New GOP Majorities Take Over Minn. Legislature
A historic change swept through Minnesota's Capitol on Tuesday as the Legislature convened under full Republican control for the first time in 38 years.
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A historic change swept through Minnesota's Capitol on Tuesday as the Legislature convened under full Republican control for the first time in 38 years.
Wisconsin's Democratic Party says Republicans taking over control of the Legislature and governor's office are trying to extinguish Wisconsin's way of life.
For the second straight year, a Republican drawing 2012 presidential buzz will headline the Minnesota GOP's winter fundraising dinner.
Rep. John Kline of Minnesota is getting promoted to head the House Education and Labor Committee.
The head of Minnesota's Republican Party is making his boldest statements yet about a potential court case that could follow a statewide recount in the governor's race.
There was a tinge of apprehension behind some of the smiles at the ribbon-cutting for the Liberty Lodge. And underneath the updates about a new public swimming pool and potential bus service, there was an unspoken uncertainty among some at the local chamber luncheon.
Republicans who will lead the Minnesota Legislature next year have embarked on a statewide tour after naming the heads of a revamped committee structure.
The new Republican majorities at the Minnesota Capitol are reducing the number of committees in what they call an attempt to make the legislative process more accessible to the public.
A leading conservative Republican is hailing the push to end spending on pet projects, saying it represents a "culture change" in Washington.
Many Republicans who swept rural Democrats from office are now confronting the reality of a promise to reduce spending: Should it cover the farm subsidies that have brought money and jobs to their districts -- and directly benefited some GOP lawmakers or their families?
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's unfettered hour of weekly radio is now a thing of the past.
Republican Tom Emmer pushed aside questions Tuesday about whether he's willing to go to court over the Minnesota governor's race, saying they were premature ahead of a forthcoming recount.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says Republicans are going to have to produce some results or they'll be tossed out in two years just as Democrats were in last week's election.
National Public Radio has fired news analyst Juan Williams after Williams appeared on a Fox News broadcast and shared a personal opinion about Muslims and airplanes. Now Republicans are saying it was censorship, and want public funding of NPR stopped. Don Shelby says the debate over Williams' words has gone beyond what he said.
