Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's comments at a Tuesday fundraiser about the Electoral College shine a light on a longstanding debate: Should the Electoral College stay or should it go?Walz, according to pool reports,
With the Minnesota Senate split 33 Republicans to 33 Democrats, whoever wins the seat will determine not only who will win the state Senate but whether the DFL trifecta in St. Paul lives another session.
The battle for 134 Minnesota House seats will determine the balance of power in that chamber which Democrats now control with a six-seat majority. However, just one race in the Minnesota Senate will determine who controls that chamber and whether or not Republicans can grab at least a share of power from the DFL “trifecta.”
Minnesota is ranked sixth for “youth electoral significance” in the presidential race, and has the highest level of recent youth turnout.
Heading into the election, the new law passed by the 2024 Legislature is still mostly untested and subject to interpretation.
Minnesota's expungement clinics are helping former felons seal their criminal records and register to vote, thanks to the Restore the Vote Act, signed into law by Gov. Walz in 2023.
As we continue navigating through the golden age of mis- and disinformation, folks want to know where their votes go after they're submitted.
ST PAUL, Minn. — For nearly a decade, Republican politicians have cast doubt on the integrity of the elections system in Minnesota and elsewhere. In the most recent KARE 11 MPR Star Tribune Minnesota poll, 21% of voters said they have low or no confidence the votes will be counted accurately.
In a rare special election this November, just one seat will decide the balance of power in the state Senate and decide whether DFL priorities keep getting the green light.
Bowman said the group reached out to him about running in the south metro’s 2nd District after he was vocal about his conservative politics on Facebook.
The delegates are clear they don’t want former President Donald Trump back in the White House, but some are wrestling with how to vote