Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• By my measure, the gloom that has settled this month into the psyches of a sizable share of Minnesota democracy lovers is uncommonly deep.

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Bleu Duck Kitchen owners Jennifer Lester and Erik Kleven behind the oyster bar in the restaurant’s kitchen in Rochester. Three years after they began cultivating thousands of their own oysters off the coast of Maine,

Minnesota, and Pennsylvania — have stopped publicly funding these anti-abortion centers, according to Equity Forward, an abortion rights group. Abortion access in Maine is less restrictive than ...

CNN early votes were on a big screen at a Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz election night party at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5 ...

As restaurant-goers tried something new in the new year, the first weeks of 2025 also brought a wave of notable restaurant closures. Here's a list of the latest restaurant openings and closings in Minnesota:

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) - A school board in Minnesota has voted to remove posters with the a Black Lives Matter message from classrooms. The Lakeville Public School District superintendent is defying that vote, for now, saying they’ll stay up until new posters are ready.

Conference tournament championship games are scheduled for March 22, with the NCAA tournament selections to be announced March 23. Regionals will be held March 27-30, with the Frozen Four on April 10 and 12. Every NCAA tournament game, including the selection show, will be on ESPN networks and streamed on ESPN+.

Melissa Runck moved into her new office at the University of Minnesota Extension Regional Center earlier this month in Worthington after being hired to fill a statewide educator role in beef production systems.

A memo footnote said it should not be “construed to impact Medicare or Social Security benefits” but did not mention Medicaid.

Faith leaders nationwide are pushing back against President Donald Trump's assertion that churches are no longer considered safe spaces for undocumented immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded expanded guidelines set by the Biden administration that thwarted arrests in so-called sensitive areas - including churches,

Vice President JD Vance was required to cast a tie-breaking vote after three Republicans voted against Hegseth.