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In veto, Dayton blames House GOP for 'insufficient' ed bill

Gov. Mark Dayton said he would veto the education bill and was angry when he said he was told that not a single House Republican would vote for half-d

Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday blamed the House GOP for a lack of agreement on universal preschool; GOP leaders say they compromised on school funds, early-learning programs

Daudt signs on with Scott Walker for President

Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt endorsed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for president Thursday, and will be state chairman of his campaign.

Feds: More than half of Minnesota nursing homes have COVID-19 cases

Jeff Johnson and his mother, Kathy Johnson, during a recent visit with his father, Michael Johnson, at the North Ridge Health and Rehab nursing home i

Six of the state's nursing homes have lost more than 50 residents to the coronavirus.

Amy Klobuchar's vice presidential hopes plummet

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., endorses Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign rally Monday, March 2, 2020 in D

The University of Virginia's Center for Politics, a leading political handicapper, says Klobuchar has fallen out of the Top 10.

Extra food assistance extended to 350,000 poor Minnesota children

The benefit will help alleviate hunger among poor children in the summer months.

Minnesota seniors, disabled still battling isolation, despite loosening of restrictions

Advocates have voiced alarms that restrictions are being taken too far.

Despite toll, nursing homes are still taking in infected patients

The practice is drawing strong opposition that such transfers endanger residents of senior homes that are understaffed and ill-equipped to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

'Flurry of negotiations' but no deal on final day of session

Minnesota lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a major construction package, tax relief and spending on economic aid during the COVID-19 pandemic as an end-of-session deadline passed Sunday night.