2nd Obama Cabinet Member Bound For Minn. This Week
For the second time this week, a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet is making an appearance in Minnesota to talk about an administration policy position.
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For the second time this week, a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet is making an appearance in Minnesota to talk about an administration policy position.
An anti-war protester wounded by a police projectile during the 2008 Republican National Convention settled his excessive force lawsuit Wednesday against the officer who fired the round and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
We are exactly one month away from a state government shutdown if the Governor and state lawmakers can't agree on a budget.
There were no budget meetings Wednesday between Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders. That brings the state one step closer to a government shutdown.
Minnesota regulators are levying a $21,000 fine against a Republican political donor sought nationally for fraud.
At least three Minnesota counties say they're still waiting for the state Republican party to reimburse them for recount-related costs from about six months ago. Party officials are asking for patience.
Sarah Palin draws crowds with her hide-and-seek bus tour. Michele Bachmann says Palin's plans won't dissuade her from her likely presidential bid. Iowa GOP activists travel to New Jersey to implore Gov. Chris Christie to run, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry weighs a campaign.
The proposal to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in Ramsey County is running into stiff opposition from elected officials in its largest city.
Ohio Auditor David Yost has endorsed former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty for the 2012 presidential race, becoming the first statewide elected official to pick a favorite.
The State of Minnesota will send out the first of nearly 36,000 layoff notices Wednesday to state workers ahead of a possible government shutdown.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants Congress to move faster in overhauling the nation's K-12 education law. He toured Dayton's Bluff Elementary School in St. Paul Tuesday.
A group that supports amending Minnesota's Constitution to prohibit gay marriage has filed paperwork needed to begin raising campaign donations.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan has arrived at a high-achieving elementary school in St. Paul.
Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg conceded defeat on Tuesday to conservative incumbent Justice David Prosser, in a race that was widely seen as a referendum on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's divisive legislation stripping most state workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights.
The state of Minnesota has warned its private contractors that they won't be paid if the current budget impasse between Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers is unresolved by July 1.
