Minnesota candidates were required to file their final pre-election campaign finance reports last week. This is the last look the public has at their fundraising and cash positions ahead of Election...

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote about the government deriving its powers from the consent of the governed. We call it voting, and those of us adults who are governed have our...

Hennepin County attorney candidates Mary Moriarty and Martha Holton Dimick. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle | Sahan Journal This story comes to you from Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated...

Every politician has an origin story, the tale of why they got into the game in the first place. Rarely tied to personal ambition, the story is usually about how some person, some event, some turning...

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Rep. Carlie Kotzya-Witthuhn greeting a voter. Photo courtesy of the Kotyza-Wittuhn campaign Thomas Knecht greeting voters. Photo courtesy of the Knecht campaign Door-knocking by political candidates...

Although neither is on the ballot this fall, 5th District Commissioner Debbie Goettel and 6th District Commissioner Chris LaTondresse are on the job.  Both co-hosted a coffee with commissioners...

The Minnesota campaign drawing the most national attention – and the most national money – isn’t the race for governor or the 2nd Congressional District. Instead, it is the race to determine whether...

Superintendent Josh Swanson shared information and answered questions about the referendum on Tuesday. Photos by Juliana Allen Local voters had the opportunity to learn about the upcoming Eden Prairie...

Questions regarding police accountability and gun violence in Minneapolis communities dominated a public forum on Thursday featuring candidates for the Hennepin County attorney’s race. Candidates...

The six local legislative candidates shared their positions on many other topics, too, including climate change and if they would consider voting to legalize sports betting and marijuana in the state. Democratic...

Six candidates vying to represent Eden Prairie and part of Minnetonka in the Minnesota State Legislature pitched their views and themselves to voters earlier this month. The six did so during the two-hour...