Tina Smith: “Of course, trade is incredibly important to our producers in Minnesota.”

I rise today because my friend Melissa Hortman, speaker emerita of the Minnesota State House, incredible person and strong leader, was shot and killed Saturday morning, along with her husband Mark, in a tragic, politically motivated…

But many rural hospitals face increasingly dire financial strain and workforce shortages, forcing them to cut services or even close down altogether.

And that's what I mean when I say we've lost these votes but that doesn't mean we've lost the fight.

The number of vector-borne disease cases in Minnesota and across the country is on the rise.