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Gov. Mark Dayton marks his first week in office Saturday with an Inaugural Ball at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It's going to be more low-key than previous Inaugural celebrations, but with a couple of interesting twists.
Gov. Mark Dayton filled one of the most politically delicate positions in his cabinet on Thursday, tapping a seasoned conservationist to head the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
A lone legislative panel meets Thursday to discuss education policy as the Legislature's short first week wraps up.
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is the keynote speaker at a GOP event in the early presidential caucus state of Iowa later this month, and a spokesman said Wednesday that the tea party favorite has "not ruled out" a bid for president.
Anti-health care protesters pushed their way into Gov. Mark Dayton's Minnesota State Capitol Office on Wednesday, as the new Democratic governor prepared to sign an executive order expanding Medicaid.
Minnesota is getting more involved in the federal health care overhaul with a major expansion of Medicaid coverage for the poor.
A Minneapolis tax attorney will lead the Department of Revenue in Gov. Mark Dayton's administration, but probably not until April.
An attorney who has been on both sides of insurance industry fights has been chosen to lead the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which regulates the insurance, banking and other key industries.
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold is moving from politics to the world of academia.
A Minnesota native has been sworn in as the number two person at the U.S. State Department.
A Minnesota House environment committee gets a presentation Wednesday on a long-range plan to ensure the Land of 10,000 Lakes has clean, abundant water for generations to come.
Gov. Mark Dayton will sign an order Wednesday that reverses his Republican predecessor's policy barring state agencies from seeking certain discretionary federal health grants.
It's day one of the 2011 Minnesota Legislative Session and there are a lot of new faces at the State Capitol this year.
John Choi has been sworn in as Ramsey County Attorney and becomes the first Asian-American county attorney in Minnesota and the first Korean-American county attorney in the nation.
The new mayor of North Mankato is carrying on a family tradition.
