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The lieutenant governor has helped reshape Minnesota’s relationship with tribal nations. Now she hopes to bring that approach to Washington. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/26/w...

Was just told I couldn’t enter the Hasan Piker, Omar Fateh, Ilhan Omar event with a camera as a ticketed attendee or as press. “No press”.

174 former federal and state judges sent a letter Monday requesting the dismissal of a misconduct complaint filed last month by the U.S. Department of Justice against nearly every federal judge in Minnesota.

Sign+share! Union proposals our newspaper's parent company has rejected: Content under a reporter’s name must be their work, not AI; AI content must be reviewed by a human journalist and LABELED as AI; AI may not be used to generate deepfakes; Pioneer Press may not lay us off and replace us w/AI

my colleague @maxnesterak.bsky.social on what a flanagan win would mean for minnesota's native communities — and the tension of working within a federal government that has historically been an enemy to tribes

What Peggy Flanagan’s Senate victory would mean for Indian Country minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/26/w...

Race for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District tests how much south suburbs have shifted left minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/20/l...

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interesting how high support is for banning self-driving cars as well as wide gender divide in this national survey www.theargumentmag.com/p/why-women-...

In the statement, Red Lake Nations said the tribal council “engaged in a difficult but necessary discussion” and asked Seki to step down from his position in two weeks and the chair agreed.

Michele Tafoya wouldn't say if she would join President Trump on stage. Peggy Flanagan wouldn't say if she would campaign with Gov. Walz. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/16/i...

In Senate debate, Tafoya and Flanagan can’t shake ties to unpopular men minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/16/i...

In recent election questionnaires, House Speaker Lisa Demuth said she voted to cap the price of insulin for Minnesotans. But in both 2019 and 2023, Demuth, alongside nearly every other Minnesota Republican, voted against measures that would reduce insulin prices.

Lisa Demuth says she voted to cap insulin prices. She voted against it at least twice. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/16/l...

lol no idea how true any of this is. but Natalie wielding her printer of doom against wiles is simply too good for me to fact check.

In case you missed it, read our reporting here:

The Trump administration is suing the city of St. Paul over ordinances banning ICE and Border Patrol agents from hiding their faces on the job, as well as requiring they identify themselves.

The Minnesota Department of Health is urging people to get vaccinated for measles if they haven’t already. The guidance comes amid two outbreaks of measles since mid-September in rural Fillmore and Todd counties.

Inbox: Rep. Angie Craig will campaign for Peggy Flangan this weekend after losing to her in a bruising Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

Minneapolis council fails to override mayoral veto of ban on driverless robotaxis minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/15/m...

‘Godly leadership’: Lisa Demuth’s Pentecostal faith is a driving force behind her politics minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/15/g...

ICE AND BODY CAMERAS: Nonpartisan government watchdog recommends automated activation of ICE body cameras -- story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/nonp...

Klobuchar, Demuth have school plans, but neither addresses funding challenges. by @mwhitler.bsky.social minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/14/k...

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Commentary: Somali Minnesotans deserve fair governance — no scapegoating and no special protections.

Michele Tafoya just got what most Republican candidates crave more than anything: President Donald Trump’s endorsement. She demurred. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/13/m...

today in @minnesotareformer.com: what we know about DHS surveillance during operation metro surge and what it could mean for protesters facing criminal charges

Michele Tafoya shrugs off Trump endorsement in close Senate race in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/13/m...

Jake Johnson, Democratic underdog candidate in red CD1, is campaigning in a more competitive race than his district usually sees. High costs and tariffs are squeezing farmers in this rural district, giving Democrats the possibility of an upset.

The ICE agent at the center of the shooting in Marble Hill on Thursday is a familiar face to those closely following the Trump administration’s ICE crackdown in NYC. The City Reporter wrote about Brenden Cuni in May. 🧵

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Peggy Flanagan is the 3rd US Senate candidate to vow to support the union-backed policy agenda. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/08/p...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is planning to replace Housing Stabilization Services, a Medicaid service intended to help people find and keep housing. HSS was so riddled with fraud it was shut down by the Walz administration last year.

Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/08/r...

Audit: Minnesota public defenders shoulder high caseloads even by 30-year-old standards minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/06/a...

Michele Tafoya hopes national Republicans put money behind their praise minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/05/m...

NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....

Collaborations called 287(g) agreements allow local police to enforce some immigration laws. These agreements have skyrocketed during the Trump administration as federal funds pour in.

At AG debate, Republican Ron Schutz commits to putting stocks in blind trust minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/02/a...

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social

We've been asking what he'd do.... Republican Ron Schutz commits to putting stocks in blind trust if elected Minnesota attorney general minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/02/a...

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has stopped classifying deputies as “undercover” to shield their body camera footage from the public, following a campaign by public defenders for more than a year and rebukes from at least three judges. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/02/h...

Notable weakness in today's #jobs report for this morning. Payroll employment grew by 29,000 while downward revisions to both July and August totaled 60,000. July is now recording losses. The job growth in September (29,000) is slower than the prior 12 months (45,000). #EconSky

Hennepin County sheriff drops undercover classification for some task force deputies minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/02/h...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says he'll veto the ordinance requiring a human behind the wheel of autonomous robotaxis like Waymo. The council passed the ordinance 7-6, so seems unlikely they'll get the 9 votes needed to override. Background: minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/29/m...

Minnesota students’ standardized test scores continue to stagnate minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/30/m...

Q: You have appeared at political rallies, & it has long been the norm that the AG not do that. Are you blurring the line by you being a political actor and yet expecting something different from judges? BLANCHE: If Democrats want me to come and speak and their rally, they can just give me a call

Minneapolis council advances proposal to mandate human drivers in robotaxis minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/29/m...

Minneapolis council advances proposal to mandate human drivers in robotaxis minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/29/m...