Politics and Government

The budget that Minnesota lawmakers are assembling is certain to deliver a giant aid boost to public schools. The question is how the money gets parceled out.

Burrage is a deputy education commissioner who led a months-long effort to convene Black leaders in Minnesota to write a state budget that better addresses their priorities.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened the state’s lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria. The state is seeking more than $100 million in damages.

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

A hearing for the history books: The resolutely anti-union architect of the modern Starbucks gets questioned by the outspoken mascot of the union movement in Congress.

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.

Gov. Tim Walz and his family will be required to relocate during renovation of the Governor’s Residence, but the rent at a leased property is giving critics sticker shock.

The vice president visited a castle that was one of the last stops before enslaved people were transported across the Atlantic. "The horror of what happened here must always be remembered," she said.

A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Minnesota is seeking more than $100 million in damages, Ellison said, accusing San Francisco-based Juul of unlawfully targeting young people to get a new generation addicted to nicotine.