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There's less than one day left in the legislative session, and Republicans inthe Minnesota House are blasting Democrats f...
Backers are trying to revive a bonding package for state public worksprojects on this last day of the 2013 legislative sessio...
Minnesota will not join many other states that have put laws in place to tackle bullying in schools. The Senate started debat...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House early this morning (Sun) passed a15-point-six-billion-dollar K-12 school funding bill -...
There could be a lengthy showdown in the Minnesota Housetoday (Sat) over a bill allowing home day-care workers to form a unio...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The D-F-L's 800-million dollar bonding bill went down in defeat this afternoon after failing to get the...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A minimum wage increase in Minnesota is all but a sure thing, with just days left in the legislative sessio...
(St. Paul, MN) -- With just four days left in the legislative session, neither the Minnesota House or Senate have approved an...
Sometimes politics make strange bedfellows. Republican State Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City is asking for Democrat ...
Sometimes politics make strange bedfellows. Republican State Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City is asking for Democrat ...
Only five days remain until the Minnesota Legislaturemust adjourn, and Democrats still have not agreed on how much they'l...
Minnesota U.S. Congressman John Kline is calling thegrowing I-R-S scandal unconscionable and says the targeting of taxpayers ...
After nearly 17 hours of debate and a very close vote, the Minnesota Senate approved a bill that allows some daycare provider...
Minnesota state Senators have been burning the midnightoil; so far there has been more than 14 hours of debate over the bill ...
Senator Lyle Koenen of Clara City was one of three DFLers who voted against the Marriage Equality Bill that passed the Senate...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Citizens on both sides are at the State Capitol as the Senate prepares to vote on a bill allowing licensed ...
The Minnesota Senate passed the gay marriage bill Monday, and Governor Dayton says he'll sign it on the capital steps Tue...
(Washington, DC) -- At the same time Congress held hearings to look into the terror attacks on an American embassy in Benghaz...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Two men convicted of terror recruiting and financing for a Somali terrorist group will be sentenced today (...
Top Minnesota leadership has come to an agreement on the budget for 2014-15. The agreement reached by Governor Mark Dayton, S...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Senate Democrats last night (Fri) included afive-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase in a transportati...
(Park Rapids, MN) -- Two governors will be in the boat for Minnesota's fishing opener shortly after midnight near Park Ra...
(St.Paul, MN) -- State budget negotiations continue at the Minnesota Capitol with just over a week remaining this legislative...
(Washington, D-C) -- Some good news from Washington for some small airports in Minnesota. The Federal Aviation Administration...
Two years after the Minnesota Legislature put a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the ballot, a dramatict...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A bill passed in the Minnesota House would make changes to the state's election system that are meant t...
(Washington, DC) -- An amendment aimed at fighting the spread of Asian carp in Minnesota's waterways passed unanimously i...
The state Senate voted Wednesday evening to increaseMinnesota's minimum wage to 7-75 an hour by 2015. Republicans warn th...
The Dayton administration is working on a new revenuesource to pay the state's portion of a new Vikings stadium -- but th...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Dayton administration is working on a new revenue source to pay the state's portion of a new Vikings...
The Minnesota Senate is set to debate and vote today(11am start) on a bill that would raise the state minimum wage for largee...
The Minnesota House passed an anti-bullying bill lastnight (Mon) that Republicans warn will do more harm than good. On the we...
A bill allowing same-sex couples to marry passed the House Ways and MeansCommittee on a voice vote without debate last (Mon) ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The gay marriage debate is likely to keep some lawmakers at work well into the night. After state bean count...
With only two weeks until the legislature must adjourn,speculation is swirling at the Capitol over how soon lawmakers will vo...
Hennepin County Commissioner and former State RepresentativeJeff Johnson announced Sunday that he's running for governor....
(St.Paul, MN) -- House Republicans tried today (Fri) to scale back a proposed increase in Minnesota's minimum wage but De...
The Minnesota House is set to debate and vote today (10amstart) on increasing the state's minimum wage from the current 6...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A bill was introduced today (Thurs) at the state Capitol that would legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota....
(Hamel, MN) -- Hennepin County Commissioner and former State Representative Jeff Johnson is expected to announce Sunday after...
Minnesota House and Senate negotiators are now sittingdown to start hammering out their differences in various areas of the s...
With both sides deadlocked over background checks,Speaker Paul Thissen (TEE-sen) said last night (Wed) there will be no gunbi...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House this afternoon (Wed) said "no" to liquor stores being open on Sunday and on Th...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Senate today (Wed) passed its version of the federal "Dream Act" which would allow u...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A vote is set for Friday in the Minnesota House on increasing the state's minimum wage from the current...
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Senate Ethics Committee voted today (Wed) to launch an investigation of a state senator accused ...
Top D-F-L lawmakers meet with Governor Dayton this morningand taxes will likely be one topic. The House, Senate and governor ...
Supporters of same-sex marriage are anxiously awaiting avote with under three weeks left until the Minnesota Legislature adjo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The day after Senate Democrats passed their tax increase bill, Governor Dayton says except for the cigarett...
Democrats' tax increases were voted down in the MinnesotaSenate Monday afternoon, but after D-F-L lawmakers had a closed-...
An area lawmaker says the Minnesota DFL is guilty of "bait and switch" when it comes to taxes. Republican Represent...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Republicans are blasting Democrats as the Minnesota Senate debates a tax bill to increase income taxes on th...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill today (Mon) that would raise the state's mini...
Expect heated debate when the Minnesota Senate takes up Democrats' tax increase bill today (11am start). Senate Republica...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Anti gun-violence legislation has been on hold at the Minnesota Capitol, but with lawmakers now in the fina...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Thousands are converging on the State Capitol for today's annual Tax Cut Rally (Sat 10am-2pm). The Taxp...
(St.Paul, MN) -- It's a bit of routine housekeeping that's common at this point in the legislative session, and the M...
"Worst education bill ever," said Republican Leader DavidHann (HAN) as the DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate passed a...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Debate continues in the Minnesota Senate on a major K-12 school funding bill which Republicans say relaxes a...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Democrats joined by some Republicans passed a major higher education funding bill in the Minnesota House tod...
State Senator Sean Nienow (NEE'-noe) is introducing abill today (Thurs) that would require the Minnesota Vikings pick up ...
"Taxes Gone Wild" says Representative Greg Davids.Democrats put their tax increase plan up for a vote later today (...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Republicans at the state Capitol are calling the Senate D-F-L's tax proposal a "shameful bill."...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House this afternoon is debating the biggest piece of the state budget -- a nearly 16-billion-...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Senate Democrats' tax plan rolled out today (Tues) includes a controversial extension of the state sales...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (BOCK) is getting lots of attention at the State Capitol after saying that s...
(Shakopee, MN) -- A former chief of staff to Michele Bachmann says the congresswoman was aware of payments made to an Iowa st...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Labor groups are trying to figure out why the DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate pulled a measure out of a bud...
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Senate leaders are saying little about the ethics committee investigation involving Michele Bachmann...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A bill that would trim health and human services spending in the state budget is moving toward a vote next w...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Heated debate in the Minnesota Senate this afternoon as Republicans tried unsuccessfully to earmark one-and-...
Not the time to raise taxes, say Republicans as the latest numbers show Minnesota lost 52-hundred jobs in March and job growt...
The Minnesota House has passed a bill that tries toaddress a long-standing dispute between hospital management and nurses ove...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House has passed a bill that tries to address a long-standing dispute between hospital managem...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Senate has voted to limit tuition increases to three percent at state colleges and universitie...
(Rochester, MN) -- A revised Destination Medical Center plan has been unveiled by the Minnesota House Taxes Committee, and it...
Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentCommissioner Katie Clark Sieben was on the road today promoting GovernorDayt...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Senate Finance Committee is taking a close look at each portion of the proposed state budget this week,...
The organization fighting efforts to legalize same-sexmarriage in Minnesota is holding a number of rallies across the state. ...
-- The organization fighting efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota is holding a number of rallies across the sta...
Democrat Jim Graves said yesterday he will runagain for Congress in Minnesotas 6th District. In 2012, Graves lost toRepublica...
Debate in Minnesota House committee Wednesday afternoonbut no vote on a plan to have a sports memorabilia tax as a backup for...
(St. Paul, MN) -- House Democrats have unveiled their bonding bill for state public works projects. At 858 million dollars, i...
(St. Paul, MN) -- One-hundred-50-million dollars in cuts over the next two years -- that's the key feature of House Democ...
(Alexandria, MN) -- The proposal in the Minnesota legislature to raise minimum wage is not sitting well with some restaurants...
(Bloomington, MN) -- Minnesota Republicans elected former state representative Keith Downey as their new state party chair at...
Senator Scott Newman of Hutchinson says federal budget cuts to Minnesota under sequestration will be "miniscule". T...
The Independence Party of Minnesota has called a convention for Minnesota s seventh congressional district. The convention wi...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans say the state needs to come up with another financing source for a new Vikings stadium because ...
The Independence Party of Minnesota has called a convention for Minnesota s seventh congressional district. The convention wi...
The argument over legalizing same-sex marriage inMinnesota has become even more politically complicated. A group ofRepublican...
Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker (WALL'-ah-ker) is optimistic. A veteran of 13 floods, the former city public works operations ...
Lawmakers are gearing up for the big push to balance thestate budget in the last seven weeks of the legislative session -- an...
Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature want aninvestigation of why electronic pulltabs are raising nowhere near theexpected...
The federal sequestration cuts have meant the demise ofthe St. Cloud Air Show this summer. The shows website says, Because of...
While President Obama is trying to regain momentum on gunlaw reform, the Minnesota legislature likely won't act on pendin...
(St. Paul, MN) -- While President Obama is trying to regain momentum on gun law reform, the Minnesota legislature likely won&...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Twins and state Department of Veterans Affairs are announcing a new partnership on this, M...
Former Vice-President Walter Mondale says the escalating threats coming form North Korea must be taken seriously. The U.S. re...
-- Minnesota lawmakers are spending most of their Easter/Passover break talking to their constituents about state budget issu...
The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigatingalleged finance violations in Michele Bachmann's failed presidentialca...
Minnesota lawmakers are looking at legislation that would allow restaurant workers who make tips to be paid less than the min...
Home day care workers rallied at the State CapitolThursday afternoon, supporting bills that would allow them to form a union....
A controversial bill requiring criminal background checkson sales at gun shows passed a Minnesota House committee last night ...
Governor Dayton is not keen on House Democrats' proposalfor a temporary income-tax surcharge on those making over 500-tho...
(St. Paul, MN) -- House sponsors are trying to revive a gun bill after abandoning their plan for universal background checks ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton this morning (Wed) signed the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange bill into law, and offici...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is not keen on House Democrats' proposal for a temporary income-tax surcharge on those ...
Minnesota Senate Democrats unveil their budget plan laterthis morning (1030am), less than a day after House Democrats rolled ...
A gun safety law that would require universal backgroundchecks on nearly all gun purchases was taken off the table by it'...
Governor Dayton signs a controversial "health insuranceexchange" bill into law this morning (10am) at the Capitol. ...
Legislation is headed to Governor Dayton's desk that setsup a health insurance marketplace that will offer policies pre-s...
A final vote is expected later today (11am debate start)and the Minnesota Senate will likely approve a "health care exch...
We'll get a peek at the rough outlines of Democrats'proposed state budget this week when they release their so-called...
Debate will continue at the State Capitol this week on anumber of gun-related measures as lawmakers get ready to go on break ...
(Undated) -- A new study shows three Minnesota job sectors are having trouble filling open positions. They are production ser...
A state Senate committee on a narrow 7-to-6 vote hasapproved a bill that would put a five-year moratorium on wolf hunting inM...
As expected Governor Dayton has dropped his proposal toextend the state sales tax to high-priced clothing and business servic...
(St. Paul, MN) -- As expected Governor Dayton has dropped his proposal to extend the state sales tax to high-priced clothing ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A state Senate committee on a narrow 7-to-6 vote has approved a bill that would put a five-year moratorium ...
Local lawmakers say they won't vote for a gay marriage bill if it comes up on the House and Senate floors. At the KWLM Sp...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans in the state Senate today (Wed) tried unsuccessfully to at least temporarily block a vote on th...
Bills legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota awaitfinal votes at the legislature later this session, after clearing commit...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Same-sex marriage takes center stage at the State Capitol today (Tues). There are hearings in both the Hous...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State Representative Glenn Gruenhagen has caused another outcry in the Capitol with comments connected to t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- First hearings are expected this week (likely Tues) in both the Minnesota House and Senate on bills to lega...
(St. Louis Park, MN) -- Governor Dayton told a business group today (Fri) he'll likely drop a proposed sales tax on busin...
