald Trump's election...
    News/nationFebruary 11, 2017 - 5:02am
    February 1, 2017
    Minnesota statehouse elections getting pricier
    ST. PAUL — It takes big bucks to win — or lose — control of the Legislature. Candidates, their allies and opponents spent more than $31 million in 2016's battles in state House and Senate races, according to a Pioneer Press analysis of reports released Wednesday. The massive...
    NewsFebruary 1, 2017 - 8:37pm
    January 24, 2017
    Citizens vote on a basketball court at a recreation center serving as polling place during the U.S. general election in Greenville, N.C., Nov. 8, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drakeplay button
    Despite no evidence: White House says Trump stands by voter fraud belief
    WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump stands by his belief that millions of people voted illegally in the U.S. election, the White House said...
    News/nationJanuary 24, 2017 - 10:46pm
    January 15, 2017
    U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, left, greets Vice President-elect Mike Pence during a news conference Wednesday in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)
    Republicans defend legitimacy of Trump's election
    WASHINGTON — Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Sunday that he was disappointed by a black civil rights activist and politician's questioning...
    News/nationJanuary 15, 2017 - 4:31pm
    January 6, 2017
    Newly elected Minnesota state Sen. Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks talks to Rep. Debra Kiel of Crookston Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, before the new legislative session begins. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)
    Capitol Chatter: GOP in charge, a state Senate surprise
    News/stateJanuary 6, 2017 - 10:34pm
    Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, Oct. 27, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev via REUTERS
    U.S. intel report: Russia's Putin directed cyber campaign to help Trump
    WASHINGTON—Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Republican Donald Trump's electoral chances by discrediting Democrat...
    News/worldJanuary 6, 2017 - 10:12pm
    January 4, 2017
    Capitol Chatter: Broadband not a top 2017 topic
    ST. PAUL — A new report says $100 million in state money is needed every two years to help expand broadband high-speed internet throughout Minnesota, but rural lawmakers have said relatively little about it leading up to the 2017 Legislature. In a series of Forum News Service...
    News/stateJanuary 4, 2017 - 11:30pm
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