Jan. 4, 2019 There’s no end in sight for the partial government shutdown. On today's show we talked about how the federal shutdown is affecting Minnesotans. We also talked to Mary Cathryn Ricker, Gov.-elect Tim Walz's pick for education commissioner. We discussed her priorities and the challenges facing education in Minnesota. ~ Angela Davis
Gov.-elect Tim Walz nearly finalized his administration picks on Friday, unveiling leaders for departments that connect his administration to workers and businesses across the state.
The phone and internet giant has "failed to provide adequate or reliable service" in Minnesota, the state Commerce Department said Friday as it called for the company to fix its problems and refund some customer money.
Minnesota's two new Republicans in Congress got a lot of help from President Trump in their election, and Republican hopes to regain the majority will also depend on Trump.
The 116th Congress has 127 female members -- 102 of them in the House. That's far more than the previous record, but it also is far from gender parity.
MPR News reporter Nina Moini drew the lucky stray (er, straw) for story assignments Friday morning: covering the Land O'Lakes Dog Show. | Photo gallery
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib's expletive-laden call to impeach President Trump, and a top committee leader said it's too early to push for it.
The race to replace Sen. Tony Lourey, DFL-Kerrick, will come quickly but could require a primary to decide which candidates appear on the Feb. 5 general election ballot.
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