Minnesota Lawyer

After a brush with marriage-debate notoriety, ex-Rep. Lynne Osterman plugs away as nanotech, deer industry advocate

Jeff Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner from Plymouth, launched a campaign for the office of governor this weekend.

Gov. Mark Dayton announced the appointment of David Lillehaug to the Minnesota Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon. Lillehaug, a former U.S. Attorney, will replace retiring Justice Paul Anderson.

Today's news and opinion from MN political media.

The first day of the legislative session bustles with activity as lawmakers return to the Capitol, often with relatives and supporters to help celebrate the day. Here's what PIM cameras caught as the DFL officially opened the session as the majority party.

In a letter to colleagues in the House, Rep. Steve Gottwalt (R-St. Cloud) announced that he will resign his seat in the House before the end of the month.

How to explain 2012’s presidential result? t is helpful to consider both short and long-term explanations.

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The new DFL majority in the Minnesota Senate has made public its committee structure for the coming biennium.

The results from 39 legislative races tracked by PIM show vividly how DFLers won House and Senate majorities: Republicans won just six of them, while Democrats took 33.