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A security fence is in place around the Minnesota State Capitol building. Photographed on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The fence was installed during the civil unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd. John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press
Government and Politics

COVID-19 disagreements, shock after US Capitol riot color first week of Minnesota legislative session

Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS / Leah Millis
Government and Politics

Minnesota, Dakotas professors sign open letter calling for removal of President Trump from office

Rioters storm into the U.S. Capitol during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Government and Politics

Sen. Tina Smith, Minn. Democrats call for Trump to be removed from office

U.S. Rep. D-MN7 Republican candidate Michelle Fischbach speaks on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump’s “Great American Comeback” tour stop at Bemidji Aviation Services. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)
Government and Politics

Hagedorn, Fischbach break with Minn. delegation, reject Electoral College vote

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke to Minnesotans Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, from the Governor’s Reception room at the State Capitol, to discuss the latest steps in his response to COVID-19. (Pool photo / Glen Stubbe / Star Tribune)
Government and Politics

No more emergency powers? Walz outlines path to end COVID-19 authority

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Lakeville bar remains open despite court action, weekend vandalism

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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather near the Washington Monument by the White House ahead of his rally and speech to contest the certification by the U.S. Congress of the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Government and Politics

Minn. delegation calls for peace after protesters storm US Capitol

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Government and Politics

Minnesotans in assisted living to see first doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week

Government and Politics

State penalizes St. Paul pub, Buffalo bar and grill

Beltrami County Board Chair Reed Olson is sworn in by Judge John Melbye ahead of the County Board meeting on Tuesday. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
Government and Politics

New year, same faces for Beltrami County board

Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives on Tuesday, Mon. 5, 2021, took their oaths of office virtually as the state Legislature kicked off the 2021 legislative session amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government and Politics

Lawmakers forgo tradition as COVID looms over Minn. Capitol for start of 2021 session

From left: Councilor Nancy Erickson, Mayor Jorge Prince, Councilor Audrey Thayer and Councilor Ron Johnson are sworn in by City Clerk Michelle Miller during Monday’s meeting of the Bemidji City Council. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
Government and Politics

New beginnings for Bemidji: City Council takes action following swearing in ceremony

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump descend from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Dec. 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Government and Politics

Unknown if Minnesota Republicans will join challenge to certifying electoral college vote

Government and Politics

Bemidji City Council to kick off 2021 with swearing in ceremony, ordinance business

Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, D-Brooklyn Park, presided over the chamber during a debate over a $1.37 billion bonding, tax and spending proposal on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)
Government and Politics

5 things to watch as the Minnesota Legislature kicks off the 2021 session Tuesday

The Bemidji League of Women Voters hosted a virtual interview on Dec. 29 with Bemidji City Council At-Large candidate Daniel Jourdain. YouTube screenshot.
Government and Politics

League of Women Voters interview at-large candidate Daniel Jourdain

A security fence is in place around the Minnesota State Capitol building. Photographed on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The fence was installed during the civil unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd. John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press
Government and Politics

What to expect from 2021 Minnesota legislative session

Ring in 2018 with one of the wines Ron Smith recommends. Thinkstock / Special to The Forum
Government and Politics

Defiant Lakeville, Minn., bar ignores another COVID-19 shutdown order

A sign still remains showing where the Greenbacks payday loan lending office was located at 819 30th Ave. S. in Moorhead. After the city passed a more restrictive ordinance regulating the businesses, the shop and the other one in the city both closed. Barry Amundson / The Forum
Government and Politics

Fair lending organization praises Moorhead's payday loan crackdown

Governor Kristi Noem gives a speech during the Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration on Friday, July 3 in Keystone. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Coronavirus

Kristi Noem’s big bet: How COVID-19 challenged South Dakota’s governor

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and the Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices hold a news conference to release the Task Force’s report and recommendations for lowering the prices of prescription drugs in Minnesota Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 at the State Capitol in St. Paul. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
Government and Politics

COVID-19, election drama and civil unrest: AG Keith Ellison has been in the thick of 2020's toughest issues