House GOP efforts to slash the popular social safety net would give Democrats fodder for the midterm elections.

Minnesota Senate Republican leaders demand an apology from Gov. Tim Walz for a comment he made that was caught on tape saying that the country is being "stolen by fascists and Nazis."Senate GOP leaders called his words outrageous and insulting to the millions of Americans who elected Republicans to office.

Two Minnesota GOP Senate leaders called on Gov. Tim Walz to apologize for remarks he made earlier this week in which they claim he compared Republicans to "fascists and Nazis."

A controversy at the Capitol over comments Gov. Tim Walz made earlier this week. Republicans are condemning him for the remarks which they claim show he characterized GOP leaders as Nazis. Meanwhile,

More than 1 in 4 Minnesota students was chronically absent — missing at least 10% of school days because of unexcused absences or suspensions — last school year.

Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. Spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement Wednesday that Walz instead is considering a run for a third term as governor.

“Our votes weren’t needed, so then our voices weren’t listened to,” House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, said. “This is our opportunity to maybe look at some either fixes or tweaks or changes that might need to be made.”

The Republican Party of Minnesota announced Friday that it has filed its first round of petitions for House Democrats to Secretary of State Steve Simon. In a news release, the party said petitions for recall of eight Democrat House members — Reps.