Wildfires in recent years are reversing the state's improvements in air quality in the 2010s.

Commentary: There's a fascinating memo — lead writer @dschrantz.bsky.social — being distributed to civil society groups, which seeks to prepare us for the election fockery that's coming. Trump's speech last night laid the groundwork, so this is timely. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/17/t...

Minneapolis City Council rejects Skydio drone contract, citing past ICE sales.

Organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help, according to a new report. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/16/r...

my favorite mike lindell moment is when my former coworker deena winter called him up after the FBI seized his phone at a Hardee's in Mankato lindell re: the @minnesotareformer.com: "you’re way better than Fox News or Newsmax"

Ramsey County officials are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, seeking evidence related to potential crimes committed by federal agents against a St. Paul man during Operation Metro Surge, including kidnapping, false imprisonment and burglary. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/r...

Mike Lindell was elated after President Trump endorsed him for governor. Here’s what he said.

Trump presses ICE to continue traffic stops despite fatal shootings minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/r...

In what could be a portentous signal for the fate of a healthcare mega merger, opponents from labor unions filled a St. Paul church this week to voice concerns — sometimes raucously so — about the proposed joining of two big nonprofit health systems: Allina Health and Sutter Health.

President Donald Trump endorsed Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, boosting the MyPillow CEO’s campaign weeks before the Aug. 11 GOP primary.

Commentary: Minnesota's paid leave program rolled out on schedule and $70M under budget. Failures in government are often put under the microscope, but it's just as worthwhile to examine what made this program's rollout successful. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/m...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for parts of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, for Tuesday through Friday, as wildfires in the northern parts of the state and Canada continue. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/air-q...

After 2 deadly shootings, ICE reportedly ordered to end vehicle enforcement stops minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/14/r...

Salad greens scrutinized as cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/14/r...

Qualls campaign chronicles: A Slingshot, a driver with a lengthy record, an errant photoshop.

Maine ICE killing: Pingree, King say man killed by ICE not the target of warrant minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/13/r...

Feds turn over evidence in killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti by immigration agents minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/13/f...

Supreme Court case almost certain on important immigrant detention issue. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/13/r...

An ICE agent in Houston shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo last week, the latest in a string of shootings by ICE officers who later claimed the victim attempted to hit them with a car—a claim that, in many cases, has been refuted by video evidence. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/13/i...

Commentary: Some children need intensive mental health care. But under no circumstances should any family in this country be required to give up custody of their child to access medically necessary treatment. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/13/p...

Commentary: The Minnesota Legislature should pass a psilocybin therapeutic access program to help Minnesotans heal from some of the most difficult-to-treat mental health conditions.

The Trump administration’s de facto freeze on wind energy puts 1,200 construction jobs, 4,400 “indirect and induced” jobs and more than $168 million in economic impact at risk for Minnesota, according to a new report from a St. Paul-based progressive think tank.

Gun homicides declined in 2024 as firearm suicides hit record high, data shows minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/09/r...

Newly unredacted portions of an investigative report indicate Minneapolis Public Schools’ top accountant, Aaron Gilbert, decided on her own to improperly withhold $3 million in payments to a health care trust account. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/09/u...

The CEOs of North Memorial Health and Sanford Health fielded questions at a public forum hosted by the Minnesota AG's Office. South Dakota-based Sanford Health is looking to acquire North Memorial Health, which operates a safety net hospital in Robbinsdale and a hospital in Maple Grove.

$40 million in rental assistance allocated by the state Legislature will begin reaching Minnesotans this summer.

Minnesota begins routine election machine tests as feds retreat from election security.

Obamacare premiums likely to surge again next year minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/08/r...

In a strongly worded ruling, a Trump-appointed judge quashed a subpoena from the DOJ which sought personal information from the nearly 3,000 Georgia election workers and volunteers from the 2020 election. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/08/r...

A first-of-its-kind analysis of ICE data found that unaccompanied minors living in the U.S. are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the last time Trump was in office. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/08/u...

New ruling against mandatory detention is another blow to Trump immigration policy.

The United States’ foundations are undergoing a significant stress test, experts say, raising questions about whether a radical reconception of the nation lies ahead. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/07/r...

The United States’ foundations are undergoing a significant stress test, experts say, raising questions about whether a radical reconception of the nation lies ahead. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/07/r...

Just eight companies make up the majority of meatpacking production in the U.S. They've taken in more than $500M in tax subsidies since 2006. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/07/m...

The check’s in the mail, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said when asked about Hennepin County records showing he owes about $48,000 in unpaid property taxes.

The Trump administration is severely narrowing the definitions of "battery" and "cruelty" in an immigration program, making it much harder for victims of domestic violence to receive protection or legal status. Officials say this move is to prevent fraud. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/r...

New medicaid rules have created a higher burden of proof for people who are too sick to meet work and volunteering requirements. This is part of a long string of changes that increase the administrative burden states and enrollees must figure out how to bear. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/r...

Democrats and Republicans behind the scenes have been quietly building momentum for a rebalancing of state-federal authority. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/r...

Commentary: New Medicaid renewal rules put county and Tribal workers in a difficult position: process more documents, meet tighter timelines and make fewer mistakes, even as the system gives them longer forms and fewer tools. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/m...

MNSure enrollment dropped by 12%, about 17,000 people, in May 2026 compared to May 2025. This mirrors a nationwide drop in enrollment after most Republican senators blocked efforts to extend federal subsidies that offset the cost of health care premiums. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/mnsur...

Medicaid again to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood as GOP ban ends minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/02/r...

Commentary: Higher hospital prices are responsible for inflated premiums and smaller paychecks. Hospital prices have grown faster than virtually any other sector in the economy and are the biggest driver of insurance premiums. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/02/h...

Minnesota could be on the hook for as much as $250 million in its next budget to pay for a share of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, thanks to a provision in the Republican megalaw on tax cuts and spending passed a year ago. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/02/f...

On July 4, the federal ban on Medicaid funds being used at Planned Parenthood will expire, meaning states can again decide whether lower-income people can get care at these clinics. (Reminder: abortions make up about 3% of services people seek there.) minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/02/r...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed last 4th of July, is putting more financial pressure on Minnesota — to the tune of more than $100M per year.

Trump brings Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor as a gift during library’s dedication in North Dakota minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/01/r...

14 Minnesota anti-ICE protestors plead not guilty to federal charges alleging a conspiracy to impede or injure federal agents. Judge David Schultz questioned whether the 20TB of evidence federal prosecutors say they have was obtained legally. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/01/1...

Egg producers were accused of hatching a years-long scheme to inflate egg prices nationwide. As part of a settlement announcrd this week, Minnesota will receive 2M eggs at the companies’ expense to be donated to food banks and nonprofit organizations. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/01/m...

Allina hospital doctors vote to authorize strike at Mercy and Unity hospitals minnesotareformer.com/briefs/allin...

The USDA released a new set of rules meant to allow farmers to "capture new value" from lower-carbon regenerative farming practices like planting cover crops and reducing tilling, connecting the move to the MAHA and America First agendas. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/01/r...