Midwest Lutheranism has entered the national political limelight since Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.

In the most recent legislative session, the DFL held a 70-64 majority over Republicans in the Minnesota House. After recent retirements, the balance is 68-63. If the GOP wants to wrest control, they’ll have to reach a minimum of 68 seats.

Elections officials are making changes to Minnesota’s automatic voter registration system after finding some potentially problematic entries, but they say they are not aware of anyone ineligible who has been registered to vote via the system.

How civic leaders in some Greater Minnesota towns are working to generate more candidates for public office in local elections.

Before you head to the polls on November 5, 2024, learn about what will be on your ballot in Aitkin County, Minnesota

We will offer closely studied analyses of a few key races and candidates to help keep voters informed on those who seek to lead.

A MinnPost-Embold Research poll shows the narrowest gap in any Minnesota survey between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, who picked favorite son Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.

Minnesota election officials are changing the state’s automatic voter registration system ahead of Election Day after finding roughly 1,000 potentially problematic entries. About 1% of the more than 90,

Forty percent of lottery proceeds go to the state Environment and National Resources Trust Fund, which funds projects like Dakota County's Thompson Park. "All over the state, every corner of the state, if you are a Minnesotan, if you walked on a trail, if you swam in a lake, you have been a beneficiary of this funding," Marcus Starr said.

In the MinnPost poll, Republicans overwhelmingly said they feel unsafe in the Twin Cities; Democrats overwhelmingly said the opposite.

Midwest Lutheranism has entered the national political limelight since Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate.

Republicans sent letters to the Secretary of State and Department of Public Safety asking about the security of the new system.