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At Issue: January 13 - Walz sworn in as governor; 2019 legislative session begins

01/13/2019 05:08 PM

It has been a busy week of political transition in Minnesota. The Tim Walz era has officially begun and the 2019 legislative session is moving full steam ahead...

Minnesota lawmakers attend mandatory sexual harassment training

At Issue: January 6 - Walz prepares to be sworn in as Minnesota governor; Will Klobuchar run for president in 2020?

Walz ready for inauguration day

Political analysts assess possible Klobuchar run for president

Parents of infant with SMA hope for miracle cure

Major development likely for Sears property near State Capitol

After the Sears store located along Rice Street near the Minnesota State Capitol closes, it will likely become a major development consisting of housing, retail, offices and parking, according to planners with the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAPB) ...

At Issue: Dec. 30 - 2018 year in politics, looking ahead to 2019

At Issue: Dec. 23 - Walz names first group of commissioners, Twins' Diamond Awards

Walz pick for transportation commissioner signals gas tax increase

At Issue: Dec. 16 - Tackling rising insulin costs, Keith Ellison in studio

Ellison working on police relations during transition

Democratic Attorney General-elect Keith Ellison knows he has work to do to mend relations with many members of Minnesota's law enforcement community ...

IN-DEPTH: Some call for changes to Minnesota's pardon process

Patients, families want answers about rising insulin costs

At Issue: Dec. 9 - Tax increases still possible despite surplus; President George HW Bush remembered

Analysis: Tax increases remain possible despite budget surplus

At Issue: Nov. 18 - Southwest Light Rail Gets Federal Approval; New Minn. Members of Congress Head to DC

The most expensive public works project in Minnesota history got the green light from the federal government this week. The Southwest Light Rail line will connect downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie ...

At Issue: Nov. 11 - Governor-elect Walz, Lt. Governor-elect Peggy Flanagan, Congressman-elect Dean Phillips in Studio

A night of historic wins in Minnesota in the 2018 midterm elections will lead to a very different political landscape over the next two years on both the state and national level ...

At Issue: Nov. 4 - Less Than 48 Hours to Election Day; State House Leaders in Studio

We are in crunch time mode as we count down to Election Day on Tuesday with all-out efforts by candidates, political parties and special interest groups to earn your vote in the 2018 midterms ...

Politics

'I never said there was no collusion,' Trump lawyer says

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he's "never said there was no collusion" between Russia and members of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign...

In this Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, addresses a gathering during a campaign event fin Portsmouth, N.H.

Local

Update on efforts to improve MNLARS expected

On Thursday, state Senators will receive an update on efforts to address problems with the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System...

Investigative

Hudson mayor supports review of traffic stop involving Wisconsin judge

Longtime St. Croix County Judge Eric Lundell, who was pulled over in Hudson last month and blew over the legal limit, but was not arrested ...

National News

Snow blankets a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square with the White House behind, as a winter storm arrives in the region, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, in Washington.

At Issue with Tom Hauser

Join KSTP Chief Political Reporter Tom Hauser every Sunday at 10 a.m. on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS

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