If Tim Walz wants to secure a rare third term as Minnesota’s governor, he’ll need to overcome an erosion of support outside the Twin Cities and convince a wary electorate that 12 years in office is not too much.

In an era where safety precautions and online abuse are often part of the job, young American lawmakers wonder if politics is just too dangerous as a career.

Two Nevada residents, formerly of Minnesota, have been charged with conspiracy to engage in voter registration fraud, according to an announcement by Acting U.S

The attack on Minnesota state lawmakers sent a chill through Beacon Hill, where elected officials say they’re newly balancing accessibility to constituents with protecting themselves and their families.

A review by Boston.com of sample ballots available online from the other 49 states didn’t show any that included home addresses.

The closest current justice to the Northland is Anne McKeig, a Native American who hails from the Leech Lake Reservation in Federal Dam, but whose career was in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and as a district court judge in that county prior to ascending to the store court.

The new proposal would add state lawmakers to the list of public officials whose home addresses are banned from publication.

Pa. lawmakers want to give state officials more options for hiring security and keeping their addresses and phone numbers private.