Republican state Representative Nathan Nelson from Hinckley warns Democrats’ “Green New Deal” could choke off propane supplies for Minnesota farmers in the future. Demand is up and supply is low in some areas this fall because farmers need propane to dry their crops after a particularly wet harvest season. Nelson says Democrats want a moratorium […]

Republican lawmakers are blasting state agency heads for improper contracting practices that violated state law nearly 18-hundred times over the past year. Senator Julie Rosen from Vernon Center says it’s “very, very troubling that there’s this attitude — and now we see it’s an attitude across all the agencies — that we can go ahead […]

Republican lawmakers are blasting top officials at numerous state agencies for mismanaging contracts that caused nearly 18-hundred violations of state law in the past year. Saint Paul Democrat Richard Cohen responds it appears violations go back a number of years, and so blame rests mostly on previous governors and current Governor Tim Walz inherited the […]

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom says his investigation concludes that five officers were justified in fatally shooting 23-year-old Isak Aden during a standoff July 2nd in Eagan. The four-and-a-half-hour ordeal began when Aden pointed a gun at his ex-girlfriend. He later put the gun to his head several times and urged officers to shoot him. […]

Two girls on a drinking spree triggered a search of a swamp early this morning in Bemidji. Officials say one girl showed up at a hospital emergency room and told authorities she and the other girl had been drinking and fled into a swampy area when they saw a squad car. She said when her […]

As farmers in northwest Minnesota struggle to get in the last of the corn and soybean crop, Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap says the biggest hurdle right now is a shortage of L-P gas where producers need it. “The crop is later than normal,” says Paap. “It’s wetter than normal, so it’s taking more […]

Minnesota Senate Republicans have hearings this afternoon (2pm) on the latest problems at the state Human Services Department. Employees reportedly allowed vendors to perform work without signed contracts, in violation of state law. Senate Finance Committee Chair Julie Rosen from Vernon Center says her approach is to “start asking some really tough questions like, what […]

The state Corrections Department is investigating after an inmate assaulted another prisoner Friday at the maximum security Oak Park Heights facility, causing potentially life-threatening injuries to the victim. Investigators say a 22-year-old inmate punched a 59-year old inmate who hit his head while falling, and also kicked the victim in the head and face several […]

How to increase chances the Minnesota Legislature will finish the budget on time and not have “extra innings” in a special session — that’s the objective as House lawmakers discuss options this morning. Among the topics is how to more effectively use the state’s economic forecasts in November and February in setting the state budget… […]

Two D-F-L lawmakers say Minnesota Republican Party leaders are impeding the democratic process by allowing only President Trump on the ballot for the state’s presidential primary next March — and say they’ll change the law to give other candidates access. Representative Jamie Long says about state G-O-P Chair Jennifer Carnahan, “She may be right that […]