Senate DFLer Files Ethics Complaint Against Michel
A Democratic state senator has filed an ethics complaint against Republican Sen. Geoff Michel over his handling of allegations of infidelity against former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch.
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A Democratic state senator has filed an ethics complaint against Republican Sen. Geoff Michel over his handling of allegations of infidelity against former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch.
A fired Minnesota Senate GOP staffer is threatening to expose adulterous affairs by other legislators as part of a potential lawsuit over his firing, according to a document made public Thursday.
Members of the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee met Wednesday to discuss the proposed bill for a new Vikings Stadium in Minneapolis. After hours of discussion, however, the bill has been tabled and a vote postponed.
Former Minnesota Vikings hall of fame coach and outdoor enthusiast Bud Grant testified Tuesday before Senate Natural Resources Committee in favor of a bill that would raise fees for hunting and fishing licenses.
After 14 years serving our legislature, a State Senator from Apple Valley says he will now concentrate more on his family, and business.
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would let schools lay off teachers based on performance.
The Senate has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill requiring teachers to pass a skills test.
The Minnesota Senate has voted to reject Gov. Mark Dayton's choice to lead the state commission that regulates public utilities.
Republican state Sen. Julianne Ortman will serve as deputy leader of the Minnesota Senate. New Majority Leader Dave Senjem announced Tuesday that he picked Ortman as his second-in-command.
Minnesota Senate Republicans met Tuesday to choose a new majority leader to replace Amy Koch, who resigned amid revelations she had an inappropriate relationship with a Senate staffer.
The contest among state Senate Republicans to replace fallen majority leader Amy Koch is happening behind closed doors at the State Capitol, with most of the leading candidates not willing to publicly announce their intentions as of Thursday even as next week's election approaches.
The Minnesota Senate on Tuesday will hold highly-anticipated hearings on whether to build the Minnesota Vikings a new stadium.
The Minnesota Senate will hold two hearings on proposals for the state to help build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, as Gov. Mark Dayton meets with backers of possible sites.
Democratic state Sen. Linda Higgins is announcing she will not run for reelection next year in her Minneapolis district.
A Minnesota senator has offered an apology for her tweet during heated debate on health care funding and has removed her original Twitter account.
A budget bill that would slice into projected spending on health care and social services programs has cleared the Minnesota Senate.
The Minnesota Senate has passed new restrictions on abortion in the state, but not with enough votes to override likely vetoes by abortion rights supporter Gov. Mark Dayton.
The Minnesota Senate is set to vote on a new bill which would require every worker at day care centers in the state to be trained in CPR.
With less than two weeks left before the end of the session at the Minnesota Capitol, the budget is still up in the air. On Wednesday, a small group of people with disabilities came to protest the fact that state senators have been talking about a gay marriage ban instead of dollars and cents.
A proposed new Vikings stadium north of St. Paul is getting a muted reaction from lawmakers whose approval will be needed to pass a stadium bill.
The top Senate Republican says the Minnesota Legislature likely won't vote this year on a bill to lift a ban on new nuclear power plants.
Former Democratic state lawmaker Mary Jo McGuire has won an open state Senate seat in a special election.
Voters in St. Paul and Falcon Heights are filling an open seat in the state Senate in a special election on Tuesday.
It took many hours of debate over two days but the Minnesota Senate has passed the last of a series of bills closing the state's $5 billion budget shortfall.
A St. Paul pastor delivered the traditional opening prayer to the Minnesota Senate Monday, and included one topic that certainly caught some attention.
