Minn. Senator's Tweet Sparks Ethics Complaint
A Minnesota senator faces an ethics complaint for a remark she posted on Twitter about a colleague.
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A Minnesota senator faces an ethics complaint for a remark she posted on Twitter about a colleague.
When Tim and Mary Pawlenty step out for date night, the fine dining can be a sandwich over a garbage can at a Minnesota Wild game. His ride since leaving the governor's office is a used Ford Escape. His house is a trim two-story like millions of others in American suburbs.
The Minnesota House defeated $47 million in state bonding for projects to control flooding in the Red River Valley and other parts of the state.
Controversy and distraction got in the way of settling the budget issues Friday, and in a big way. House Republicans invited a controversial preacher known for his anti-gay comments on a day where it was possible a bill would be passed to put gay marriage on the 2012 ballot.
The tea party favorite says she thought about moving up her decision after former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced last week that he's not seeking for the 2012 Republican nomination.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the price of hunting and fishing licenses needs to go up or its Game and Fishing Fund will cease to be solvent by as soon as next year.
The prayer came on a day when the House was scheduled to possibly debate a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
The Minneapolis Parks Board is being asked to change the name of Lake Calhoun because its namesake was a politician who supported slavery.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is passing on the chance to criticize Republican predecessor Tim Pawlenty, who is expected to announce a run for president in Iowa on Monday.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is running for the GOP presidential nomination and will announce his bid Monday in Iowa.
Budget talks are picking up as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republican lawmakers try to fix a $5 billion deficit with less than four days left in the legislative session.
There's another meeting of the DFL Governor and Republican legislators this morning in the ongoing effort to reach a budget deal in time for Monday's deadline. Will they get it done this time?
A New Jersey teenager says she's received threats since challenging U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to a debate over the Constitution.
Ohio is playing host to a Minnesota congresswoman considering a 2012 presidential run.
The long-awaited overhaul of the 9-year-old No Child Left Behind law has begun in the House with the first in a series of targeted bills, but a bipartisan, comprehensive reform of the nation's most important education law still appears far from the finish line.
