Dana Ferguson

Often criticized and frequently cut off, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison faced tough questions over fraud in Minnesota by Republicans on a U.S. House committee Wednesday as the two Democrats and their party allies tried to turn ... See more

Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison will testify under oath Wednesday morning before a U.S. House oversight committee examining fraud in Minnesota. The GOP-led committee called the Minnesota Democrats to testify about fraud reported in state ... See more

State finance officials projected Friday that Minnesota will have a $3.7 billion surplus over the next 16 months, an improvement over the last outlook. The conditions for the next budget are also better but still not ideal. “A slightly improved economic o... See more

Survivors and some family members of the Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting hugged one another and cried as they left a committee hearing Tuesday afternoon. After their first mass demonstration at the Capitol, they watched as the House Commi... See more

Consensus is emerging in the Minnesota Legislature that a new fraud-fighting office needs to be established in state government. The debate, however, is bogging down over the duties, makeup and budget for the proposed Office of the Inspector General. The ... See more