Brian Bakst

The Minnesota Supreme Court is likely to decide within a month if the Legal Marijuana Now Party will retain elevated status, after arguments Tuesday

It has been an extraordinary month in our nation's politics. There's been development after riveting development, with each eclipsing the last.

Some steps are clear under Minnesota’s Constitution but election results and timing will set the course for who moves up the ranks.

Sen. Tina Smith talks with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer and senior politics editor Brian Bakst about Gov. Tim Walz being the vice presidential pick for the Democratic presidential ticket.

Gov. Tim Walz (right) and Gary Bloomberg (left) at Camp Guernsey, an artillery training facility in Guernsey, Wyoming in 1992. Walz was an U.S. Army National Guard staff sergeant at the time. Courtesy of Tim Walz

Amy Koch is a former state senate majority leader and current Republican political strategist. Jeff Hayden is a former DFL state senator and currently a senior government relations strategist for Fredrickson Law.

In the state House of Representatives there were 22 races in Tuesday's primary. Of the six GOP incumbents and one DFL incumbent who had challengers, just

Mitchell was charged with illegally entering a residence in Detroit Lakes — where her stepmother lives — and taking items belonging to her deceased father.

The newest member of Minnesota's congressional delegation, Republican Rep. Brad Finstad, is asking voters for a second term in district one.

Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with Secretary of State Steve Simon about early voting and election mechanics in Minnesota. Later, a look at the political landscape with two people active in their parties.