After long debate going well into the night (Thurs), theDFL-controlled Minnesota Senate passed a bill to set up a health insu...
Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman says he won't run forpublic office next year. Coleman had announced earlier that he wouldn&...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Debate is expected to go into the evening in the state Senate on a controverial "health insurance exch...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A proposed minimum wage increase in Minnesota continues moving forward at the state legislature, with a bil...
The two-term chairman of the Minnesota College Republicans has announced his support of legalizing gay marriage in the state....
A committee in the DFL-controlled Minnesota Senatedebated but will not vote until Wednesday on a controversial bill that woul...
A new gun control plan is taking shape which would avoidexpanding background checks, and it's a proposal the leaders of b...
Local lawmakers have differing views over raising Minnesota's minimum wage. A proposal to bring the minimum wage up to &#...
(Undated) -- Minnesota issued its first Amber Alert through the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system in a recent child abd...
The minimum wage increase legislation had a final hearingin the Minnesota House Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries Com...
The National Turkey Federation has a plan in case of federal budget sequestration. In a statement, NFT President John Branden...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The state's budget shortfall has dropped 463 million dollars in the latest forecast released today -- a...
The February budget forecast just released shows a deficit 463-million dollars less than predicted earlier. The November fore...
State lawmakers learn whether they still have to dealwith a budget deficit when the latest economic forecast comes out thismo...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Opponents promise a hard fight against a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Maple Grov...
A group of state lawmakers unveils their bill this morning (10am) to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota, and it spotligh...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A controversial one-year moratorium on new or expanded "frac sand" mining operations in Minnesota...
(Washington, DC) -- A Minnesota native is the new the national security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. The White House ...
The battle over unionizing in-home daycare workers hasresumed at the State Capitol. Democratic senators have introduced a bil...
Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson made his first publicappearance since his arrest for an alleged DWI earlier this month. Tens...
Local lawmakers say the most calls and emails they've received so far this session have been about Governor Dayton's ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A proposed increase in the state's minimum wage is on lawmakers' plate at the Minnesota Capitol as ...
The mayor of Red Wing is stepping down, amid publicpressure over his side job as a frac sand lobbyist. Mayor Dennis Egan says...
(St. Paul, MN) -- As "Lincoln" competes for the best picture Academy Award at tonight's (SUN) Oscar ceremony, p...
(St.Paul, MN) -- In the weeks leading up to a finalized Minnesota budget, the Senate's Legislative Commission on Planning...
At the State Capitol, Governor Dayton and Senator AmyKlobuchar host the fourth Asian Carp Summit this morning (10am start).Me...
Governor Dayton signed a bill Tuesday extending Minnesota's medical assistance program to an additional 35-thousandlow-in...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton signed a bill today (Tues) extending Minnesota's medical assistance program to an additi...
A ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines will *not* be on the agenda when a Minnesota Senate panel takes public t...
The new mayor of Sauk Rapids is expected to becharged with drunk driving. Police Chief Perry Beise says Mayor BradGunderson w...
If lawmakers in Washington can't hammer out a deal by March first, 1.2 trillion dollars in automatic spending cuts will g...
(St. Paul, MN) -- D-F-L Congressman Rick Nolan says immigration reform has been on the legislative table for more than a deca...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A plan adding more than 35-thousand people to government-subsidized health insurance rolls in Minnesota is ...
(Washington, D.C.) -- The youth unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds last month was at 13.1 percent, but an additional 1.7 m...
Supporters of legalizing same-sex marriage are bringingtheir campaign to the state Capitol on this Valentine's Day (Thurs...
On KWLM's Legislative Review last weekend State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans said Governor Dayton's proposed budg...
There were two special Minnesota House elections yesterday. In District 14A, in St. Cloud, Republican Tama Theis was the winn...
On Monday, a bipartisan group of legislators announced legislation that would offer tax credits to businesses that hire unemp...
Voters in the St.Cloud and St. Peter areas go to the pollstoday (Tues) to elect two new state representatives. The House Dist...
State lawmakers are getting a short break from thegun-control debate. After last week's marathon hearings in the Minnesot...
State lawmakers spent the past week discussing several gun control proposals at the capitol. And on Monday, President Obama w...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Unionized state employees would get a two-percent pay raise retroactive to the first of the year and effect...
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said today that Congress needs to make enactment of a five-year Farm Bill a top priority this ...
Taxes and guns are on lawmakers' plate at the MinnesotaLegislature today (Thurs). A House committee has its third day of ...
Governor Dayton in his State of the State speech lastnight (Wed) repeated his call for higher taxes on top-income Minnesotans...
It's day two of public hearings on gun bills at theMinnesota Capitol. This morning (10am) a House committee examinescontr...
Today (Tues 10am) kicks off three days of hearings in theMinnesota House on gun control bills, with more public input later t...
Local lawmakers are skeptical about gun control efforts coming from the Obama Administration, and think state efforts to redu...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- President Obama met with law enforcement officials and youth violence prevention advocates in north Minn...
President Obama's visit to Minnesota today (Mon) kicks off what's been dubbed "gun week" at the Minnesota L...
State Representative Tony Cornish says he's pulling a highly controversial bill that would have permitted teachers and ot...
Congressman Keith Ellison joins community leaders at theState Capitol today (1230pm) to rally support for President Obama'...
(St. Paul, MN) -- "We're taxing sick puppies and sick kittens," says Preston Republican Greg Davids about Gover...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is defending his plan for a 500-dollar property tax rebate, despite some top Democrats who ...
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau (JUH-nayHAR-toe) and Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek were among a small group ofla...
On Legislative Review this weekend, two area lawmakers said Governor Dayton's proposed budget is a starting point for leg...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A Minnesota House committee that will eventually draft the state budget is taking a detailed look today (Mon...
Minnesota native Denis McDonough (MICK'-dunn-uh) wasofficially named White House chief of staff today (Fri). McDonough is...
Fifth-district Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison is introducing bills that would require states to have same-day voter regi...
Two area gun dealers say the public does not have access to true assault weapons. Kyle Carlson of Zero Tolerance in Willmar s...
Democrats at the State Capitol are giving Governor Dayton's budget proposal high marks for creativity, but also hint it c...
Pro-life activists will be bundled up for the annual "March for Life" at the state Capitol at noon, this time marki...
A couple area gun dealers say all the talk about more gun control efforts from the federal government has been good for busin...
The inauguration may be over but Heather McCarthy still has more to do before coming back home to Willmar from Washington D.C...
(Washington, DC) -- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States today (Mon). The president in his se...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State officials say Minnesota has received 39 million dollars from the federal government to continue devel...
The state Department of Employment and EconomicDevelopment announces the December employment figures today (Thurs 10am).Minne...
Eighth District Congressman Rick Nolan is co-sponsoringa bill that would end the war in Afghanistan and bring troops home soo...
Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak is headed to Washington, D-C this week (Wed) to discuss gun control reform with members of Congre...
As Minnesota Senate Democrats roll out their first billsfor the 2013 session this morning (10am), the debate continues over t...
A Minnesota-based organization was part of Vice President Joe Biden's meeting Wednesday on gun violence. Heather Martens ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats at the Minnesota Legislature fired back today (Wed) at Republicans who have been blasting them fo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A recent Wall Street Journal article about the University of Minnesota has some top lawmakers at the State ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has scheduled his State of the State address for Wednesday, February 6th at 7 p-m. Dayton i...
Minnesota House Democrats say one of the first thingsthey'll work on in the 2013 legislative session is property tax reli...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State lawmakers opened their 2013 legislative session today (Tues) in Saint Paul with pledges of bi-partisa...
The 2013 Minnesota Legislature gets under way at noon today (Tues), and we can expect a push to legalize same-sex marriage af...
Former Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar has been chosen to replace Dave Baker on the Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission. The ...
Now that President Obama and Congress have averted thefiscal cliff, Democrats and Republicans are trying to come to an agreem...
Will there be tax increases? That's one of the bigquestions as state lawmakers head back to the Minnesota Capitol to begi...
The Willmar City Council holds their first meeting of 2013 tonight. They will meet at 6 to consider issues like legal publica...
(St. Peter, MN) -- Former state Representative Allen Quist wants to return to the Capitol after a failed run for Congress in ...
(Washington, DC) -- Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation who were elected in November are being sworn in today...
One week from today, state lawmakers are back at theMinnesota Capitol to begin the 2013 legislative session. It's a budge...
Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson has been on the phone a lot as discussions continue on averting the so-called fiscal cl...
A number of new state laws take effect tomorrow (TUES1/1/13) in Minnesota. One new law prohibits third parties from solicitin...
(Washington, DC) -- Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson has been on the phone a lot as discussions continue on averting the...
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) urged the administration to crack down on unfair Canadian trade p...
The president and Republicans in the House continue tolook for common ground before going over the so-called "Fiscal Cli...
(Washington, DC) -- Congressman Keith Ellison believes the school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut have changed people's...
(Undated) -- It's the final weekend of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign. Spokeswoman Annette Bauer says many ...
Officials from Minneapolis, Willmar, New London, Spicer, Granite Falls and Olivia attended a seminar put on by the Coalition ...
As he prepares for the 2013 Legislative Session beginning in less than 4 weeks, Republican Representative Dean Urdahl of Grov...
(Washington, DC) -- First District Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz is calling on leaders in the U-S House to bring forward a b...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A group of personal care attendants wants to be able to form a union and gathered in Saint Paul today (Wed)...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton's push to include same-sex domestic partner benefits in state employees' contracts ...
Minnesota's continuing budget deficit is fueling talk atthe State Capitol about tax increases. Governor Dayton sent his r...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats are talking about tax reform and/or tax increases as the latest forecast shows the state budget w...
The state has another budget deficit -- this timeone-point-one-billion dollars, according to the latest economic forecast jus...
Senator Amy Klobuchar says passage of a new Farm Bill goes hand-in-hand with debt reduction and avoiding the fiscal cliff. Kl...
Now that the DFL controls the House, the Senate and the Governor's office, some are watching to see if they will make goo...
(Washington, DC) -- For most, the holidays are all about shopping while for others it's a season for negotiating. For U-S...
Activists continue a 30-hour vigil (until 1pm) outside theoffices of Republican Congressmen Chip Cravaack (cruh-VACK), John K...
Extend middle class tax cuts and repeal additional cuts forthe top two-percent -- that's the message today (FRI) and tomo...
Recounts begin today (WED) in two state legislative races:Senate District-20, the Northfield area, where 78 votes separate D-...
?(St. Paul, MN) -- More Minnesotans voted in the November election than any other in state history -- two-million-950-thousan...
Analysts speculate there could be another push to unionize home daycare workers in Minnesota. An earlier effort to organize t...
State Representative Mary Franson of Alexandria has wona round in court over an automatic recount, after the November 6th ele...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Ah, the twists and turns of politics. House Speaker-designate, Democrat Paul Thissen has named Edina Repres...
The argument continues after the Vikings floated the idea ofcharging season ticket holders for personal seat licenses at thei...
105 cold war-era vets were honored at a Veterans' Day ceremony in Willmar last night. Vietnam Vet Larry Shellito, head of...
A local accountant says the writing is on the wall for tax hikes next year for upper income Minnesotans. Joel Gratz, partner ...
Although they may never have fired a shot, America's soldiers, sailors and airmen who served during the Cold War years we...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- About 40 protesters braved chilly temperatures outside Macy's and Verizon Wireless in downtown Minne...
(St. Paul, MN) -- With Democrats taking control of both the Minnesota House and Senate, Governor Dayton will likely push his ...
Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature know it will be a much different political landscape when they return to St. Paul Ja...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats in the Minnesota Senate this afternoon (Thurs) chose Senator Tom Bakk as their new majority leade...
See if this sounds familiar. The state Canvassing Boardwill meet in less than three weeks (NOV 27) to consider two automaticr...
A review of the election night input by the Meeker County Auditor’s Office has confirmed that the County Canvas Board w...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Looking back on Tuesday's voting, U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar says Minnesotans were not willing to make c...
What's the future of gay marriage in Minnesota, now that voters have defeated the marriage amendment and also returned co...
Tuesday was a day of resounding victories for democrats across the state. The DFL regained power of both the Minnesota House ...
election coverage jpc 11-5-12KWLM will be providing election coverage all night Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The pol...
-- The latest poll shows the marriage amendment defeated by a razor-thin margin in Minnesota, but results are well within the...
-- The latest SurveyUSA/KSTP poll shows a dead heat on the voter photo-ID amendment, with 48 percent saying "yes," ...
Former President Bill Clinton was in St. Cloud Sunday making one last pitch of support for President Barrack Obama and other ...
