A company started by a couple of Minnesota college students to sell hats that are also donated to children with cancer has been overwhelmed this holiday season. More than 12,000 college students have gotten involved. Continue Reading →
A big part of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign platform was immigration with a promise to deport 11 million people who are undocumented, but some farm groups are saying, “Not so fast.”
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A group that represents working Minnesotans is asking the state Legislature not to blow the budget surplus on tax breaks for billionaires and big business. Continue Reading →
Minnesota’s 10 electors cast their presidential ballots in the Electoral College. Continue Reading →
If Minnesota presidential electors want to vote for someone other than Hillary Clinton on Monday, they won’t be allowed to vote. Minnesota’s Faithful Elector Act guarantees that the person who won the state’s popular vote for president gets the state’s ten electoral votes. Continue Reading →
A rare public negotiation between Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R) ended with both of them walking away.
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President Barack Obama is asked about Russia and cyber attacks. Obama held the news conference just before leaving for his annual vacation to Hawaii. Continue Reading →
171 homeless people died on Minnesota streets this year. This vigil gave dignity, voice and recognition to their names. Continue Reading →
Environmentalists are hailing a decision from the Obama administration to deny Twin Metals Minnesota’s application for renewal of two sulfide ore mining leases that are located near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Continue Reading →
A new report says child care is more than a family can afford in almost every state. For single parents in Minnesota it can be more than half their income. Minnesota was one of the states where the report breaks down the costs by county. Continue Reading →
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman expects to get the DFL endorsement for Minnesota governor in 2018, but he’s noncommittal about running in the primary if he doesn’t get the backing of his party’s delegates. Continue Reading →
Wisconsin completed its recount 24 hours earlier than anticipated, but delivered the same result as anticipated — Donald Trump won the state by 22,748 votes. However, it exposed some problems in Wisconsin’s election system. Continue Reading →
If the recount changes the outcome of Wisconsin’s presidential election it will have to come from the absentee ballots that have not been recounted in the city of Milwaukee. Continue Reading →
Undoing any part of Obamacare “could undo all of it” says President Barack Obama — even the popular parts. Continue Reading →
Wisconsin’s recount is nearly complete, but many of the votes from two major Hillary Clinton strongholds have yet to be included in the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s spreadsheet. Continue Reading →
A federal judge refuses to stop the Wisconsin presidential recount. 88.5% of the ballots are recounted and there is little change in the race. However, absentee ballots from Milwaukee have yet to be recounted. Continue Reading →
Hillary Clinton continues to cut into Donald Trump’s lead a Wisconsin recounts its presidential votes. However, her gain net gain of 60 votes has barely cut into Trump’s pre-recount lead of about 22,000 votes. Continue Reading →
Wisconsin’s presidential recount is drawing to a close, but it’s hard to tell what is happening in the state’s most populous city because absentee ballots have not been recounted. Continue Reading →
Wisconsin’s presidential recount is finding more votes for both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but not enough Clinton votes for her to significantly cut into Trump’s 27,000 vote margin according to figures from the Wisconsin Elections Board tallied through Monday. Continue Reading →
President Obama traveled to Tampa, Florida to give a speech about the United States’ approach to counterterrorism.
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The only thing clear from the results of Wisconsin’s presidential recount so far is there has not been changes vote totals large enough that could change the outcome. We have the latest spreadsheet, explanations of changes and analysis of what it means. Continue Reading →
A victory on Sunday for several thousand people camped out in North Dakota to block the Dakota Access oil Pipeline. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it won’t grant an easement for the pipeline in southern North Dakota. Continue Reading →
Obama cautioned Joe Walsh of the Eagles not to trash the White House like he once did a hotel room. “We want to get our security deposit back.” Continue Reading →
The presidential recount in Pennsylvania isn’t dead. Late Saturday night Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s campaign said it would pursue a statewide recount in federal court on Monday. Continue Reading →
A handful of reporting units have had changes of more than a few votes. Absentee ballots in Milwaukee have yet to be recounted, making it hard to determine if the vote total has changed much. Continue Reading →
