politics

The gathering debate over immigration reform is really about two different groups. One is the 11 million immigrants who are here illegally. The other was described by President Obama as...

ST. PAUL – More than 35,000 low-income Minnesotans would gain health-care coverage under a bill the House approved Monday. Rep. Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth, said the federal government would pick up...

For as long as I’ve lived in Arkansas, most of my adult life, people like the now-famous state Sen. Jason Rapert have made most of the noise and lost most...

By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service ST. PAUL – University of Minnesota students and officials pushed state lawmakers Thursday to fund a plan to freeze undergraduates’ tuition. The tuition hold,...

ST. PAUL – The message from Minnesota’s rural Democratic senators about this week’s gun-bill flurry is simple: Don’t expect a warm reception in the Senate. “The Senate has always been...

By Danielle Killey and Don Davis, Forum News Service ST. PAUL — Minnesota legislators are considering raising cigarette taxes and the cost of little cigars by classifying them cigarettes, which...

Is America unstoppably careening towards hate and minutia-filled politics as it moves further into the 21st century? It certainly seems that way. You’d think that, with all the huge issues...

In the four and a half hours of ceaseless spectacle that was Super Bowl XLVII — even the Roman numerals are excessive — there were only two minutes that made...

WASHINGTON – One of the most outspoken advocates for rural mail delivery said the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to halt Saturday delivery is a disservice to Minnesotans. “I’m extremely disappointed...

By Danielle Killey and Don Davis, Forum News Service ST. PAUL — Republicans see Minnesota in a different state than Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton presented Wednesday night in his third...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota is doing better than most neighboring states, Gov. Mark Dayton told legislators and Minnesotans Wednesday night in his third State of the State address. And it...

President Obama has a long history as a smoker, yet he’s spoken aggressively against the habit on numerous occasions. Presumably, the White House would never seek to appease the powerful...

Hey! You! Yes, you. Sorry. Just trying to get your attention to impart an important warning here. For the next couple weeks, it’s imperative all you good folks out there...