The three-way House District 17B contest between Republican incumbant Bruce Vogel of Willmar, DFLer Mary Sawatzky of Willmar ...
Support for the Libertarian Party's presidential ticket isapparently on the rise in Minnesota. State campaign co-chair Ca...
With just three days remaining until the election, the candidates are campaigning full-throttle to motivate the faithful and ...
Governor Mark Dayton and DFL Leaders are touring the state in the run-up to Election Day on a bus tour to rally Minnesotans t...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to make another Minnesota campaign stop, likely in Saint Cloud ...
(Various) -- Vice President Joe Biden is campaigning just across Minnesota's eastern border in Beloit, Wisconsin and in S...
Libertarian Party vice-presidential candidate Jim Gray makes a campaign stop today at the University of Minnesota (11am). Sta...
Opponents of the marriage amendment launch their statewide"vote no" tour in Winona this morning (9:30am) which runs...
-- A new survey gives President Obama a seven-point lead over Mitt Romney in Minnesota less than a week from Election Day. Th...
Evangelist Billy Graham said today (Wed) he supports theproposed marriage amendment that's on the Minnesota ballot next T...
It's looking less and less likely Minnesota will get a visitfrom the presidential candidates before the election, with on...
There were some interesting exchanges during the Willmar League of Women Voters Candidates Forum on KWLM and WRAC 8 Tuesday n...
Eighth district Republican Congressman Chip Cravaack andDemocratic challenger Rick Nolan have their final debate at noon toda...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- Candidates for 6th District Congress clashed over the Stillwater bridge during today's debate in Saint...
-- Democrats are accusing the Mitt Romney campaign of misleading voters about their stance on abortion rights. Romney advisor...
Weather experts are now calling Sandy a "post-tropicalcyclone." The National Weather Service predicts the storm wil...
Weather experts are now calling Sandy a "post-tropicalcyclone." The National Weather Service predicts the storm wil...
The final in a series of candidates' forums put on by the Willmar League of Women Voters is tonight, and features candiat...
When top government officials like Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta take to the air, they trust th...
-- Former President Bill Clinton campaigns for President Obama tomorrow morning (Tues) in Minneapolis and in Duluth in the af...
A new survey shows Minnesota's workplace injury andillness rate reached an all-time low last year. The state Department o...
T-V and radio ads, Internet pop-ups and lawn signs -- some of the most noticable forms of campaigning being seen and heard th...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- A Saint Cloud State University survey finds 51 percent of likely voters plan to vote "no" on the...
The campaign of 6th District D-F-L candidate Jim Graves is touting the endorsement of former Republican Governor Arne Carlson...
People on both sides of the issue are coming forward with their opinions on the constitional amendment defining marriage as b...
The Willmar School District has hired a handful of staff to try and get two schools out of the basement when it comes to achi...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A group backing the voter photo I-D constitutional amendment is filing a complaint against an opposing grou...
The owners of the Minnesota Twins are putting moneyinto the fight to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment that would ba...
Former South Dakota Senator George McGovernhas died in Sioux Fallsat theage of 90. McGovern is probably best know for losing ...
Although they may never have fired a shot, America's soldiers, sailors and airmen who served during the Cold War years we...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has appointed Katie Clark as the new commissioner of the state Department of Employment and...
10-13-12 Minnesota's flu season is officially under way. The state Department of Health reported the first two confirmed ...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- With just four weeks to go until the election, the race in the Sixth Congressional District is starting to...
10-7-12 The Minnesota Peace Action Coalition is leading a protest against the war in Afghanistan this afternoon in Minneapoli...
10-7-12 Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in the Twin Cities later today for a fundraiser for 8th District congressional c...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Hamline Political Science Professor David Schultz says Mitt Romney clearly came out on top in last night...
Before last night's presidential debate in Denver, local legislative candidates participated in a forum put on by the Cit...
Alan Welle of Eagle Lake and Roger Imdieke of New London spent a lot of time talking about preventing the spread of zebra mus...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Opening arguments today (Tues) in Minneapolis in the trial of a Minnesota man accused of helping finance...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is condemning Thursday's shootings at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis that left f...
The League of Women Voters is among groups speaking out against this fall's constitutional amendment requiring a voter to...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota voters polled on the federal health care law are split on whether it should stay in place or b...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The parents of a gay soldier killed in Afghanistan are urging Minnesotans to vote no on the marriage amendme...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The state Department of Health is confirming that one Minnesotan has been linked to a multi-state outbreak o...
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) released the following statement today in response to the House adjourning without con...
(Rochester, MN) -- More than 100 U-S mayors, including four from Minnesota, have sent a letter to Congress urging a bi-partis...
If you won't be in your home community on election day, you can vote absentee instead -- either by mail or in person. Min...
(Washington, DC) -- Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is stepping down as national co-chair of the Mitt Romney campaign ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Republicans accuse Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie of using a state-funded voter-assis...
(Washington, MN) -- The five-year Farm Bill would pass the U-S House if it came up for a vote this fall -- so says Congressma...
(Washington, D-C) -- 9-18-12--The Minnesota Lynx will be honored by President Obamalater today for winning the 2011 W-N-B-A C...
(Washington, DC) -- Congressman Collin Peterson says it's doubtful the House will take up the Farm Bill before the sessio...
Minnesota's 5th District Representative Keith Ellison appeared on N-B-C's Meet the Press Sunday to discuss the recent...
Senator Al Franken says it's urgent congress pass a new, 5-year farm bill. Franken says the drought across most of the U....
(St. Paul, MN) -- Changes to Minnesota's welfare system are in effect starting today. The reforms will affect how Electro...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota D-F-L Party is asking the state Supreme Court to order that Duluth Representative Kerry Gauth...
-- Former Governor Jesse Ventura and his wife Terry are speaking out against the proposed constitutional amendment that would...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Senate Republican Majority Leader Dave Senjem accuses Governor Dayton of missing the mark when he parceled ...
-- Advocates are encouraging Minnesotans to ask their congressional representatives to support wind power on this national &q...
The latest poll shows a virtual dead heat in Minnesotaover the marriage amendment that's on the ballot this fall. Opponen...
(South Bend, IN) -- 9-13-12--Notre Dame is leaving the Big East will join theAtlantic Coast Conference in all sports, except ...
(Washington, DC) -- The U-S House passed legislation today (Wed) that would swap federal property for 86-thousand acres of st...
(Duluth, MN) -- Experts say the Federal Reserve may announce a third round of what's called "quantitative easing&quo...
9-9-2012 The November general election is less than two months away and a few races are expected to attract some local attent...
9-9-2012Erik Simonson has received the DFL Party endorsement for the Minnesota House seat in District 7B. Simonson, Duluth?s ...
Democrats in Duluth meet this morning (Sat 10am) to nametheir candidate to replace State Representative Kerry Gauthier (goth-...
9-6-12 There's more political trouble as Democrats in Duluth tryto field a candidate for the seat held by disgraced State...
Litchfield native Scott Cottington was in Tampa last week for the Republican National Convention and is in Charlotte this wee...
9-5-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A three-judge panel says a "legislative update" that state Senate Republicans handed out a...
9-5-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A three-judge panel says a "legislative update" that state Senate Republicans handed out a...
9-5-12 Last night at the Democratic National Convention, R-TRybak brought some Minnesota to the crowd in Charlotte, North Car...
9-3-12 Andrew Plowman of Willmar says he learned more about national politcs in 4 days at the Republican National Convention ...
8-30-12 Last night at the Republican National Convention in Tampa,Florida, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty described P...
8-29-12 (Tampa, FL) -- At the Republican National Convention, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is excited about the Mitt Romney...
8-29-12 Former Governor Tim Pawlenty will be in the spotlight tonight (Wed) at the Republican National Convention in Florida....
8-27-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Backers of the proposed constitutional amendments on marriage and voter photo-ID won two legal batt...
8-27-12 (Tampa, FL) -- A couple dozen Minnesotans were among thousands protesting several blocks from the Republican National...
8-27-12 (Tampa, FL) -- Mitt Romney is expected to receive the G-O-P presidential nomination tomorrow in Tampa, Florida due to...
8-26-2012 The vast majority of Minnesota's delegates to the Republican National Convention will be cheering for Ron Paul ...
8-26-2012 The vast majority of Minnesota's delegates to the Republican National Convention will be cheering for Ron Paul ...
8-26-2011 The flood-relief bill the Republican-controlled Minnesota Legislature passed during its special session Friday was ...
8-23-12 State Representative Kerry Gauthier (goth-YEAR'), at the center of a sex scandal involving an underaged boy, has ...
8-23-12 People attending the Minnesota State Fair on this opening day (Thurs) will likely run into a few politicians. Rumor h...
8-22-12 Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish says he favors the Voter Photo I.D. Amendment on the ballot this fall. Earlier the Mayors ...
8-22-12 The swine shows will go on as scheduled at theMinnesota State Fair. There were concerns after a child got a new strai...
8-22-12 It's a busy week in presidential politics as Minnesotans getready for the State Fair. Vice President Joe Biden wa...
8-21-12 Vice President Joe Biden comes to Minnesota today for afternooncampaign rallies in Minneapolis (1230pm) and Rochester...
8-20-12 It's expected Governor Dayton and legislative leaders will meet today (Mon) to try to hammer out details on a flo...
8-18-12 More than twelve-hundred dental professionals are atMankato's Verizon Wireless Center for a second day today (SAT...
August 17th marks the date a group of Dakota hunters killed 5 settlers in Acton Township, near Litchfield, beginning the U.S....
8-17-12 Governor Dayton and legislative leaders meet today (Fri)to try to agree on a flood relief bill in time for a special ...
8-16-12 (Duluth, MN) -- The State Patrol and Duluth police investigated State Representative Kerry Gauthier for allegedly hav...
8-16-12 Duluth police say they're actively investigating an incidentinvolving "suspicious activity" at the Thom...
8-16-12 Many events are taking place across the stateto commemorate the 150th anniversary, or susquicentenial, of the U.S. Da...
8-15-12(Duluth, MN) -- Duluth police say they're actively investigating an incident involving "suspicious activity&q...
8-15-12 Allen Quist is the winner of Tuesday's G-O-P primary in southern Minnesota's 1st congressional district and n...
8-15-12 Republican U-S Senate candidate Kurt Bills easily held off twoG-O-P challengers in Tuesday's primary, moving on t...
8-15-12 Lyle Koenen ofClara City defeated Larry Rice of Willmar to win the DFL primary yesterday in the Senate District 17 ra...
8-14-12 -- This is primary election day in Minnesota and political observers are closely watching the races in the 8th and 1...
8-12-12 A legislative working group will meet several more times before the August 24th special session for flood and disaste...
8-11-12 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Representative Paul Ryan from Wisconsin as his vice presiden...
8-9-12 The statewide primary takes place next Tuesday, and in the local area, democrats will be chosing candidates in the loc...
8-8-12 (Redwood Falls, MN) -- The candidates for U-S Senate squared-off on agriculture issues today in a debate at Farmfest n...
8-8-12 The Dayton administration is asking lawmakers to approve nearly 190 million dollars in flood relief for northeastern a...
8-7-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Dayton administration wants the legislature to approve nearly 190 million dollars for flood reli...
8-7-12 (Redwood Falls, MN) -- Candidates for Congress in Minnesota's 1st district squared off at today's Farmfest deb...
8-7-12 Legislative leaders say they've agreed with GovernorDayton on Friday August 24th as the tentative date for a speci...
8-6-12 (Mankato, MN) -- Minnesota farm leaders are calling on Congress to pass the Farm Bill. Leaders of the Farm Bureau, Far...
8-4-12 Former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Walter Mondale will be among dignitaries on hand this afternoo...
7-31-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Supreme Court is considering Republican lawmakers' challenge to the *titles* that...
7-31-12 The legal battle over Minnesota's two proposed constitutional amendments continues this morning (9am) before the ...
7-28-12 A Heroes Parade will be held for post 9/11 Veterans this morning on Nicollet Mall (11 am). In addition to fly overs f...
7-27-12 (Washington, DC) -- More than 40 religious and secular organizations are condemning the Muslim Brotherhood allegation...
7-27-12 (Washington, DC) -- First District Congressman Tim Walz is calling on G-O-P leadership to bring the Farm Bill up for ...
7-26-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- National President Richard Trumka says the AFL-CIO will escalate its campaign to get a new contract...
(Undated) -- Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has drawn fire for her allegations that an aide to Secretary of State H...
7-19-12 Political and legal gyrations continue in Minnesota overthe two proposed constitutional amendments scheduled to be on...
7-18-12 -- Former Governor Tim Pawlenty is defending Mitt Romney's refusal to release his tax returns for years prior to ...
7-18-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The state Supreme Court is considering the American Civil Liberties Union's request to throw ou...
