3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (444+ words) Minnesota ballots will be mailed for the general election on Sept. 18, and while Secretary of State Steve Simon assures voters “nothing has changed,” a battle in the courts and whistleblower allegations are creating uncertainty around mail voting. On Aug. 26, the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (676+ words) The two recent measles-related deaths in Lancaster County, Pa., including that of a newborn, were the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years. Sadly, as vaccination rates decline across the commonwealth and the country, they will likely not be the last. The…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (747+ words) I was fortunate to have a wonderful mother-in-law whom I loved dearly. She had lived through two world wars, the loss of an adult son to cancer, and more hardship than most of us will ever know. Yet somehow, she…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (846+ words) A series of conflicting court rulings has left a scar on Missouri — and left voters befuddled and unsure which U.S. House districts they will be voting in and which candidates will appear on their ballots. A federal appeals court panel…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1058+ words) Congress isn’t quite yet celebrating its 250th anniversary — the House and Senate as they are recognized today first convened in 1789 — but from the start it has provided an enduring, if imperfect, forum in the country’s pursuit of a more perfect union....

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (517+ words) Gov. Tim Walz joked with students Tuesday as he scooped chicken, rice and broccoli onto their trays at Hoover Elementary School in Coon Rapids. The governor was there to mark the first day of school and to celebrate a milestone…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (858+ words) Candidates for statewide office campaigned at the Minnesota State Fair this past week, meeting with potential voters at their booths, trying new foods, or working the all-you-can-drink milk stand. The Fair comes two months before the general election and gives…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (561+ words) The U.S. Postal Service has decided to follow Donald Trump’s mandate in his executive order to not allow any mail-in ballots to be cast if voters are not on a registered voting list. The Postal Service is not designed or set…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (342+ words) Today is Friday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2026. There are 117 days left in the year. On Sept. 5, 1986, four hijackers who had seized a Pan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire on the jet’s passengers; a total…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (656+ words) Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of a nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections. The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the proposed…...