By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight … Continued
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party held its one-seat majority in the Minnesota Senate after two Tuesday special elections for vacant seats did not shift the partisan balance of the chamber. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (Courtesy of the candidate) Unofficial election results late Tuesday showed … Continued
St. Paul voters appeared ready to hand the city council the authority to craft new civil fines — or non-criminal penalties known as administrative citations — to crack down on scofflaws who violate city ordinances. A question on Tuesday’s citywide … Continued
White Bear Lake held a mayoral and city council election Tuesday night. Falcon Heights and St. Anthony also held city council elections. Voters also cast ballots on funding referendums in the Mahtomedi, Mounds View, Roseville and North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school … Continued
Voters in the South Washington County Schools District on Tuesday voted to keep three incumbents on the board and also elected a candidate supported by the teachers’ union. Incumbents Kathleen (Katie) Schwartz and Sharon H. Van Leer were re-elected to … Continued