7-14-12 Governor Dayton has proclaimed today (SAT) State Water Trails Day. The goal is to raise awareness of the many paddlin...
7-13-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- State regulators have fined the Minnesota Republican Party, former chairman Tony Sutton and a corpo...
7-12-12 (Washington, DC) -- A bill co-sponsored by Congressman Tim Walz designed to get veterans back to work sooner is heade...
7-12-12 Governor Dayton and legislative leaders say they plan tohold a special session in late August to approve state assist...
7-11-12 In Washington, House Republicans are taking another shot at repealingthe 2010 healthcare reform law. A two-day debate...
7-10-12 (Washington, DC) -- Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison moved to adjourn today (Tues) as the GOP-controlled U-S House...
7-9-12 More than 30 projects across Minnesota are vying for 47-million dollars in state bonding money as today's (Mon) ap...
7-6-12 U-S House leaders have rolled out the new Farm Bill and Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson says it includes 16 bill...
7-6-12 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking atthe option of choosing a woman for his vice-presidential ru...
7-5-12 For those keeping track of former governor Tim Pawlenty'spolitical activity, he's due to make a stop near Clev...
7-2-12 (Washington, DC) -- Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation are urging President Obama to quickly issue a ...
6-28-12 Some of the early reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court upholding President Obama's Health Care Initiative falls pre...
6-28-12 Senate Transportation Committee Chair Joe Gimse is not happy Governor Dayton decided to make Highway 14 a four-lane f...
6-20-12 (Duluth, MN) -- Duluth Mayor Don Ness says he'll seek federal disaster aid to help the port city recover from wha...
6-20-12 House Tax Committee Chair, Republican Rep Greg Davids was in Willmar yesterday for what he called a tax tour. Davids ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 6-20-12-- Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher and his staff leavefor Pittsburgh today to get ready for the...
6-17-12 It's the birthday of former Minnesota governor Elmer Andersen, who was born in Chicago in 1909. In his only term ...
6-17-12 A recent study shows more than seven-million Americans over the age of 65 have been victimized by a financial swindle...
6-14-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Republican-controlled legislature will spend 18 thousand dollars for a private attorney to defe...
6-12-12 -- Former U-S Senator Larry Craig is being sued for allegedly misusing some 217-thousand dollars in campaign funds af...
6-8-12 The group Minnesota Majority is asking the state SupremeCourt to allow it to intervene in a lawsuit that's challen...
6-8-12 Former State Representative Al Juhnke of Willmar says he did not consider running for election again this fall. With l...
6-8-12 The ACLU isn't the only group that has filed a lawsuit in connection with this November's Voter Photo ID Amend...
6-7-12 In terms of politics it's going be be a lively summer and fall, with just about everyone but the Governor and Sena...
6-6-12 Governor Dayton said Tuesday he will *not* appeal a judge's decision striking down his executive order to hold a u...
6-6-12 Over Minnesota's eastern border, Scott Walker has becomethe first governor in U-S history to survive a recall elec...
6-5-12 -- Wisconsin voters decide today whether their governor, Scott Walker, stays in office -- or gets the boot. The recall...
6-4-12 -- We're now officially in the campaign season after Democrats endorsed Amy Klobuchar as their U-S Senate candida...
6-3-12 It took just a few moments for Democrats to endorse Senator Amy Klobuchar for a second term at the D-F-L state convent...
6-1-12 -- Former Governor Tim Pawlenty appears to be more open to the V-P slot on a Mitt Romney ticket, despite saying earli...
6-1-12 (Golden Valley, MN) -- President Obama got an enthusiastic reception at Honeywell's Golden Valley campus today as ...
6-1-12 President Obama visits Honeywell's Golden Valleyfacility this afternoon (12pm), where he'll urge Congress to p...
5-29-12 (Washington, DC) -- Hibbing native Bob Dylan was among a diverse group receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at...
5-25-12 (Washington, DC) -- The White House is releasing a few more details about President Obama's visit to Minnesota ne...
5-25-12 (Washington, DC) -- President Obama signed legislation into law today (Fri) that ensures Minnesota National Guard mem...
5-25-12 Federal records indicate Minnesota ranks a dubiousfourth out of all states when it comes to food stamp fraud. The big...
5-25-12 Governor Mark Dayton yesterday joined Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, Representative Dean Urdahl and other members o...
5-25-12 Representative Collin Peterson is now thinking chances are good for congress to pass a new farm bill yet this summer....
5-22-12 Representative Dean Urdahl's vote for a Viking's stadium almost cost him his party's endorsement. The Gro...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- State Representative Kurt Bills is the Republican candidate for U-S Senate to challenge Democrat Amy Klobu...
5-18-12 (St. Cloud, MN) -- State Representative Kurt Bills grabbed a decisive lead in the race for the U-S Senate endorsement...
5-18-12 The Republican Party of Minnesota's state convention opens today in Saint Cloud and one of delegates' first j...
5-15-12 The governor signed a Vikings stadium bill on Monday butdid not put the pen to a second tax bill approved by lawmaker...
5-14-12 Minnesota's Voter ID will be the topic of a program hosted by the Willmar Area League of Women Voters tonight. Ka...
5-11-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Representative Tom Rukavina (rook-uh-VEE'-nuh) of Virginia is the latest veteran state lawmaker ...
5-11-12 Minnesota House Candidate Jessica Rohloff of Willmar kicks off her campaign at Jazz and Java, north Highway 71 in Wil...
5-11-12 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Pete Hegsethis comingto Willmar today from 9:30 until 10:30 at Mcmillans in Will...
5-10-12 (Washington, DC) -- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann no longer wants to be a citizen of both the United States and Swit...
5-9-12 The state Senate passed a Vikings stadium bill last nightby a 38-28 margin. This version differs from the House bill w...
5-8-12 Three local lawmakers split on their vote for the Vikings Stadium Bill last night. Representatives Dean Urdahl of Grov...
5-8-12 The Minnesota Senate is expected to take up the VikingsStadium bill today. The House approved stadium legislation last...
5-7-12 The Vikings stadium bill gets a crucial "up or down" voteon the House floor later today. The bill needs 68 v...
5-6-12 Democrats in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District overwhelmingly endorsed Rick Nolan Saturday to challenge fresh...
5-5-12 It's the final weekend before a planned vote in theMinnesota House on a Vikings stadium, and Republicans suggest G...
5-4-12 A bill freezing the statewide business property tax at its current level, plus providing other incentives for business...
5-3-12 The Minnesota House will vote Monday on a Vikings stadiumbill funded in part by electronic pulltabs. Republican leader...
5-3-12 A roof appears to be back in the mix for a Vikings stadium as Republicans try to hammer out details on a plan that wou...
5-3-12 Governor Mark Dayton says paying for the state's portion of a Viking's stadium through a bonding bill is a &qu...
5-2-12 A veteran political analyst is giving failing grades to the main players in the fight to end the legislative session. ...
5-2-12 It seems like a never-ending fourth-down situation forthe Vikings' stadium issue at the Capitol. On Tuesday, Democ...
5-1-12 A Vikings stadium bill remains on hold at thelegislature, and Republican leaders say it will stay that way until they ...
4-30-12 Republican leaders continue delaying a vote in theMinnesota House and Senate on a Vikings stadium, pushing Governor D...
4-30-12 Lawmakers could remain at the Capitol this week --despite a self-imposed deadline to end the current session today. N...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republican leaders continue delaying a vote in the Minnesota House and Senate on a Vikings stadium, pressin...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A Vikings stadium bill cleared its final committee in the Minnesota Senate last night (Fri), but expect a l...
(Undated) -- This year's flu season in Minnesota has been an unusual one. Kris Ehresmann (AIRS-man) with the State Depart...
4-27-12 Leaders of the Minnesota Legislature have said they'll tryto finish the 2012 session by next Monday, but it's...
4-25-12 A bill that would legalize fireworks in Minnesota similarto Wisconsin is on its way to Governor Dayton's desk aft...
4-25-12 The whole Vikings stadium bill debate has left a sour taste in the mouths of two area lawmakers. Republican Represent...
4-24-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Democrats tried to get Governor Dayton's proposed business tax credit for returning veterans and...
4-24-12 A Vikings stadium bill is headed for a vote on the floorof the Minnesota House. Backers revived it in a committee Mon...
4-23-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- A move to delay a wolf hunting season in Minnesota for five years failed this afternoon (Monday) in ...
4-23-12 The push for a new Vikings stadium resumes at the Capitoltoday (MON) with another committee stop for a bill that back...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrat Tim Walz is piling up a big financial war chest for his re-election campaign in Minnesota's tr...
Undated) -- More than 450 soldiers from the First Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division are scheduled to return home fr...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited union dues from being deducted from child care...
4-20-12 N-F-L Commissioner Roger Goodell will be at the MinnesotaCapitol today (FRI) lobbying for a Vikings stadium which has...
4-20-12 A bill to borrow 220-million dollars for repairs andupgrades to the State Capitol building failed by one vote in the ...
4-18-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The possibilities are dimming for Governor Dayton and the Republican-controlled legislature to agre...
4-18-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House today (Wed) passed a controversial bill that would ban so-called "webcam a...
4-18-12 You can call him senator now. DFLer Lyle Koenen of Clara City was sworn-in as Senator in Minnesota District 20 by Jud...
4-18-12 Backers are trying to revive a Vikings stadium bill inthe Minnesota Senate after it was voted down in a House committ...
4-18-12 Two area Republicans blame Democrats for defeating the Viking's Satadium Bill Monday evening. The billwas rejecte...
(St. Paul, MN) --04-18-2012-- Backers are trying to revive a Vikings stadium bill inthe Minnesota Senate after it was voted...
(St. Paul, MN) --04-18-2012-- A plan to increase the cost of hunting and fishinglicenses in Minnesota is stalled in the sta...
4-17-12 The chances of aVikings stadium bill passing this session are slim toalmost none after theHouse Government Operations...
4-17-12 Mitt Romney is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination but he's not the most popular G-O-P can...
4-16-12 Lawmakers come back to the State Capitol today (Mon) after their Easter and Passover break, with two weeks remaining ...
4-16-12 The local chapter of the TEA party is planning a rally tonight. Their4th Annual T.E.A.(Taxed Enough Already)PartyRall...
4-16-12 The head of the House Democrats says with the remaining weeks of the 2012 Legislative Session he wants to see jobs an...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Tons of work -- and not much time to do it. That's what state lawmakers face when they return to the Ca...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Republican Party has more to worry about than trying to re-elect a majority in the state legi...
4-13-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Legislative Republicans and Governor Dayton say passing tax relief is the top priority in the closin...
4-13-12 DFL Delegates from the new Senate District 17 met in Clara City last night to endorse a candidate to run against Repu...
4-12-12 (Luverne, MN) -- The mayor of Luverne is running for re-election this fall, but for now is heading overseas on milita...
4-12-12 How much longer will Minnesota's legislative sessionlast? House member, St. Cloud Republican King Banaian says th...
4-11-12 Visitors to the Kandiyohi County Courthouse in Downtown Willmar will notice some beefed-up security measures. Sheriff...
4-11-12 Lyle Koenen has won the special election to fill-out the rest of Senator Gary Kubly's term. Voters picked D-F-Ler...
4-10-12 -- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann plans to call former rival Rick Santorum to thank him for running a courageous camp...
4-10-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- The presidential campaign of former Governor Tim Pawlenty is now debt-free. Pawlenty's campaign ...
4-10-12 (St. Cloud, MN) -- Businessman Jim Graves kicked off his campaign to challenge Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachm...
4-10-12 Governor Dayton vetoed the photo I-D constitutionalamendment yesterday even though he has no power to prevent it from...
4-10-12 The special election to fill the Senate District 20 seat vacated by the death of Senator Gary Kubly takes place Tuesd...
4-9-12 The Minnesota Legislature is on Easter/Passover break and Governor Dayton is clearly not satisfied with what lawmakers...
4-6-12 Representative Dean Urdahl ofGrove City is hoping the legislature approves funding for renovating and restoring the Mi...
4-6-12 Governor Dayton Yesterday vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have paid back school districts ahead of schedule...
4-5-12 Congressman Keith Ellison is blasting state lawmakers for passing a proposed constitutional amendment that would requi...
4-4-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- In November, Minnesotans will be asked if the state Constitution should be amended "to require ...
(St. Paul, MN) --04-04-2012-- The Minnesota House voted Tuesday to start Minnesota'sfishing season one week earlier thi...
4-3-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A final vote is set in the Minnesota House tonight (10pm) on a proposed constitutional amendment tha...
4-2-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota House and Senate have passed a bill to repay schools sooner than planned for delayed a...
4-2-12 The Minnesota Legislature will take their Easter and Passover break beginning Thursday. Some wonder if they will pass ...
