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Mary Murphy

Minnesota State Correspondent

Mary Murphy has worked as the Minnesota Capitol Correspondent for Forum News Service since October 2024.

Previously, Mary covered the Washington State Legislative session for the Washington State Journal. Mary has also reported internationally in Chennai, India for Citizen Matters. Her work has been published in the Seattle Times, Cascade PBS, The Everett Herald and The International Examiner.

She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Washington where she also worked as Managing Editor for the college newspaper, The Daily.

Reach her by email mmurphy@forumcomm.com or on X at @marymurphy301.

The judge says local policies only regulate how local officials perform their duties, not how the federal government does.
Calls for gun control continue in the wake of recent shootings ahead of the November election and on the heels of a failed legislative fight.
Absentee numbers surpass 2024 and 2022 primary turnouts. State election officials share concerns from the community about federal authorities and partnerships.
New federal campaign finance reports show U.S. Rep. Angie Craig with $3.4 million more cash on hand than Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and Michele Tafoya with over $1.8 million more cash on hand than Adam Schwarze.
Gov. Tim Walz defended the board's decision on Tuesday, saying the victim in the case advocated for the pardon.
The Minnesota GOP called the endorsement of the MyPillow CEO a surprise; others called it a "mistake" that gives the DFL an edge.
Starting Aug. 1, assisted living facilities will officially be able to serve alcohol to residents at events.
State officials announced Monday that they have "all of the evidence" in the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
The state Attorney General’s Office says the pardon of Tou Lue Vang, who was convicted of criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, did not protect him from deportation.
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