As governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz created the largest state Child Tax Credit in the nation and raised taxes for high-income residents.

Minnesota DFL political candidates benefit from a complicated web of unions, the state party and others that spend millions on elections.

Minnesota nice” can mean being unfailingly polite and kind. Or going to extremes to avoid conflict. Or being deeply passive aggressive.

A look at who is running against Sen. Amy Klobuchar this election cycle. The incumbent is polling behind the margin she won by in 2018.

Minnesota led the way on insulin affordability, culminating in 2020 with Tim Walz's signing of a law to cut costs.

Mr. Walz was willing to move the state swiftly to the left as soon as Democrats had an opening. He supported all but one bill that fellow Democrats approved, issuing a single veto last year.

Trump echoed the charge in his debate with Harris, but defenders say the old law hamstrung medical professionals.

Voters in Minnesota will also decide on the next U.S. House of Representatives, a U.S. Senator, and state Supreme Court justices, in addition to control of the Minnesota Legislature and other local races. Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District is one of the most closely watched races in the nation. Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst moderates a debate between Democratic Rep.

Instead, Vance greeted Walz with a big smile, and the two shook hands warmly right off the bat. It set a very different tone than the icy encounter between the top-of-the-ticket nominees, Vice President Harris and former President Trump, when they debated last month.

MinnPost added two more races to the list after new data suggested the Minnesota House seats could be in play.