4-2-12 The state Republican party has endorsed Lee Byberg of Willmarto challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterso...
(Bloomington, MN) -- The Minnesota Republican Party is backing Lee Byberg to run against D-F-L Congressman Collin Peterson in...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Close a corporate tax loophole so Minnesota schools get paid back sooner for delayed state aid payments -- ...
3-31-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Close a corporate tax loophole so Minnesota schools get paid back sooner for delayed state aid paym...
3-30-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A vote is expected in the Minnesota Senate this afternoon (Friday)on a controversial bill that woul...
3-30-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- There's a proposal at the legislature to start Minnesota's fishing season one week earlier ...
3-30-12 The Minnesota Senate is set to debate and vote thisafternoon (FRI) on Republicans' 500-million-dollar bonding bil...
3-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is saying "no" to Republican plan to take money from the state's budg...
3-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota House Democrats today (Thurs) proposed an alternative nearly three times the size of Repu...
3-29-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton told a crowd of hundreds on the State Capitol lawn today (Thurs) that he had a drea...
3-29-12 Minnesota Senate Republicans' 500-million-dollar bondingbill for state public works projects has its final commit...
3-28-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Upgrades to Rochester and Saint Cloud's convention centers got into state Senate Republicans...
3-28-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota D-F-L Party Chairman Ken Martin is asking top Republicans to say when they'll reconve...
3-28-28 Republicans in the Minnesota Senate unveil their bondingbill for state public works projects this morning (8am). Hous...
3-28-12 The Minnesota House has passed a controversial bill prohibiting those who issue event tickets from restricting their ...
3-28-12 Lyle Koenen of Clara City won the DFL primary yesterday for the special election to fill-out the rest of the Late Sen...
3-27-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A bill allowing Minnesotans to continue buying hunting and fishing licenses on the Internet even if...
3-27-12 Whether lawmakers can do it remains to be seen, but there's increasing pressure at the legislature to finish the 2012...
3-27-12 Voters in Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln,Renville, Swift and Yellow Medicine counties go to thepolls tod...
3-26-12 A Vikings stadium plan cleared one major obstacle today (Mon) when Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak brought Governor Dayto...
3-24-12 A proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters toshow photo I-D at the polls is one step closer to being on the...
3-23-12 A push to require Minnesotas to show a photo I-D to voteis on the verge of clearing one of its last major hurdles. St...
3-22-12 On Wednesday night, the Republican-controlled Minnesota House passed a controversial bill to phase-out the statewide ...
3-22-12 Representative Collin Peterson doesn't think a new Federal Farm Bill can be completed this year. Peterson is the ...
3-21-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- It will likely be another long night on the floor (5pm start) as the Minnesota House debates a cont...
3-21-12 The Minnesota House early this morning passed a voter I-D bill that would go beforeMinnesota voters this fall. The me...
3-20-12 At the Capitol, a voter I-D bill passed committee and heads to the House for a full vote tonight. A similar measure i...
3-20-12 Local lawmakers say there never would have been legislation giving people the choice on joining a union at a union sh...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State Republican Senator Geoff Michel (jeff mah-SHELL') says the D-F-L Party is simply playing politics...
3-19-12 Lawmakers continue working on a bonding bill for statepublic works projects, but there's a good chance convention...
(Grand Forks, ND) -- Former President Bill Clinton is in Grand Forks today giving the keynote address at the North Dakota Sta...
(Undated) -- Two Democrats, a Republican and an independent have filed to run in a special election to fill out the late Sena...
3-16-12 Midnight tonight is a key deadline at the MinnesotaLegislature, and a Vikings stadium bill likely will not have passe...
3-15-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Backers are hoping the Vikings stadium bill will get a breather after it stalled in a Senate committ...
3-15-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- A top Minnesota Senate official says there is *no* truth to allegations in a pending lawsuit that ex...
3-15-12 Vikings stadium backers are trying to get their billmoving again after it was tabled in a Senate committee Wednesday ...
3-14-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A Vikings stadium bill was tabled during its first committee hearing at the State Capitol this afte...
3-14-12 The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that will allowstate colleges and universities and the Minnesota Zoo to cont...
3-14-12 Several high-profile bonding projects for Greater Minnesota are up for discussion in Senate committee tonight.(6pm) R...
3-13-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Vikings lobbyists are at the Capitol trying to round up enough votes for tomorrow's (W...
3-13-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Additional licensing and inspections for clinics performing ten or more abortions per month is the g...
3-13-12 Two Democrats, a Republican and an Independent have all filed to fill out the rest of the late Senator Gary Kubly'...
3-13-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that will allow state colleges and universities and the Min...
3-13-12 If you want to run to fill out the rest of the late Senator Gary Kubly's term in District 20, you have until 5 p....
3-12-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow workers in unionized industries *not* to join ...
3-12-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is asking Republicans to close what he calls a tax loophole for corporations that o...
3-12-12-- Minnesota members of Congress have formed a bi-partisan effort to stop the spread of Asian carp in Minnesota waterw...
3-12-12 (Washington,DC) -- First Lady Michelle Obama is coming to Minnesota. The White House says she will meet Friday in Min...
3-12-12 Hearings on the new Vikings stadium bill are tentatively scheduled for this week. Republican Majority Leader Dave Sen...
3-12-12DFL Representative Lyle Koenen of Clara City is going to run in the April 10th special election to fill out the remain...
(3-7-12) Governor Dayton has issued a Writ of Special Election to fill the Senate District 20 seat vacated by the death of Se...
3-7-12 Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritche anticipates Governor Dayton will wait until after Senator Gary Kubly's fu...
3-6-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A group backing a proposed constitutional amendment requiring voter photo I-D says it's entitled...
3-6-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Sparked by the national debate, two D-F-L lawmakers from Saint Paul - Representative Erin Murphy and...
3-6-12 Governor Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have givencrime victims more legal leeway on when they can kill someone i...
3-6-12 There's excitement over the border in North Dakota -- one often states that are part of Super Tuesday. North Dakot...
3-5-12Some lawmakers are hoping to introduce a Vikings stadium bill at the legislature this week -- and House Speaker Kurt Ze...
(Phoenix, AZ) --03-02-2012-- Phoenix forward Grant Hill led a balanced attack with 20points as the Suns stormed past the Ti...
3-2-12 A top Republican in the Minnesota House says he wants to get a Vikings stadium done this legislative session, or at le...
3-1-12 (Fargo, ND) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is blasting President Obama's budget proposal to reduce...
3-1-12 The latest forecast shows the state budget has a modest323-million-dollar surplus, but the money is already spoken for...
3-1-12 The Minnesota House last night (WED) passed and sent toGovernor Dayton a controversial bill giving crime victims more ...
2-29-12 RepresentativesLyle Koenen of Clara City and Andrew Falk of Murdock have made a decision about who will run for Distr...
2-29-12 The latest state budget forecast comes out just beforenoon today (11:45am Wed) and lawmakers are hoping it stays in p...
2-28-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is turning up pressure in Washington D-C before tomorrow's (Wed) scheduled vote...
2-28-12 State Representative Tony Cornish says Wednesday will be the day the Minnesota House votes on a bill that would chang...
2-27-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- School districts when forced to lay off teachers could consider effectiveness ahead of seniority, u...
2-27-12 A Prinsburg man today announced his candidacy for House District 17a. Republican Tim Miller will challenge the DFL ca...
2-26-12 Political analysts are looking at how the political landscape has shifted under Minnesota's new congressional and...
2-25-12 Drilling for North Dakota oil can get pretty lonely for a man so a Twin Cities entrepreneur is inviting single women ...
2-25-12 A Vergas woman wants to run for 7th District Congress against incumbent Democrat Collin Peterson. In a news release, ...
2-24-12 Minnesota Senate Republicans along with four ruralDemocrats passed a bill Thursday that would relax state laws on whe...
2-23-12 Three state senators unveil a Vikings stadium fundingplan this morning (10am). Roger Chamberlain, David Hann (HAN) an...
2-28-12 Backers of a Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis saythey're close to unveiling a proposal and it could happen...
2-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- House Republicans say they'll move on Monday to plug what they call a "dangerous loophole&...
2-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- There's a fair amount of talk around the State Capitol about ending the legislative session by ...
2-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Senate Democrats are demanding a public hearing on what they say was campaign literature that Repub...
2-16-12 During his speech last night, Governor Dayton askedlawmakers to "please" pass a Vikings stadium bill this s...
2-16-12 A billfor a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to present photo I-D at the polls passed a se...
2-15-12 (Fargo, ND) -- The new leader in the race for the G-O-P presidential nomination says his party could do more for ever...
2-15-12 A bill that would increase Minnesota's waiting period for welfare benefits from 30 days to 60 is on hold after op...
2-15-12 Governor Dayton delivers his second State of the State address to a joint session of the Minnesota House and Senate t...
2-14-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota D-F-L has filed a formal complaint against the Republican Party of Minnesota, allegin...
2-14-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- A bill that would increase Minnesota's waiting period for welfare benefits from 30 days to 60 is...
2-14-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Spirited debate but no vote in a Minnesota House committee today on a bill that reduces the property...
2-14-12 Two G-O-P lawmakers from Rochester want to increase the cigarette tax a dollar-29 per pack with the money going to he...
2-14-12 Opponents of a photo-ID constitutional amendment are offering a one-thousand-dollar bounty to anyone who can come up ...
2-14-12 On KWLM's Legislative Review this past weekend, area lawmakers sparred over the rejection of former Senator Ellen...
2-13-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Two Republican state lawmakers, Senator Chris Gerlach (GERR-lock) and Representative Keith Downey, h...
2-13-12 Two state senators from this area have sent President Obama a letter protesting a federal bill forcing people to pay ...
2-13-12 Governor Dayton's State of the State address Wednesdaynight could signal if the rest of the 2012 legislative sess...
2-13-12 Republican Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar had some good words to say about the recently-unveiled DFL jobs plan. The pla...
Mitt Romney's poor showing in last week's Minnesota precinct caucuses is bad news for Tim Pawlenty That's the vie...
2-9-12 There's a state Senate hearing this morning (8:30am) on a bill that would relax state laws about when someone can ...
2-9-12 Minnesota Republicans turned out in low numbers for this week's precinct caucuses -- about 13-thousand fewer than ...
2-9-12 A local follower of Texas Congressman Ron Paul does not think Paul will go independent if he does not get the Republic...
2-8-12 Rick Santorum is the winner of last night's straw poll at Republican precinct caucuses in Minnesota with 45 percen...
2-8-12 Around 300 people attended the Republican Caucuses in Willmar yesterday where 22 precincts held their meetings and pre...
2-7-12 -- Precinct caucuses will be held across Minnesota tonight and a lot of attention will be focused on the Republican pr...
2-7-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Religious leaders are speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would require vo...
2-7-12 Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is making one more stop in Minnesota before tonight's precinct caucu...
2-7-12 People wondering where their precinct caucuses are Tuesday night can contact their county auditor's office or go t...
2-6-12 Three of the Republican presidential candidates will be campaigning in the state today (Mon) on the eve of Minnesota&#...
2-6-12 Analysts say the Republican-controlled legislature could put a good number of proposed constitutional amendments on th...
(Undated) -- Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul is making a campaign sweep through Minnesota today and Monday before Tu...
2-3-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Republican state Senator David Hann (HAN) says Governor Dayton is spending nearly 800- thousand doll...
2-3-12 Governor Dayton is asking mayors from fifteen Minnesotacities for input on tax reform. The hand-picked panel will revi...
2-3-12 Labor organizations are mounting a lobbying effort at theMinnesota Capitol against a proposed constitutional amendment...
2-2-12 Three democrat House members were in Willmar today to talk about the DFL and Governor's jobs plan. Representative ...
2-2-12 -- Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul will be on the stump in Minnesota before next Tuesday's precinct caucu...
2-2-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate are pushing to put a constitutional amendment on the b...
2-2-12 Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak defended the president's record ata Minnesota campaign appearance yesterday by G-O-P p...
2-2-12 Romney told a crowd in Eagan yesterday President Obama looks longingly toward Europe, making America like Europe. But ...
2-1-12 House D-F-L lawmakers are in Rochester, Saint Cloud, Willmar and Mankato today (Thurs) and they'll be in Brainerd,...
2-1-12 Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney makes his firstcampaign stop in Minnesota this afternoon (1pm), fresh off ...
2-1-12 Local lawmakers have different ideas on where a new Vikings stadium should be located, and how to pay for it. Republic...
1-31-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Senate Republicans want to phase out the statewide business property tax over 12 years or...
1-31-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Extended debate in Senate committee today on a bill that would ease state regulations on speed limi...
