Republicans in Congress and state legislatures are charging forward with plans to require Americans to prove they are ...

President Trump tangled with its forecasters during his first term. As he slashes government spending, many wonder what that ...

Hutchinson’s voter turnout may take a jump this year – at least unofficially. Hutchinson High School students will take part in Minnesota Students Vote 2016, a mock election organized ...

With fewer than 20 days left until Election Day, Steve Simon, DFL candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State, stopped into the Leader offices on Wednesday to talk about the race. “At this point ...

The state also joined a lawsuit seeking to halt the federal Department of Government Ethics' access to sensitive information.

Minnesota’s gray wolves will be removed from the federal government’s threatened species list and returned to state management in January. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday it will ...

As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government and American ...

A judge has blocked the funding freeze, but organizations say they are still unable to access money they urgently need to pay for salaries, utilities, supplies and other expenses.

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth made history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female ...

Hall predicts Minnesota schools and sports leagues will not discriminate against transgender athletes because that's breaking ...

Klobuchar said that 'many of these Afghans are highly educated. They were skilled interpreters and intelligence gatherers who can do well here'.” ...

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House have reached a power-sharing agreement to end a three-week stalemate. Top leaders from both parties announced the deal Wednesday night. Both si ...