Brodkorb: Affairs List Just A Snippet Of Proof
The fired Minnesota Senate aide alleging multiple sexual affairs at the Capitol says a sensitive list of names isn't the only evidence he has produced about relationships between legislators and staff.
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The fired Minnesota Senate aide alleging multiple sexual affairs at the Capitol says a sensitive list of names isn't the only evidence he has produced about relationships between legislators and staff.
Minnesota is getting a visit from the nation's education chief as he makes a pitch for expanded government spending on early childhood learning programs.
Apple juice is a popular drink for parents to give their kids, but the government is proposing new limits on the amount of arsenic found in apple juice.
A church piano was set aflame in an apparent arson spree in North Minneapolis overnight, according to police. At least nine fires were set in the rash within a half hour just after midnight.
Opponents of a federal ban on blood donations by men who have sex with men are demonstrating at a St. Paul blood bank. Organizer Zachary Fincher says about 20 to 40 men will try to donate blood at the Memorial Blood Centers' St. Paul location Friday.
President Barack Obama's nomination of B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been sent to the full Senate. Obama picked Jones to lead the ATF following the mass shooting in December at a Connecticut elementary school where 20 children and six adults were killed.
For the first time, a fired Minnesota Senate operative has made detailed accusations central to his federal wrongful termination lawsuit: a list of other lawmakers and staff members who allegedly carried on affairs over the years without losing their jobs.
Republican State Senator John Pederson has joined the race to try to succeed Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th District. "I have very strong beliefs about the future of our country," Pederson said. "I believe I have the qualifications that will enable me to effectively represent the interests of the people in the 6th Congressional District."
Democratic Sen. Al Franken has added significantly to his campaign stockpile in the last three months, leaving him with $3 million in reserve as the 2014 Minnesota Senate race takes shape. Franken reported April-to-June figures on Thursday, during which he says he raised nearly $2 million.
Minnesota's tax revenues for the budget year that ended June 30 came in $463 million ahead of forecast, state officials said Wednesday, and that means more money will be on its way to schools.
A special state House committee on living wage jobs is holding a hearing in Minneapolis on how the state can help meet the need for more workforce training. The Select Committee on Living Wage Jobs meets Thursday morning at a Minneapolis community center.
Lobbying groups spent more than $11 million at the Minnesota Legislature this past session, according to Minnesota's Campaign Finance Board. Now, there's a new player at the top of the spending list.
In the tiny Minnesota tourist town of Dorset, the mayor is a short guy known for his fondness of ice cream and fishing. He's got the county's top cop in his pocket. And he's 4 years old.
A quarterly check-up on Minnesota's tax collections will also offer a glimpse of how the state's economy is faring moving forward. The update was due out Wednesday from the Department of Minnesota Management and Budget.
Minnesota lawmakers are considering tough new laws to fight what they call the growing epidemic of dangerous "designer drugs."