1-31-12 G-O-P presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled tomake a campaign stop tomorrow (Wed) in Minnesota. Romney and ...
1-31-12 Governor Dayton says Senate Republicans "showed onceagain that they are unfit to govern," when Monday after...
1-31-12 Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum made a campaign appearance Monday night in southwestern Minnesota. The ...
1-31-12 Unable to speak above a whisper due to the advanced stages of ALS, Senator Gary Kubly now uses an iPad with a type-an...
1-31-12 Republican Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City says his "crusade" this session is to get funding to re...
1-30-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats are fuming after the Republican-controlled Senate this afternoon ousted their former coll...
1-30-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A bill that would have increased fines and other penalties for people who drive without insurance w...
1-30-12 Representative Michele Bachmannn is not ready to endorse one of the remaining Republican presidential candidates. She...
1-30-12 Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is holding atown hall meeting tonight in Luverne, Minnesota (7:30pm). T...
1-27-12 A group of Republicans will try to bypass Governor MarkDayton and put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ball...
1-27-12 A new poll indicates G-O-P presidential hopeful Newt Gingrichhas a commanding lead among Republicans who say they are...
1-27-12 Mayor R-T Rybak's plan for a Vikings stadium inMinneapolis has run into political trouble, with now a majority of...
1-26-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A group of Republicans will try to bypass Governor Mark Dayton and put a proposed constitutional am...
1-25-12 -- Representative Michele Bachmann says she will seek a fourth term in Minnesota's 6th-District. Bachmann, who dr...
1-25-12 In his State of the Union address Tuesday night,President Obama talked about keeping the basic American promise. That...
1-25-12 Representative Bruce Vogelwas looking forward to his second session in the legislature which started yesterday. The W...
1-24-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- The 2012 Minnesota Legislature is in session at the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Speaker Kurt Zeller...
1-24-12 (Raleigh, NC) -- A new poll suggests U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar is "close to unbeatable" in 2012. The Minnes...
1-24-12 The 2012 legislative session begins today (Tues) at noon, and one of the major issues on state lawmakers' plate w...
1-23-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Senate Republicans reportedly will *not* file an ethics complaint against former Majority ...
1-23-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- The state Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the Campaign Finance Board against Senator Dav...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The state Department of Commerce is encouraging eligible households to continue applying for the Minnesota E...
1-19-12 Another reminder from the state Department of PublicSafety about the importance of wearing your seat belt. Officials ...
1-18-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Another reminder from the state Department of Public Safety about the importance of wearing your sea...
1-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Parts of the governor's bonding plan are certain to run into Republican opposition during the legis...
1-13-12 Former South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow died yesterday of brain cancer. He was 72. Janklow was just moved to hospic...
1-12-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A new non-partisan report says residential homestead property taxes will increase on average about ...
1-12-12 Top Republicans are cool to Governor Dayton and Democrats' proposal for a one-time tax credit to businesses that hire...
1-11-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and D-F-L legislative leaders are proposing a one-time, three-thousand-dollar tax c...
1-9-12 Another extension of the payroll tax cut will be one of thefirst things on lawmakers' agenda when Congress goes back i...
1-6-12 Representative Keith Ellison is cheering the Obama administration's proposal to cut nearly 500-billion dollars in defe...
1-4-12 (West Des Moines, IA) -- The Michele Bachmann presidential campaign ended today (Wed) in the state where it all began ...
1-4-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Traffic fatalities in Minnesota declined for the fourth straight year in 2011. Preliminary statistic...
1-4-12 Iowa Republicans held their party caucuses last night andvery narrowly chose Mitt Romney to be their candidate to run ...
1-2-12 A new poll shows Mitt Romney in the lead as Republican presidential candidates head into tomorrow's Iowa Caucus. The &...
1-2-12 Minnesota Republicans have elected political consultant Pat Shortridge as their new state party chair. Shortridge defe...
1-2-12 More than 25 underage drinkers were ticketed by the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department at a New Year's Eve party no...
(MNN)-- Minnesota Republicans have elected political consultant Pat Shortridge as their new state party chair. Shortridge def...
12-31-11 The Minnesota Republican Party's central committee is inSaint Cloud today (9am start) to elect a new party chair to ...
12-30-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Leaders say the state Republican Party is almost one-point-three million dollars in debt -- and th...
12-30-11 This is the final weekend on the Iowa campaign trail for Republican presidential hopefuls. Sixth-District Representa...
12-30-11 In the end, Senator Joe Gimse of Willmarthis week decided not to run for Senate Majority Leader at the GOP caucus in...
12-29-11 In a state that might have offered her best chance of awin, Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann has lost her l...
12-28-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota state Senate has a new Majority Leader. Following a daylong private meeting, Senate ...
12-27-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- This is a big week for the Minnesota Republican Party, shaken by leadership and financial problems...
12-27-11-- Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann is wrapping up her bus tour of all 99 counties in Iowa today and ...
12-26-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans in the Minnesota Senate elect a new majority leader tomorrow (TES) to succeed Amy Koch...
12-26-11 -- This day marks are infamous anniversary in Minnesota. In 1862, 38 Dakota men who had been convicted of crimes dur...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Republicans have serious problems beyond the Senate leadership scandal and the party's debt-ridde...
12-23-11 Minnesota is getting more federal money for low-incomeheating assistance. The state's LIHEAP (LIE'-heep) program was...
12-22-11 Former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (COKE) hasacknowledged she had a relationship with a Senate staffer and says ...
12-22-11 Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar says he's interested in becoming the next Senate Majority Leader. Senator Amy Koch step...
12-21-11 Congressman Keith Ellison is blasting House Republicansfor rejecting the bi-partisan bill that would have extended t...
12-21-11Republicans in the state Senate gather in St. Paul nextweek to choose a new majority leader. The G-O-P caucus meet ne...
12-17-11 Fellow Republicans said Friday that former MajorityLeader Amy Koch (COKE) was accused of having an improper relation...
12-16-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Less than two weeks after Tony Sutton resigned as state G-O-P chair, Republican Senator Amy Koch (...
12-12-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- A well-known turnaround expert has volunteered to help the state Republican Party get a handle on ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- It's almost certain Governor Dayton will not succeed with his idea to increase taxes on the rich, but it...
12-8-11 Will a projected state budget surplus change thegovernor's mind about increasing taxes on Minnesota's richest? No, sa...
12-7-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- State Representative Joe Atkins says the governor, judges and private businesspeople can't do it --...
12-6-11 Lawmakers will tour Ridgewater College in Willmar this morning. Senate Republicans, led by Higher Education Committee...
12-5-11 (Moorhead, MN) -- Governor Dayton is reinforcing his call for resumedcontract negotiations between American Crystal S...
12-5-11 While Republicans were all aglow over last week's state economic projections showing a state budget surplus of 876 mi...
MNN -- Kelly Fenton is the new interim chair of the Minnesota Republican Party. Fenton was elected deputy chair this weekend ...
12-2-11 There are two gatherings tomorrow -- each on opposite endsover the move to unionize state-subsudized daycare provider...
12-1-11 (St.Paul, MN) -- Republican legislative leaders say the state's expected 880-million-dolllar budget surplus doesn't c...
12-1-11 The number comes out later this morning (11:30am) andlawmakers are bracing for another state budget deficit rumored t...
11-30-11 Here it comes again. The latest state economic forecastwill be released Thursday and reports say Minnesota could fac...
11-28-11 -- Tim Pawlenty has apparently attained a dubious distinction. Several media outlets are reporting that the former M...
11-24-11 Yesterday's Rose Garden Ceremony where President Obama pardoned Liberty the National Thanksgiving Turkey reminded Wa...
11-24-11 State officials have launched a contest to find a logo that they plan to use for commemorating the 150th anniversary...
11-22-11 Did the state budget gain or lose from Minnesota's 20-daystate government shutdown last summer? That question will b...
11-21-11 The Willmar turkey which will eventually be chosen to be given to President Obama in a White House Rose Garden Cerem...
11-19-11 The head of the Minnesota Farmers' Union is not happy with the latest trade agreement signed by President Obama. MFU...
11-17-11 Legislators say gambling revenue could be a part of theVikings stadium deal, regardless where it ends up. But before...
11-15-11 Congressman Tim Walz is calling for immediate passage of the bi-partisan Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act...
11-14-11 Michele Bachmann's campaign says the media is writing her off. Organizer's for the Minnesota Represtative's presiden...
11-14-11 A state senator is threatening to sue if Governor Daytoncalls ffor a vote to unionize daycare workers across Minneso...
11-11-11 On Veterans' Day, retired National Guard Brigadier General Dean Johnson of Willmar says we can thank veterans for ou...
11-11-11 Sixth-District Representative Michele Bachmann'srun for the White House had its interesting moments on Thursday as s...
11-11-11 Ramsey County officials say they've reached tentativeagreement to buy land from the federal government on the Arden ...
11-11-11 The annual Veteran’s Day Display continues today and tomorrow at the War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Willm...
11-10-11 (Washington, DC) -- St. Croix River bridge legislation sponsored by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is headed for a ...
11-10-11 Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar is among 31 Minnesota House and Senate Members who have signed a letter to Governor Day...
(Caracas, Venezuela) -- A former Minnesota Twin has been kidnapped in Venezuela. There's been no reported contact between the...
News Director J.P. Cola reports on a Republican plan to fund a new Vikings stadium using funds from a racino... Senator Joe G...
KWLMNews Director J.P. Cola reports on a Republican proposal to help fund a new Vikings stadium with funds generated by a rac...
11-8-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton accuses a top state Senate Republican of trying to block federal health care grants...
11-6-11 More than two-thousand people turned out to hear Texas Congressman and Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul speak...
11-6-11 More than two-thousand people turned out to hear Texas Congressman and Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul speak...
11-5-11 Former South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow said Fridayhe has terminal brain cancer but is preparing to undergo treatme...
11-5-11 While central Minnesota isnt a usual destination forpresidential hopefuls, Republican candidate Ron Paul is kicking o...
11-4-11 Governor Dayton and legislative sponsors are trying to get a Vikings stadium package moving again after it stalled We...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and legislative sponsors are trying to get a Vikings stadium package moving again after it ...
11-2-11 The former campaign manager for Michele Bachmann says he left her presidential campaign because he didn't want to wor...
11-2-11 A sales tax increase in Ramsey County or Minneapolis for a new Vikings stadium appears to be off the table. But Senat...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Vikings officials remain optimistic aboutgetting a deal for a new Vikings stadium, despite Tues...
11-1-11 Governor Mark Dayton says it looks like legislative leaders will insist there be a public referendum on using a new s...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton today (Mon) directed a special task force and members of his cabinet to develop a plan to r...
10-27-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- State lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle are saying "no" to any expansion ...
10-25-11 In Willmar Monday, Minnesota House Speaker Curt Zellars talked about what Republicans would and would not support in...
10-25-11 The cost of policing the Occupy Minnesota protests continues to rise. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says it's...
10-24-11 St. Paul, MN -- Scale back regulations on business...reduce the statewide business property tax...and lower the corp...
10-24-11 Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann iscalling on President Obama to reconsider his decision to pull A...
10-23-11 There's a chance that the executive of the Willmar Poultry Company will present President Obama with the 2011 Nation...
There's a chance that the executive of the Willmar Poultry Company will present President Obama with the 2011 National Thanks...
Senator Amy Klobuchar has issued a short statement about President Obama's decision to withdraw U-S troops from Iraq. The Dem...
10-21-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Some Republicans are thinking about tapping Legacy Amendment funds to help pay for a new Vikings s...
10-21-11 (Manchester, NH) -- The entire paid staff of Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's New Hampshire campai...
10-18-11 Governor Dayton says he wants a special legislative session on a Vikings stadium just before Thanksgiving -- Novembe...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton says he wants a special legislativesession on a Vikings stadium just before Thanksgiving ...
10-17-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton says he wants a special legislative session on a Vikings stadium just before Thank...
10-17-11 Minnesota's colder nights are having an effect on theOccupy-Minnesota protests in downtown Minneapolis. Demonstrator...
10-11-11 The official portrait of former Governor Tim Pawlenty wasunveiled last night in the State Capitol Rotunda. Pawlenty'...
10-10-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Former Governor Tim Pawlenty will be on hand tonight (7pm) as his official portrait is unveiled in...
(Bloomington, MN) -- Michele Bachmann came in second in a Republican straw poll held in Minnesota. Herman Cain was the winner...
10-7-11 Hundreds of people are expected at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis today to join the on...
10-7-11 There is division among Minnesota Republicans over theproposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marri...
10-4-11 The latest Republican presidential poll shows6th-District Representative Michele Bachmann holding onto 7-percent of t...
