By Shannon Fiecke It almost seemed too good to be true when a provision allowing consideration of commuter rail on the Dan Patch Line sailed through the state Legislature this session. Given the ...

Lessons learned from the U.S. Senate race recount are the basis for a bill that would update Minnesota’s absentee voting laws. HF1351, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, would overhaul ...

Before grabbing too much, both DFLers and Republicans today should recall that precedents exist from 1979, the only other time the Minnesota House of Representatives was tied. Just a few ...

Soldiers recently returning home from duty overseas could get an interest-free government loan to help start a business, under a bill laid over by a House division. Sponsored by Rep. Jerry Newton, ...

With Democrats in control of Minnesota’s Legislature and governor’s office for the first time in more than two decades, local ...

The head of Meeker County’s Republican Party portrayed Jeff Johnson’s visit to Litchfield on Saturday as the latest example of DFL incumbents neglecting the region. “We’re a week ...

Between the chaos that unfolded this week, Minnesota lawmakers and the executive branch looked at a myriad of issues affecting the state including school safety and the potential impact of federal ...

DFL Rep. Luke Frederick, of Mankato, said a deal struck between Republicans and Democrats for his party to return to the Minnesota House after their boycott is what ...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and two other state attorneys general sued President Donald Trump in federal court ...

After an almost monthlong standoff between House Republicans and Democrats, lawmakers announce a new agreement ...

Governmental overreach, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Legal Terms, involves the excessive exercise of power by governmental authorities beyond what is constitutionally authorized or ...

A quorum was reached on Thursday as both parties of the Minnestoa House have now joined in on this year’s session.