Also: The House of Representatives votes to end Trump’s Muslim ban, and New York expands voter registration.

Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though some activist groups say the legislation falls short. The bill, passed by the Legislature earlier this week, also bans chokeholds and fear-based […]

Rep. Jim Hagedorn believes the nation is under attack from supporters of racial justice.

Also: States move to make Juneteenth a paid holiday, and scientists find an inexpensive and widely available drug may help treat COVID-19.

Streets remained mostly calm on Tuesday as Donald Trump demanded military intervention against protesters.

Also: The governor of Pennsylvania wants to raise the state’s minimum wage, and Michigan is helping businesses procure protective equipment.

Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.

Also: Virginia has a new law defending reproductive health, and former President Barack Obama endorses a friend.

The incendiary tweets come one day after Trump assured governors from across the country that the decision to reopen their states amid the pandemic was up to them.

Also: The Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for age discrimination, and the cast of ‘Hamilton’ crashes a Zoom call to perform for a young fan.

Solar energy capacity soared in 2019, and Minnesota took steps to ensure grocery store workers can receive free child care.

Joe Biden got more than twice as many primary votes in the state as Trump did on Super Tuesday.

One state saw a 500% increase in turnout after switching from a caucus to a primary.

Kansas joins states like Colorado and Utah in embracing refugees in their states, while citizens in Alabama saw a new statue of Rosa Parks unveiled in Montgomery.

Republicans in four states have already canceled their primaries, ignoring three primary challengers.

Republicans in Minnesota are refusing to accept federal funds that would help secure the state’s voting systems.

The Trump administration is ‘filled with a lot of hate toward the LGBTQ community,’ said Minnesota’s teacher of the year.

A wave election would be felt far beyond Washington, D.C.

Minnesotans are embracing strong Democratic candidates at all levels, from Tina Smith to Ginny Klevorn.

Nasty campaign attacks aren’t helping state Rep. Sarah Anderson hold on to her job.

Minnesota Republicans are facing the possibility of losing control of the state legislature, and Trump’s unpopularity isn’t helping.

Ginny Klevorn wants to be a champion for public health. Her Republican rival opposed bipartisan efforts to protect citizens from cancer-causing secondhand smoke.

In Minnesota, NRA ally Sarah Anderson introduced a pair of gun safety bills she knew would never pass — and now she is demanding credit for her election-year stunt.

Ginny Klevorn will fully fund Minnesota schools if she’s elected to the state legislature — while her opponent, Sarah Anderson, won’t even allow school funding to keep up with inflation.

Minnesota state Rep. Sarah Anderson had a chance to help reign in the payday loan industry as it preyed on the vulnerable. She didn’t.

Minnesota state Rep. Sarah Anderson of House District 44A likes to talk about standing up for families, but her voting record tells a different story.

Minnesota moms are on the ground working to oust Sarah Anderson, who has voted for the NRA’s agenda for years.

Minnesota state Rep. Sarah Anderson sponsored doomed gun-safety bills instead of the real reform voters in her state wanted.

More baseless Republican attacks during the closing weeks of the campaign season.

It looks like Trump’s ugly agenda could be sending a record number of Democrats to the voting booth.