Mississippi River Caucus Launched In U.S. Senate
A bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus is being launched in the U.S. Senate in an effort to encourage commerce and address issues such as flood mitigation and navigation concerns.
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A bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus is being launched in the U.S. Senate in an effort to encourage commerce and address issues such as flood mitigation and navigation concerns.
State and federal officials have come up with a way to preserve Minnesota's subsidized health care plan for the working poor when the federal health overhaul takes effect, Minnesota's human services commissioner said Wednesday.
In his third "State of the State" address Wednesday night at the State Capitol, Gov. Dayton focused mainly on the budget, but he did throw in one surprise. He gave his biggest statement yet in support of legalizing gay marriage.
Gov. Mark Dayton said he'll use his State of the State address to explain and defend his budget proposal.
State and federal officials have come up with a way to preserve Minnesota's subsidized health care plan for the working poor when the federal health overhaul takes effect, Minnesota's human services commissioner said Wednesday.
Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation that would outlaw abortion and allow prosecution of doctors in Iowa.
Gov. Scott Walker says he won't be proposing eliminating the income tax in favor of a steep sales tax hike.
For the second day in a row, the gun debate has brought a large crowd to the State Capitol.
A new study ranks Minnesota near the top for the way it handles its elections. All 50 states were ranked by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion annually, the financially struggling agency says.
The mayor of Red Wing has been hired to promote the region's growing frack sand industry, raising questions from some citizens about whether he can balance his community's interests with his new employer's.
A half dozen police chiefs and sheriffs argued Tuesday in a packed Capitol hearing room that Minnesota isn't doing enough to protect against gun violence, kicking off three days of hearings on a host of new proposed limits on firearm ownership.
Negotiators have reached tentative agreement on a contract covering non-teaching faculty who work at Minnesota's seven state universities.
A wave of Rochester residents is descending on the Minnesota Capitol for an annual lobby day that takes on extra importance this year.
In Minneapolis Monday, President Obama made his case for new gun restrictions in the wake of a series of gun massacres, including the deadliest workplace shooting in Minneapolis history last year at Accent Signage.