10-3-11 With the country still in need of a balanced budget, U-S Senator Al Franken says steps should be taken to reduce the ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- State lawmakers are already talking about a bonding bill for public works projects around the state next yea...
9-30-11 (St.Paul, MN) -- President Obama's roll-back of some provisions in "No Child Left Behind" is not taking the...
9-30-11 -- Michele Bachmann is tied for last place in the latest national survey of Republican presidential candidates. The M...
9-29-11 Officials with Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life are applauding a U-S House investigation of how Planned Parentho...
9-29-11 Minnesota legislative leaders were recently in Willmar talking about reforming state government. Senate Majority Lead...
9-28-11 (St. Peter, MN) -- One-hundred-13 Minnesota school districts -- a third of those in the state -- will have property t...
9-28-11 House Democrats say their recent meetings with schoolofficials in Willmar, Northfield, Grand Rapids, Sartell and Anok...
9-26-11 -- Former Governor Tim Pawlenty reportedly tried to land a job at Fox News after dropping out of the race for preside...
Michele Bachmann came in last in the Republican Florida straw poll, garnering just two-percent of the vote. She had earlier d...
9-24-11 Standard and Poor's has downgraded Minnesota's bondrating from Triple-A to A-A-Plus. Governor Dayton calls it "v...
9-24-11 This year is the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and people can get a taste of what it was like back...
9-21-11 The controversy over unionizing in-home child careproviders is ratcheting up at the State Capitol. Minnesota SenateRe...
9-20-11 Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is among theRepublicans criticizing President Obama's debt reduction plan. Th...
9-20-11 A delegation of U-S Christian and Muslim leaders hasreturned from Iran saying the release of two Americans is imminen...
9-19-11 Iran's promised release of Minnesota native Shane Bauer and a fellow captive remains in limbo. U of M Middle East exp...
(Little Falls, MN) -- Camp Ripley near Little Falls is hosting its annual open house and welcome home ceremony today for Viet...
(Undated) -- Congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann sparred with Jay Leno last night (Fri) in her...
9-12-11(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats are blasting the chairman of the House Education Committee, Farmington Republican Pat Garo...
9-11-11 On this tenth anniversary of 9-11, many observers of American society are offering their views on how the nation has ...
9-8-11 More than a handful of G-O-P presidential candidates spent nearly two hours last night telling a national audience wh...
9-8-11 Results of the Minnesota House and Senate State Fairpolls show voters support measures to avoid another state governme...
9-5-11 It was three years ago today (Labor Day) that Republicans opened their presidential nominating convention in St. Paul....
9-2-11 Key Republicans and Democrats agree on a way for the state to continue helping to pay for honor guards at veterans' fu...
9-1-11 (Washington, DC) -- The Defense Department says the remains of a Minnesota airman missing in action from the Vietnam w...
9-1-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Borrowing four billion dollars a day is a disservice to the United States military -- that's what...
9-1-11 Sixth-district Congresswoman and Republicanpresidential hopeful Michele Bachmann addresses the American Legion'snation...
8-30-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- President Obama at the American Legion's national convention in Minneapolis Tuesday announced pl...
8-30-11 Day-six begins at the Minnesota State Fair undermostly cloudy skies today. It is Military Appreciation Day and yellow...
8-30-11 After the first weekend of the State Fair, MicheleBachmann leads among Republican presidential hopefuls in a straw po...
8-30-11 Not everyone is welcoming President Obama to the American Legion's national convention today in Minneapolis. War prot...
8-29-11 -- National Democrats are blasting Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann for comments she made during a Fl...
(MNN) -- Hurricane Irene has postponed the dedication of the newMartin Luther King memorial in Washington D-C -- a memorial w...
(MNN) -- Common Cause Minnesota says Minnesota's campaign finance lawsneed to be changed. It points to an early September fun...
8-27-11 Minnesota 7th District Representative Collin Peterson says President Obama's plans to convert military vehicles to bi...
8-25-11 About 40 people, mostly state, county and city officials, met with House Tax Committee Chair Greg Davids in Willmar t...
8-24-11 -- Representative Michele Bachmann is ranked number 22 on Forbes' latest list of "The World's 100 Most Powerful ...
8-24-11 The Minnesota-based American Refugee Committee is helping with the famine relief efforts in drought-stricken Somalia....
8-23-11(Undated) -- The head of the Independence Party is speaking out against the proposed constitutional amendment that wou...
8-23-11 (Undated) -- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is in third place in the latest poll of G-O-P presidential candidates in ...
(Tehran, Iran) -- Onamia native Shane Bauer and his friend Josh Fattal have 19 days to appeal their conviction in Iran. The t...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Republican Party has been fined 170-thousand-dollars for campaign finance violations. The pena...
8-19-11 (St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Republican Party has been fined 170-thousand-dollars for campaign finance violations. ...
8-18-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Republican lawmakers are pushing an effort to reform state government in the next legislative sessi...
8-17-11 The Minnesota Department of Commerce plans to seek inputfrom legislators, insurers, employers and consumers to help d...
8-17-11 It could be a case of being "all shook up."Sixth-District Congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful...
8-16-11 -- Republican legislators are criticizing Governor Dayton's plans to move forward with a state health insurance excha...
8-16-11 President Obama got off some political jabs at Republican presidential candidates during his remarks in Cannon Falls ...
(Cannon Falls, MN) -- President Obama says "Congress needs to move."Opening a three-day jobs tour in the Midwest, O...
8-15-11 There will be a lot people greeting the presidenttoday as he makes a scheduled appearance in the city of Cannon Falls...
8-15-11 With her win in the Iowa straw poll, Michele Bachmann is getting more attention...and scrutiny. She was asked on C-N-...
MNN-- Michele Bachmann won the Iowa Straw Poll while rival Tim Pawlenty came in third. Ron Paul was less than one-percent awa...
8-12-11 Two Minnesotans running for president stood beside one another in last night's Iowa debate, sparring over their recor...
8-10-11 Republicans will retain their majority control ofWisconsin's State Senate. Yesterday's recall elections resulted in u...
8-10-11 President Obama will be in Minnesota next week as partof his three-day (8-15 thru 8-17) bus tour on the economy. The ...
The "Minneapolis Star Tribune" reports the Timberwolves will interview Sam Mitchell about their vacant head coachin...
8-3-11 Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is blasting the new federal debt ceiling agreement. During a campaign appearanc...
8-2-11 (Washington, DC) -- "Very glad that this thing is over," said Senator Al Franken after the U-S Senate passed...
8-2-11 With the U-S Senate set to take on a final vote on thecountry's debt limit later this morning, Minnesota's lawmakers a...
8-2-11 The budget agreement that ended Minnesota’s recent state government shutdown carries with it some consequences. ...
8-1-11 (Washington, DC) -- "Yes" votes are promised by both of Minnesota's senators on the debt deal worked out bet...
8-1-11 The wait continues for families of two American hikersimprisoned in Iran. Onamia-native Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal ha...
(MNN) -- Some political observers think it's "make-it-or-break-it"time for Tim Pawlenty. A crucial Iowa Republican ...
7-30-11 The U-S Senate has "tabled" House Speaker JohnBoehner's (BAY-nerz) bill to avoid a government default that'...
7-29-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- A Minnesota political analyst says Congress may not reach a deal before Tuesday's deadline for rais...
7-28-11 (Washington, DC) -- Congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann told the National Press Club i...
7-28-11-- As a key vote nears in the U-S House on limiting the national debt, A-A-R-P volunteers are delivering petitions sig...
7-28-11 Two of Minnesota's best-known lawmakers are making noisein Washington. Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann will d...
7-26-11 Even though Governor Dayton and Republican Legislative Leaders came to a budgetary agreement and ended the government...
7-23-11 Union leaders in Minnesota are vowing to continue to pushtheir progressive agenda in next year's state House and Sena...
7-22-11 Three Republican lawmakers have rolled out three similar bills to prevent state government shutdown in the future. Ea...
7-20-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Legislature adjourned its special session just before four o'clock this morning (Wed)...
7-20-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- It was a marathon night with a flurry of bill-passing at the Capitol. The House and Senate both pas...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is calling the Minnesota Legislature back into special session at 3 o'clock this afternoon....
(St. Paul, MN) -- "Work on detailed budget bills continues to move in a positive direction." Those are the words is...
(Undated) -- Anti-smoking groups are disappointed that lawmakers are raiding the state's tobacco settlement to help balance t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- It appears that a Vikings stadium deal will *not* be part of a special legislative session next week on the...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has tentatively set Monday for the start of a special session of the legislature to pass bu...
7-15-11 Governor Dayton and Republican leaders say they'vereached an agreement to balance the budget as state government shut...
7-15-11 Governor Dayton also asked that a state bonding bill of at least 500 million dollars be included in the budget deal -...
7-15-11 Three local Republican lawmakers said they will probably vote for the preliminary budget agreement with the Governor ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Governor Dayton said this morning (Thurs) he will "reluctantly" agree to the last budget-balan...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Some Democrats are not happy with Governor Dayton's latest budget offer to Republicans to try to end state ...
7-14-11 Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is making biggains among the Republican presidential hopefuls. The latest Qu...
(Washington, DC) -- President Obama is scheduled to visit Minnesota next month. The White House confirms the commander in chi...
7-13-11 The chairs of the House and Senate Transportation Committees used the state constitution as a basis for their argumen...
7-13-11 It's the 13th day of state government shutdown, and Governor Dayton is on-the-road for a second day, taking his budge...
(St. Paul, MN) -- As Governor Dayton takes his budget message on the road through Greater Minnesota, Republican leaders in Sa...
(Moorhead, MN) -- As thousands of Minnesota state employees go without paychecks during government shutdown, some people, lik...
7-12-11 -- Governor Mark Dayton is taking his message on-the-road and on-line about the longest and most extensive state gove...
7-11-11-- Governor Dayton says he's starting a road trip aroundMinnesota today taking his budget message to the people. Thego...
7-11-11 The state government shutdown is in its second week asGovernor Dayton remains at odds with Republican leaders over ho...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has declared a State of Emergency forareas hit by the storms that rolled across parts of th...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Environmental groups will set up tents and other outdoorgear on the Minnesota Capitol Mall today (10am-noon...
7-8-11 Minnesota's government shutdown is now a week old. Neither side offered a budget solution yesterday, although a bipart...
7-8-11 A local lawmaker says one reason Republicans reject Governor Dayton's push for a tax increase is the lack of a plan on...
7-7-11 Governor Dayton's latest offer in budget negotiations gotimmediate thumbs-down from Republicans' yesterday (Wed). Dayt...
7-7-11 Thanks to a judge's ruling, the City of Willmar so far hasn't really felt the impact of the state government shutdown ...
7-7-11 Former State Senator Steve Dille of Dassel was selected Tuesday to co-chair a commission to come up with a recommendat...
7-6-11 Governor Dayton and Republican leaders continue budgettalks at the Capitol this afternoon (130pm). There was no appare...
7-6-11 Increasing pressure to end the partial state government shutdown is being brought to bear on Minnesota lawmakers. The ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Former Vice President Walter Mondale -- a Democrat -- and former Governor Arne Carlson -- a moderate Rep...
7-5-11State government shutdown enters its fifth day today (Tues) and more talks are expected as Republicans and Governor Day...
7-5-11 DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock says he wants to "personally apologize" for the state government s...
Undated) -- Congress has exactly one month to figure out how to achieve a deal to raise the 14-point-three-trillion dollar de...
(Northfield, MN) -- Analysts are trying to assess the political damage from Thursday night's negotiating collapse that led to...
7-2-11 Analysts are trying to assess the political damagefrom Thursday night's negotiating collapse that led to state governm...
7-1-11 For the first time in Minnesota history, state government is completely shutdown except for critical services. More th...
7-1-11 While the legislature waited for Governor Dayton to call a special session on the state's budget bills yesterday, Sena...
7-1-11 With no special session called by Governor Dayton before the midnight deadline last night, Minnesota State Government ...
(Washington, DC) -- Legislation to help fight homelessness among military veterans passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate Vete...
6-30-11 After working into the evening, Governor Dayton and Republicans are still trying to get a budget agreement with tonig...
6-29-11 State government shutdown is scheduled on Friday andGovernor Dayton says he and Republicans will have to make a break...
6-29-11 DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock says his constituents favor a tax increase on the rich.Falk says last Frida...
6-29-11 Former Senator Dean Johnson knows what legislative leaders are going through as they try to come to a budget agreemen...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State government shutdown is looming on Friday and Governor Dayton said this afternoon (Tues) he and Republ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- People with mental illness, their families, friends and mental health professionals will be on the steps of...
