After days of exhaustion-filled, morning-until-night sessions, the Minnesota House and Senate have adopted competing versions of a new two-year budget. Now, they've got to figure out how to overcome some steep differences to complete their work by May 20. | Capitol View blog
Attorney General William Barr has informed lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee that he will skip a hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and the Justice Department. | Key takeaways from Barr's testimony, Mueller's letter
Gov. Tim Walz is endorsing the findings of a blue-ribbon panel that advises buying off-the-shelf software for $20 million to fix the troubled licensing system.
Minnesota has seen two police officers face trial for fatal shootings while on duty. Each case had a different set of facts and resulted in opposite verdicts. And prosecutors at each trial took a different tack. | Full coverage | Walz to dig into accusations BCA failed early in Noor probe
A Minnesota Department of Health analysis of premature deaths in the state over a five-year period ending in 2015 concludes that around 20 percent of the premature deaths potentially could have been avoided.
A North Carolina college student tackled a gunman who opened fire in his classroom, saving others' lives but losing his own in the process, police said Wednesday.
A top-shelf, closed-door drinking session. $546-a-night hotel rooms. A special government credit card for Mar-a-Lago. Taxpayers foot the costs -- and the president profits.
