As Unemployment Rate Drops, Extended Benefits Get Cut
Minnesota's economy is bouncing back as it added nearly 8,000 jobs in January.
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Minnesota's economy is bouncing back as it added nearly 8,000 jobs in January.
Just six months ago, an inability to see eye-to-eye led to Minnesota's longest state shutdown. Now, the 2012 legislative session is only three days old, but state lawmakers on opposite ends of the political spectrum are already back to bickering.
Minneapolis has a new fire department chief.
Gov. Scott Walker said he's confident his integrity will remain intact after a secret investigation that has already resulted in charges against some former staffers while he was Milwaukee County executive.
A leading Senate Republican says she expects the full Senate to reject Gov. Mark Dayton's choice to lead the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Sheran, who was appointed twice to the state's highest court, has died. He was 96.
Less than two months after a Minnesota prosecutor was shot by a defendant in a Grand Marais courthouse, a legislative committee advanced two bills designed to beef up security for county attorneys, including one that would let prosecutors carry guns.
There was strong opposition to a Vikings stadium Thursday in a place the Vikings can least afford it. The Minneapolis City Council is opposing a stadium deal without a public referendum.
Sen. Al Franken is joining a campaign to promote marriage equality nationwide.
Gov. Mark Dayton will deliver his second State of the State address on the evening of Feb. 15 in the Minnesota House chamber.
Minnesota U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen is endorsing Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race.
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said Wednesday that the team wants a new stadium in the Twin Cities, even if it means building on the current site of the Metrodome.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann swept aside doubts about her political future on Wednesday, declaring less than a month after ending her presidential bid that she will seek a fourth term in Congress.
With a flurry of coast-to-coast developments this week, same-sex marriage is back in the political spotlight and likely to remain there through Election Day as a half-dozen states face potentially wrenching votes on the issue.
A new poll suggests Newt Gingrich has an edge on Mitt Romney among Minnesota's republican caucus voters.
