López Franzen, former minority leader for the DFL, joins fellow Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the race for U.S. Senate.

Former Minnesota DFL legislator Melisa López Franzen has announced she will run for the U.S. Senate seat set to be vacated by ...

López Franzen is the second Democrat to announce a run for outgoing Sen. Tina Smith’s seat, joining Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.

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The first bill passed by the 2025 Legislature changes the requirement for smaller grain buyers in the state who were concerned about finding and affording auditors for their financial statements.

Former Minnesota Senate Leader Melissa López Franzen announced her campaign for the U.S. Senate Monday morning.  “I am ...

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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will be the keynote speaker at the Senate District 15 DFL Convention later this month. The convention will be held at the Wood Lake Community Center on March 22. “We ...

Voters in the Roseville-Shoreview area are hitting the polls Tuesday for a special election that will alter the balance of ...

Alice Mann, DFL-Edina, would require school districts to enact policies ... These notifications deliver students an array of messages, Mann told her colleagues at the Minnesota Senate Education Policy ...

Minnesota's budget forecast shows a reduced $456 million surplus, with a DFL senator defending the state's fiscal policies.

District 24 of the Minnesota State Senate includes the southern half of Rochester, as well as other portions of Olmsted ...