Gov. Dayton Settling In After Eventful 1st Week
Minnesota's new governor Mark Dayton hasn't yet completely moved into his new office, or the official governor's residence. But he says he's ready to go.
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Minnesota's new governor Mark Dayton hasn't yet completely moved into his new office, or the official governor's residence. But he says he's ready to go.
Minnesota's new House Speaker Kurt Zellers has a degree in political science and spent much of his adult life working in politics, including a stint as communications director for former Republican U.S. Senator Rod Grams.
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.
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.
It's day one of the 2011 Minnesota Legislative Session and there are a lot of new faces at the State Capitol this year.
When we see a man with a white beard, a red suit and a big belt, we assume it's Santa Claus. For those skeptics, Pat Kessler looked into questions about Santa and came up with a special Christmas edition of Reality Check.
As Gov. Tim Pawlenty is leaving office and reflecting on his accomplishments, he doesn't point to a signature building, or a program, as his legacy.
What was supposed to be Vikings game preparation at the Metrodome is instead an emergency mix of snow, ice and roof repair equipment Friday night, five days after a roof collapse caused by record-breaking snow.
Thanks to a new tear in the roof of the Metrodome, it could be a while before there is any progress being made toward repairing it. A fourth panel of the roof caved in Wednesday night. Now officials have called off all work being done at the Dome because of safety reasons.
Another hole in the roof of the Metrodome forced an emergency evacuation on Wednesday night.
The Vikings have been trying for years to convince lawmakers to help pay for a new stadium. So far, they haven't been able to make it happen.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is taking forecasts of a snowstorm Saturday seriously.
Five weeks after voters headed to the polls, Minnesota finally has a new governor.
Minnesota's deficit for the upcoming budget cycle has grown to $6.2 billion. On the flip side, the state has a $399 million surplus in the current budget year, which ends in June.
We've been hearing about it for a couple of years now, especially on the campaign trail this year -- the government bailout of Wall Street. How much did it really cost taxpayers?
Political analysts say a pardon Gov. Tim Pawlenty granted to a sex offender could haunt him on the presidential campaign trail -- but only if the Minnesota Republican emerges as a serious contender.
A Minnesota Vikings official says the team is looking at four potential sites for a publicly owned stadium in the Twin Cities.
On Tuesday there was a big move on at the Minnesota State Capitol -- literally. For the first time in four decades, Democrats who lost the election are moving out and victorious Republicans are moving in.
Election officials around Minnesota are cracking the seals on ballot boxes as they launch a recount in the state's governor's race.
Rough roads have caused headaches for Minnesota drivers since last Friday night, in what's been called one of the worst ice storms in the last 20 years.
Democrat Mark Dayton, who's leading in the vote count for Minnesota governor, has opened his transition office to the public -- online. But a spokesman for Republican Tom Emmer calls it "presumptuous" and Emmer has yet to open a transition office of any kind.
Even before the new governor and legislature are out of the gate, there's a race to the Capitol to pass racino.
On Monday, Republicans sent out a fundraising letter questioning whether the election was fair and unbiased. It's repeating claims made by the party chairman that something doesn't smell right.
Minnesota could buck the national trend by electing a Democrat for Governor for the first time in 24 years. And it's a Democrat with an unusual strategy.
You'll be seeing a lot of a new Halloween political ad in the next few days, calling Democrat Mark Dayton's income tax hike a "horror show."
