Controlling government spending, stopping fraud and election security were all topics discussed by Republican governor candidates speaking at a Redwood County forum this weekend. Four out of the six Republican candidates currently running in the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial race spoke at the event.

Sen. Rich Draheim, R-Madison Lake, opposed a law to let cities ban guns on municipally owned property. Draheim reasoned that roads are publicly owned and maybe a zealous municipality would ban guns on roads and begin to pull over out-of-town motorists.

A state official overseeing housing instability programs is no longer with the Minnesota Department of Human Services as the agency responds to reports of widespread fraud targeting its programs. Eric Grumdahl was the assistant commissioner of the Homelessness,

In the 2026 Minnesota state elections, the focus for Republicans will be on greater Minnesota, speakers at a Lyon County Republicans event said this week. “Why greater Minnesota? Because this is where the conservative votes are,

The day after he announced he’s running for a third term as Minnesota governor, Tim Walz got a taste of what a Republican campaign could look like against him, as his administration faced withering questions about a now defunct state housing program that was so riddled with fraud that Walz moved to shut it down.

MOORHEAD — Forget for a moment that, for now, the two most recognizable potential Republican candidates for governor in Minnesota are an anti-vaccination conspiracy theorist doctor (Scott Jensen) and a pro-insurrectionist, anti-democracy conspiracy ...

As Gov. Tim Walz plans to call a special session on gun violence, early Senate proposals preview a tough climb for new gun control.

A group of Minnesota Republican lawmakers are seeking autopsy and toxicology reports for the Annunciation shooter to examine the role psychotropic drugs may have played in the shooting – despite research that shows no link between the drugs and mass violence.