Dayton: State Will Help Minneapolis After Tornado
Gov. Mark Dayton and House Speaker Kurt Zellers say they're ready to help after a tornado killed one person and injured at least 29 others on a path that ripped through north Minneapolis.
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Gov. Mark Dayton and House Speaker Kurt Zellers say they're ready to help after a tornado killed one person and injured at least 29 others on a path that ripped through north Minneapolis.
Tim Pawlenty is casting himself as the Republican candidate willing to tell the country hard truths as he seeks the presidency, announcing in corn-dependent Iowa that its prized federal subsidies for ethanol should be phased out.
The next-to-last day of Minnesota's legislative session trickled away Sunday with no evident movement on a budget impasse between Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders.
Minnesota has a long and potentially polarizing campaign in store after state lawmakers agreed to allow voters to decide whether to limit civil marriage to heterosexual couples -- a prohibition that already exists in state law.
The former Minnesota governor released an Internet video Sunday ahead of a public appearance Monday in Iowa, where he planned to formally enter the race for the 2012 GOP nomination.
The Minnesota House voted 70-62 late Saturday night to approve the amendment banning gay marriage.
Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders are meeting again but there's still no sign of progress in their divide over taxes and spending levels in the state budget.
The Minnesota House has signed off on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, meaning voters will decide the issue in 2012.
Minnesota lawmakers are putting in long hours at the capital as they are trying to agree on a budget deal by Monday or face a possible government shutdown.
The Minnesota House is expected to vote Saturday on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
A bill that would make voters produce photo identification at the polls is on its way to Gov. Mark Dayton.
Minnesota lawmakers are working Saturday with less than three days left in the legislative session, as the Capitol fills with demonstrators on gay marriage and budget cuts.
1960's rocker Tommy James will speak at a fundraising luncheon Friday honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton two bills that put new state limits on abortion, but the Democratic governor supports abortion rights and is likely to veto them.
Two Minnesota lawmakers have introduced a bill to authorize casino-style gambling at the Canterbury Park horse-racing track and use tax proceeds to help pay for a new Vikings stadium.
