St. Paul sales tax has residents split, other communities weigh issues before election
St. Paul residents will vote for or against a one percentage point sales tax increase to fund $1 billion dollars in road repairs and park maintenance, while other communities will have votes for their own projects this election.
Released felon new voters are Minnesota’s largest influx since 1971
More than 50,000 people are now eligible to vote in Minnesota in 2023 due to a new law.
Election Day 2023: Minneapolis, St. Paul councils up for election
Every council seat in Minneapolis and St. Paul will be up to the voters on Tuesday, including four races in St. Paul with no incumbent running.
MN Supreme Court appears skeptical that states should decide Donald Trump's ballot eligibility
Minnesota Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Thursday that states have the authority to block former President Donald Trump from the ballot, with some suggesting that Congress is best positioned to decide whether his role in the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack should prevent him from running.
Minnesota appeals court protects felon voting rights after finding a lower court judge overstepped
A Minnesota appeals court on Thursday stepped in to protect voting rights recently granted to felons under a new law, undoing a judge's effort to strip two convicts of their right to vote.
MN court hears Donald Trump ballot status arguments: RAW
Efforts to use the Constitution’s “insurrection” clause to prevent former President Donald Trump from running again for the White House turn to Minnesota on Thursday with oral arguments before the state Supreme Court.
Minnesota leaders to fight court ruling that restoring voting rights for felons was unconstitutional
A pro-Trump Minnesota judge declared a new state law restoring voting rights for convicted felons unconstitutional, drawing a sharp rebuke from Minnesota’s attorney general and secretary of state who said he overstepped his authority and urged residents to vote anyway.
Supreme Court to decide whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting
With Republicans holding a thin margin in the U.S. House, any change to competitive districts has a chance to alter the balance of power after the 2024 elections.
Early voting in Minnesota begins for 2023 municipal general elections
Early voting for municipal elections has begun in Minnesota. Starting Friday, Minnesotans can cast their ballots.
Minnesota voters file lawsuit to block Donald Trump from ballot in 2024
A group filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Minnesota based on the 14th Amendment, which bans those who engaged in insurrection against America from running for president.
First GOP debate faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates try to qualify
With a focus on gathering support and securing a spot on the debate stage, GOP candidates with lower poll numbers face pressure to meet the requirements set by the Republican National Committee.
GOP set to push early voting, mail ballots after years of opposite messaging to its voters
Marking a notable shift from rhetoric surrounding the 2020 election, the goal is to persuade voters who support GOP candidates that early voting techniques are secure.
Mike Pence launches 2024 presidential bid with Trump critiques over Jan. 6, abortion
Pence opened his presidential bid with an unusually forceful critique of Trump over Jan. 6, saying, “Anyone who puts themselves over the Constitution should never be president of the United States."