Hodgepodge: Sen. Rob Kupec talks constituent meetings, affordable housing and surplus versus tax cuts

A Ramsey County DFLer will take his seat Monday after winning a special election last week. That brings the House back to its full complement for the first time this legislative session.

After Minnesota schools shut their doors at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 10,000 families decided to educate their children at home. Five years later, the number of homeschoolers statewide is even higher.

Like Minneapolis, St. Paul and other cities around the country, Duluth hopes to revitalize its downtown through new housing, to bring new residents to an urban core that was abandoned by thousands of workers who didn’t come back to the office after COVID.

The Minnesota Farmers Union will hold town hall meetings around the state in coming weeks to gather reaction to tariffs, health care concerns and other issues.