Minnesota State Wire

Taxpayers have paid over $500,000 for deer farm buyouts since 2017, records find

By Rich Peters | Mar 31, 2020

A new report found that taxpayers paid more than $500,000 for deer farm buyouts over the past three years, including a total of $129,000 in Minnesota alone last year, eclipsing the prior two years combined.

Senate passes third COVID-19 response bill

By Rich Peters | Mar 30, 2020

The Minnesota Senate has announced the passing of its third COVID-19 response bill, allocating an additional $331 million to help the state’s citizens combat the pandemic.

Secretary of State's poll finder failure prompts accountability

By Rich Peters | Mar 11, 2020

The State Finance and Policy and Elections Committee last week acknowledged a “brief failure” and “lapse of judgment” by Secretary of State Steve Simon in wake of recent technical difficulties with his office’s online poll finder.