Minnesota Capitol has fewer security measures than other state houses.

Commentary: Minnesota once set the standard for fair elections. We can do so again — by reimagining the Political Contribution Refund to put power back where it belongs: in the hands of everyday Minnesotans. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/22/m...

Medical dispensaries RISE and Green Goods have started selling recreational weed for the first time, two years after legalization. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/22/m...

‘Crumbled like a house of cards’: Judge slams DOJ claims about deporting migrant children minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/18/r...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development told members of Congress it would contribute $5.2 million to a pair of Twin Cities. supportive housing projects. The money never came. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/19/h...

Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program is “riddled with fraud,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson. Program costs have ballooned suspiciously since its inception, and “most of it is fraud, as far as I can tell,” Thompson said.

Over 89,000 Minnesotans will have to pay more for their health care starting in 2026, unless Congress acts to extend enhanced tax credits that help households pay their insurance premiums for plans they buy on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, known as MNsure in Minnesota.

Commentary: Administrative Law Judge Megan McKenzie’s conclusion could not be clearer. The sale “would result in net harm to the public interest.” Will the PUC listen? PUC must unplug Minnesota Power’s pending sale to world’s largest private equity firm minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/18/p...

A Senate working group on gun violence prevention met Wednesday morning and quickly revealed that Republicans still oppose new gun control laws. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/17/t...

The day after he announced he’s running for a third term as Minnesota governor, Tim Walz got a taste of what a Republican campaign could look like against him, as his administration faced withering questions about a now defunct state housing program that was riddled with fraud.

Former CDC chief says she was fired for resisting RFK Jr. orders on vaccines minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/17/r...

"Assault rifles turn survivable injuries into fatal ones. They turn small tragedies into mass tragedies." – Dr. Tim Kummer, first physician on the scene at the mass shooting at Church of the Annunciation. You can read his powerful testimony below, in full. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/17/l...

Xp Lee, a health equity analyst for the MN Dept. of Health and a former member of the Brooklyn Park City Council, won yesterday's special election to replace the late Melissa Hortman, joining the DFL caucus and bringing the House back to an even 67-67 tie. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/xp-le...

Thanks, Patrick Coolican from the @minnesotareformer.com, for joining Brett today to talk about Walz's decision to run for a 3rd term. They also discussed the early discussion on common-sense gun safety regulations. #Spotlight Interview! soundcloud.com/user-5879035...

Commentary: Decades of investigations by the FBI, U.S. Secret Service and independent researchers demonstrate that attackers almost always follow what’s called a pathway to violence. There’s a more effective way to prevent mass shootings. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/16/t...

As larger health systems swallow smaller facilities, rural hospitals increasingly cut their childbirth services. Less than half of rural hospitals can still deliver babies. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/16/r...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz launches reelection campaign for third term.

Minnesota has earned the highest possible bond rating from three of Wall Street’s major credit agencies, affirming the state’s strong financial position despite some concerning fiscal trends and uncertainty from the federal government.

A Senate working group on gun violence prevention heard testimony Monday morning from five Annunciation parents and several medical workers who treated the children in the aftermath of the school shooting. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/15/s...

Minnesota Lawmakers are expected to convene later this year for special session on gun control and school safety legislation. Here's what experts and studies say about the effectiveness of policies meant to stop gun violence. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/15/h...

DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/12/r...

Anthropic is the first AI company to reach a proposed settlement in a class action copyright lawsuit for copying and storing authors' work. About 500,000 works are named in the suit, a list which is not yet final. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/12/r...

Poverty dropped in most states last year, but trend could reverse as cuts loom minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/11/r...

Reporting from our partners on the ground in Utah: minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/10/c...

Commentary: How a Stillwater inmate spends a day in lockdown minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/11/h...

He's in. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/10/t...

Commentary: turning the Roof Depot warehouse over to the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute would be an easy win for the city. A former pesticide plant left toxic arsenic in the soil, and the city's original plan for demolition would have released more. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/10/s...

State senate forming committee to evaluate impact of GOP megabill on Minnesotans minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/09/s...

Report: Minnesota pensions increasingly reliant on private equity, raising transparency concerns minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minne...

Gov. Walz issued an executive order directing the Minnesota departments of Health and Commerce to protect vaccine access and coverage, regardless of rollbacks and rapid changes from RFK Jr's HHS. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/09/w...

Minnesota House Democrats picked Rep. Zack Stephenson as their new caucus leader Monday, signaling a desire for continuity after the assassination of their late leader Melissa Hortman in June.

US Supreme Court OKs racial profiling in Los Angeles immigration enforcement minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/08/r...

More than half of states will likely be forced to reduce payments to doctors and hospitals that treat Medicaid patients in a new Trump tax and spending law that will likely be particularly harmful to rural hospitals. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/08/r...

Most Minnesotans favor bans on high-capacity magazines and on assault rifles, according to past polls. See more charts describing Minnesotans' and Americans' opinions about gun policy below. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/08/w...

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan steps out on her own in Senate race minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/02/l...

Memorial Blood Centers reported a 44% increase in blood donations in the week following the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church which left two children dead and 21 others injured.

University of Minnesota service workers reject final contract offer, say strike is possible minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minne...

Minnesota students walk out of schools in demonstration for gun control minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/05/m...

Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/05/r...

In a win for unions, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit this week challenging Minnesota’s ban on mandatory anti-union meetings. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/feder...

Many Minnesota Democrats are calling for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Annunciation shooting. Why didn’t they pass one when they controlled the Legislature in 2023 and 2024? minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/05/w...

Trump sued over District of Columbia ‘military occupation’ by state National Guard units minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/04/r...

Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha won’t seek reelection in 2026.

Annunciation parents to Vice President Vance: ‘Move your feet’ minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/03/a...

Trump can’t use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, appeals court rules minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/03/r...

Twin Cities roofing contractor charged with stealing $118,000 in wages on publicly funded project minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/03/r...

“This will not be the last case. We have many many more that are in the pipeline,” Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said.

A federal judge temporarily halted a plane deporting 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan children with pending immigration cases to Guatemala. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/02/r...

American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers minnesotareformer.com/briefs/ameri...

"We need to treat gun violence like the public health problem it is," writes Sandy Hook shooting survivor Abbey Clements in today's commentary. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/03/t...