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Longtime political powerhouse Senator Doug Johnson has died.

From the editorial: "(Minnesota) lawmakers failing to get their work done — on time and for the good of all state residents — has become a frustratingly regular and unacceptable annual occurrence. We citizens have every reason to be upset."

REGIONAL— North Country voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in a number of closely contested races at both state and local levels.Nearly 550,000 Minnesotans have requested …

ST. PAUL - Minnesota House Democrats are calling for action to stop the spread of chronic wasting disease nine days before the firearms deer season op...

Editor’s Note: The Timberjay submitted questions to the two District 3A House candidates ahead of this year’s general election. Below are their responses DFLer Rob Ecklund • …

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REGIONAL— Political attack ads that claim area DFL legislators voted to boost their pay by $15,000 in 2019 are patently false. That’s according to Joe Boyle, an International Falls …

Democrats are defending the last blue legislators in northeastern Minnesota.

While metro races will be front and center in the contest for the House, other Greater Minnesota regions could make a big difference in the Senate, where Democrats hold 31 seats. Historic Democratic strongholds in northeast Minnesota’s Iron Range appear to be leaning more toward Republicans, and population centers like Rochester have started to lean more Democratic as they grow and change demographically.