The big social service programs like Medicare were controversial when they passed — but quickly became widely popular.

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Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it asked states to share the personal information of food aid recipients. SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition ...

A new analysis from the Minnesota Department of Human Services estimates that up to 140,000 Minnesotans could lose health care coverage as a result of President Trump’s tax and spending bill signed ...

As the deadline to file for candidacy passed Tuesday afternoon, three Democrats and one Republican sought the mantle of representing the district long served by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman. Gov. Tim ...

A few days ago, after state Sen. Omar Fateh won an ultra-rare Minneapolis DFL mayoral endorsement, Reformer editor J. Patrick Coolican wondered in his newsletter why it mattered. Let’s just say I — a ...

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon waits to be called before the session begins on the first day of the 94th legislative session at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states — representing data on millions of Americans — and other election information ahead of the 2026 midterms, ...

State Sen. Bruce Anderson, R-Buffalo, died unexpectedly Monday, according to a statement from Senate Republicans. “Bruce was a dedicated public servant, loving family man, and dear friend to many at ...

More than 180 local households will see significantly lower energy bills after the solar array atop Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s new parking ramp powers up later this year. Abbott Northwestern — ...

I like to make noise. It’s a family disposition likely amplified by being born and raised in Philadelphia. But over the past 15 years my propensity for making noise has become a mission after my son, ...

Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program. But Medicaid cuts in the ...