6-28-11 Governor Dayton and Republican leaders of thelegislature plan to meet again first thing this morning (9am Tues) as th...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and Republican leaders are back at the negotiating table after breaking off their budget ta...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A retired judge is considering a request to continue funding for Minnesota's courts if state government shu...
6-27-11 Closed-door budget talks abruptly ended at the state Capitol Sunday. Governor Dayton and leaders of the Minnesota Hou...
6-27-11 Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is making her bid to be the Republican Party's presidential nominee official...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- As Minnesota creeps ever closer to partial government shutdown, the debate intensifies over which side i...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is scheduled to meet with legislative leaders this morning at 9:30 to continue talks on the...
(Waterloo, IA) -- Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she is looking forward to kicking off her campaign for Presi...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and Republican leaders have been meeting behind closed doors today - and are apparently pre...
6-24-11 Governor Dayton has a back-up plan as he asks a RamseyCounty judge to keep critical services funded past July 1st if ...
6-24-11 The "marathon" budget meetings between Governor Daytonand Republican legislative leaders are still schedule...
6-23-11 Republican leaders of the Minnesota Legislature say theyplan on, quote, "locking ourselves in the room" wit...
(Undated) -- Michele Bachmann leads all 2012 G-O-P presidential candidates in the latest Zogby poll. The Minnesota congresswo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Supreme Court has dismissed on a technicality a lawsuit by four Republican state senators who...
6-22-11 Legal wrangling over likely state government shutdown continues, with a group of mayors this afternoon (215pm) announ...
6-21-11 Republicans and Governor Dayton are trading political shots as a state government shutdown looms in the near future. ...
6-21-11 State legislators from both parties will be in Willmar today. At 9 a.m. four Twin Cities DFL House members will be at...
(Undated) -- The federal government has signaled an end to its investigation of the scandal-ridden Metro Gang Strike Force. A...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton announced today the state will appeal, after the federal government denied individual assis...
6-20-11 It's unconstitutional for a court to order the stategovernment be funded. That's what a group of Republican legislato...
6-20-11 Consider it a form of christening for some Republicanpresidential candidates. Just like Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingric...
6-20-11 The state department of education has granted the MACCRAY School District's request to continue having a 4-day school...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A group of Republican lawmakers will likely go to the Minnesota Supreme Court tomorrow to try to block Gove...
6-18-11 The state department of education has granted the MACCRAY School District's request to continue having a 4-day school...
(Washington, DC) -- "Another assault on agriculture." That's what Congressman Collin Peterson calls an ag spending ...
6-17-11 Governor Dayton calls the Republican majority's latestoffer to try to break the budget deadlock "Extremely disap...
6-16-11 Republicans say they'll make "another comprehensive offer" to Governor Dayton this afternoon (1pm) to try t...
6-15-11 Preparations for possible state government shutdown gointo high gear this morning (WED). It's expected Governor Dayto...
6-15-11 Representative Keith Ellison believes today's congressional hearing (9:30am)on the radicalization of Muslims in U-S p...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The state Human Services Department is sending notices to about 600-thousand Minnesotans that their health ...
6-14-11 "Unconstitutional" is what State Representative Ryan Winkler calls efforts to have the courts decide which ...
6-14-11 Michele Bachmann is running for president. TheMinnesota Congresswoman and Tea Party favorite officially announced her...
6-14-11 DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock continues to accuse Republicans of protecting millionaires and forcing a go...
6-13-11 The presidential politicking is kicking into high gear for former Governor Tim Pawlenty and Congresswoman Michele Bac...
6-13-11 As the deadline approaches for a partial state government shutdown, there have basically been only two significant de...
6-11-11 Republicans this week said they'll put a proposedconstitutional amendment on the ballot next year that would require ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Thirty-six thousand state employees are receiving notices today of their potential layoff at the end of the...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- U-of-M undergraduate tuition increases averaging five percent...academic program cuts...more early retir...
6-10-11 The U-of-M Board of Regents this morning reviews and this afternoon (12pm) takes public comment on President Robert B...
6-10-11 Republican leaders are scheduled to meet with the governor this morning (10:30am) for negotiations on the state budge...
6-9-11 Representative Dean Urdahlhas completed his newest book. The Grove City Republican is a retired teacher from the New L...
6-9-11 Another day of negotiations has ended and Minnesota'sbudget situation hasn't improved. Governor Dayton and legislative...
6-8-11 The federal government has issued a disasterdeclaration for Minnesota -- not because of sweltering heat -- but due tol...
6-7-11 Additional budget talks are likely this week, butCarleton College political science Professor Steven Schier (SHEER) sa...
6-7-11 A government shutdown July 1st could possibly affect the City of Willmar's cash flow. City Administrator Michael Schmi...
(St. Paul, MN) -- With state government shutdown looming at the end of the month, Republican lawmakers head back into negotia...
6-6-11 It's a question of how much more money Republicans arewilling to spend. That's according to Governor Dayton as he and ...
(Washington, DC) -- All states would ban texting while driving and establish graduated drivers licenses for teens under bills...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Preparations for a state shutdown are underway as lawmakers and the governor wrangle over the budget impass...
(Undated) -- A former Minnesota Republican party chairman is urging legislative Democrats and Republicans to loosen up and mo...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton and Republican leaders will likely continue talks this week, after last week's finish of th...
(St. Paul, MN) -- There are lots of special events for military personnel, including veterans, this Memorial Day. On the Miss...
Northfield, MN) -- Many political analysts say Tim Pawlenty's immediate goals are raising money and more name recognition as ...
5-27-11 As Governor Dayton flew around Minnesota Thursday urging Republicans to compromise, top G-O-P officials accused him o...
5-27-11 Governor Dayton Thursday afternoon vetoed a bill passed by the Republican-controlled legislature that would have requ...
As Governor Dayton flies around Minnesota urging Republicansto compromise, top G-O-P officials accuse him of "willingnes...
5-26-11 A group of House Democrats visited Willmar yesterday and ripped their Republican co-horts for not compromising with G...
5-25-11 Senator Joe Gimse says even though the 2011 Legislative Session adjourned without passing a budget Monday, discussion...
5-25-11 The day after Republicans did their statewide fly-around, Democrats take the budget-balancing debate to Minnesotans t...
In addition to the budget, state lawmakers did not finish a Vikings stadium, a bonding bill or a legacy funding measure in th...
Governor Dayton as expected this afternoon vetoed the budget bills the Republican-controlled legislature passed and says gove...
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty officially launched his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination today in D...
5-23-11 Minnesota voters will decide whether same-sex marriagesshould be banned in the state. Late Saturday night, after pass...
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has made it official.His campaign has released an Internet video announcing his plans ...
5-23-11 Republicans and Governor Dayton remain deadlocked overthe state budget with tonight's midnight deadline looming for t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- After another day of talks Saturday, Governor Dayton and Republican leaders are no closer to breaking their...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesotans will vote next year on a constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage in the state. Lat...
A bonding bill that would have provided 47-milliondollars for flood relief in northwestern Minnesota failed to pass theMinnes...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton says an impasse remains on budget-balancing talks with Republicans as the legislature's cloc...
(Undated) -- Former Governor Tim Pawlenty plans to formally announce hiscampaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nominat...
Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate passed the last of their budget-balancing bills last night (Thurs), which all f...
The Republican-controlled Minnesota House and Senate continued passing their budget-balancing bills last night (Wed) which ha...
Some Republicans accuse Governor Dayton of spending toomuch time on a Vikings stadium as the clock ticks down to next Monday'...
There was yelling and screaming and security dragged outat least one protester yesterday as a Minnesota House committee passe...
(Washington, DC) -- Senator Al Franken is complaining after a bill thatwould eliminate subsidies to big oil companies fell sh...
St.Paul, MN) -- The clock is ticking for lawmakers to solve Minnesota'smulti-billion-dollar budget deficit. Both the G-O-P ma...
N-F-L Commissioner Roger Goodell met with Governor Dayton this morning with the goal of getting a Vikings stadium deal done b...
(St.Paul, MN) -- N-F-L Commissioner Roger Goodell met with Governor Daytonthis morning with the goal of getting a Vikings s...
Republican lawmakers yesterday afternoon packed a room at theState Capitol, saying "no" to Governor Dayton's offer ...
The state Senate has passed a bill that would prohibitabortions in Minnesota after the 20-week mark. Democrats say Republican...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republican lawmakers this afternoon packed a room at the State Capitol, saying "no" to Governor D...
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will bein Minnesota Tuesday.The former U-S House speaker will be in Iowa today,...
It's the final push as Republicans and Governor Daytontry to agree on the state budget with just one week remaining before th...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State lawmakers are at the Minnesota Capitol this Fishing Opener Saturday, but Republican leaders and Gover...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Bills that would relax requirements under which Minnesotans could legally kill someone in self-defense now ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature are wrapping up work on their major budget-cutting bills so they c...
J.P. Cola will be bringing you the KWLM Legislative Review Show live from the State Capital tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. Repub...
A new survey shows an overwhelming majority of Minnesotanssupport legislation that would require voters to present photo I-D ...
A new survey shows an overwhelming majority of Minnesotanssupport legislation that would require voters to present photo I-D ...
The state Senate has approved a proposed constitutionalamendment that would prohibit same-sex marriages in Minnesota. The Hou...
Backers say the Minnesota Senate is set to vote later today (1030am floor session start) on a proposed constitutional amendme...
Governor Dayton and Republican leaders met Tuesday buthave made no visible progress toward agreement on the state budget with...
The decline in crude oil prices is expected to bring some relief at the gas pumps over the next few weeks. Some analysts are ...
Unsuccessful DFL congressional candidate Tarryl Clark has her eye on challenging freshman GOP Congressman Chip Cravaack in th...
Congressman Keith Ellison does not believe enhanced interrogation techniques were used to help find Osama bin Laden's compoun...
It's just two weeks before legislative adjournment day - and still no budget deal. Republicans and Democrats led by Governor ...
Governor Dayton says President Obamawill not agree to a special "waiver" on the federal health care law thatRepubli...
Under a redistricting map released by the House Republicans, District 20A DFL Representative Andrew Falk of Murdock would hav...
Renville County Sheriff Scott Hable is asking the public for help in locating an individual who walked away from a skilled nu...
(St.Paul, MN) -- House Republicans with some D-F-L support passed a bill today that would prohibit abortions after the 20-wee...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton continues his push for a new Vikings stadium and met last night (Thurs) with the team's owne...
Over D-F-L lawmakers' objections the Republican-controlled Minnesota House last night (Thurs) approved a bill that would requ...
Two controversial bills are expected to move forward at the State Capitol at opposite ends of the day today (Fri). This morni...
(St.Paul, MN) -- A plan for "racinos" at the state's two horse tracks is in trouble after a cancelled hearing in th...
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will strive to set himself apart from fellow participants tonight at the first debate ...
The Kandiyohi County Historical Society would like to invited the public to visit their new display featuring the Civil War V...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton hopes the legislature will pass a Vikingsstadium bill by the May 23rd adjournment deadline, ...
Republicans are getting ready to put severalcontroversial constitutional amendments on the ballot in 2012 to bypasslikely vet...
Minnesota House and Senate negotiators continue workingtoday toward hammering out their differences over major budget-cutting...
A proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman - banning same-sex marriages ...
Retired National Guard Brigadier General Dean Johnson says the reports he's heard make it certain the man killed by Navy Seal...
Local lawmakers disagree on if Governor Dayton should get involved in legislative budget bill negotiations. On KWLM's Legisla...
(St. Paul, MN) -- A proposed constitutional amendment that would definemarriage as between one man and one woman -- banning s...
Minneapolis, MN) -- Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport isoperating like any normal day after the killing of Osama bin ...
St. Paul, MN) -- A proposed constitutional amendment that would definemarriage as between one man and one woman -- banning sa...
There are three weeks left in the legislative sessionwith no sign of agreement between Governor Dayton and Republicans onbala...
Several Minnesota lawmakers have posted theirreaction to news that Osama bin Laden has been killed in a U-S operation.U-S Sen...
(Washington, DC) -- Confirming the death of notorious terror leader Osama bin Laden, President Obama says justice has been do...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republicans took the first step Friday toward bypassing Governor Dayton's objections to a ban on same-sex m...
Governor Dayton says there's a 50-50 chance he and the Republican majority can reach agreement on a state budget. The two sid...
While the Senate yesterday passed the photo voter i.d. bill, there's a first hearing in the Minnesota House thismorning (8:.3...
The state senate yesterday passed a voter i.d. bill that requires voters to show a valid government-issued i.d. card to vote....
(St. Paul, MN) -- Republican lawmakers are vowing to amend the state constitution, and put a gay marriage ban before Minnesot...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Mark Dayton is giving state legislators a deadline for a completed budget. He says lawmakers shoul...
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