Dayton Proposes 2016 Budget With $900 Million Surplus
Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday unveiled his wish list for the 2016 Minnesota Legislature. The Governor released new ways to use the state's $900 million budget surplus.
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Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday unveiled his wish list for the 2016 Minnesota Legislature. The Governor released new ways to use the state's $900 million budget surplus.
The Minnesota State Capitol restoration project continued this week, even though the Legislature returned on Tuesday for the 2016 session.
Minnesota lawmakers will open their 2016 session on Tuesday under most unusual circumstances.
Opponents of Minnesota's precinct caucus system are renewing calls to do away with the state's participation-intensive voting process. Rep. Pat Garofalo announced Tuesday night as votes were coming in that he planned to author a bill to replace the state's caucus system with a presidential primary.
It's hard to believe, but it's that time of year again: Minnesota lawmakers are preparing to return to the State Capitol. Lawmakers are starting right back up where they left off last year, and last year didn't end well.
One week before the Minnesota caucus, Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio is visiting Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon. The senator from Florida spoke to about 1,600 people at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis before heading to Michigan.
A number of presidential candidates are focusing on Minnesota ahead of the state's caucuses, which are set for one week from Tuesday. For the first time, Minnesota is joining many other states for the Super Tuesday contests.
Governor Mark Dayton said Wednesday that the Minnesota Vikings would be moving to Los Angeles if the state had not built a new stadium. The Governor's comments come as the new downtown Minneapolis facility is 90 percent completed.
Donald Trump's "outsider" campaign for president is nothing new to Minnesota voters -- it's very similar to the one that elected former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura in 1998.
A major fundraiser Friday night brought both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to St. Paul River Centre. It was the annual Humphrey-Mondale dinner.
Southern Minnesota is facing the brunt of the Groundhog Day snowstorm -- school was canceled for kids in Rochester and Albert Lea.
In Iowa Sunday night, it's the final frenzy of presidential candidates criss-crossing the state to seal the deal. They're begging backers to caucus on Monday night.
The smoke has cleared from Thursday night's televised showdown between Donald Trump and the FOX News Republican debate, which he refused to attend. Trump had famously predicted FOX's ratings for the night would be a disaster without him. But did it his prediction come true?
A new state audit reports Minnesota overspent at least $115 million last year for people on MNsure who got who got the wrong health insurance benefits.
Members of the Minnesota House and Senate racked up almost $2 million dollars in extra pay last year -- over and above their legislative salaries.
The Iowa caucus is one week from Monday, along with the official kick-off to actual voting in the 2016 presidential election.
It's time for a special session status check. Gov. Mark Dayton was set to meet with legislative leaders Thursday morning to discuss his hopes for an emergency session before the Legislature's scheduled March 8 return.
Lawmakers and data privacy advocates say the digital age means students' private information needs protecting. A group of legislators announced their plans Wednesday to push measures this year protecting data on school-issued iPads and laptops.
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio made a campaign stop in Minnesota on Tuesday. The Florida Senator is one of several candidates visiting the state ahead of the March 1 caucuses.
Gov. Mark Dayton is asking lawmakers to borrow $1.4 billion to tackle a massive to-do list of public construction projects. The Democratic governor released his proposed bonding bill on Friday.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is ramping up protection at the State Capitol by adding a four-legged, bomb-sniffing security officer. The State Capitol Security introduced Matka to the media on Monday. She is a 1-and-a-half–year-old Hungarian Vizsla who recently completed a 10-week training course in explosives detection.
One day ahead of President Obama's final State of the Union address, Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison is asking members of Congress to bring a Muslim as their guest.
Hopes for a quick special session faded Wednesday when Democrat Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt accused one another of acting in bad faith to solve the state's driver's license dilemma and assist sidelined steelworkers.
President Barack Obama unveiled his plan Tuesday to take unilateral action on gun control.
Donald Trump is out with his first television ad of the 2016 presidential campaign, which will start airing Tuesday in Iowa.
