April 22 Minnesota allows ‘happy hour’ in nursing homes under new law easing alcohol restrictions Gov. Tim Walz signed Minnesota's "Grandparents' Happy Hour" law allowing nursing home residents to drink alcohol at facility-organized social events.
April 21 Name of Walz's new 3-word PAC draws immediate online mockery Gov. Tim Walz launches the Small Town PAC to reach rural voters, but conservatives immediately mocked the effort and blasted his record on social media.
April 20 GOP Senate hopeful Michele Tafoya accuses Walz, Ellison of ignoring Minnesota fraud scheme GOP Senate candidate Michele Tafoya targets Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison over an alleged $9 billion fraud scandal in her Minnesota Senate bid.
April 18 Walz rips Trump and Vance in Europe, says 'feeble-minded, trigger-happy president' has no exit plan for Iran Tim Walz slammed Donald Trump at a progressive conference in Spain, calling him a "feeble-minded, trigger-happy president" with "no exit plan" for the conflict with Iran.
April 17 Minnesota Republicans reveal which far-left candidate they want to challenge in open Senate race GOP strategists say a Peggy Flanagan win in Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary would boost Republican chances to capture a Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
April 16 Minnesota Dems unite to block Walz, Ellison impeachment push, sparking online outrage: 'They're panicking' Conservatives erupted after Minnesota Democrats voted to block a Republican-led impeachment investigation into Gov. Tim Walz over alleged fraud.
April 15 Noncitizen charged with voting in Minnesota 2024 election after admitting ‘mistake’ to investigators A noncitizen in Minnesota is accused of voting in the 2024 election and faces felony charges as Republicans push for stronger voter ID legislation.
April 6 Behind 'No Kings' St Paul protest: $250K production machine equal to a Def Leppard concert The No Kings rally at the Minnesota Capitol required about 30 trucks, massive sound systems and video screens, and an estimated $250,000 in production infrastructure
March 25 JD Vance's anti-fraud task force 'ramps up' identifying fraud across US after suspending 70 providers in LA VP JD Vance's anti-fraud task force is expanding nationally, using AI to detect Medicaid fraud after suspending 70 LA providers flagged as high risk.
March 18 New audit exposes flawed system critics say let Minnesota fraud slip through cracks: 'Didn't act for years' A new Office of the Legislative Auditor reveals that one of the Minnesota agencies plagued by fraud incorrectly believed it didn't have the authority to investigate kickbacks.