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GOP delegates set to pick candidate for Petersen’s seat
Seeking the endorsement are former Rep. Jim Abeler, Andy Aplikowski, Brad Sunderland and Don Huizenga.
State sets February special election for departing senator
Republican Sen. Branden Petersen announced last month he would step down this fall.
Privacy, policing advocates set to square off
Body cams will top the marquee next session among issues having both data privacy and public safety implications.
Conservatives line up for SD 35 seat
Five candidates are bidding for the Senate District 35 seat that will be left vacant by the sudden resignation of Sen. Branden Petersen, R-Andover.
Hann looks ahead to 2016 session, elections
Minority Leader Hann sees a path to swinging the Senate back to GOP control.
GOP’s Petersen accelerates Senate exit
Republican delegates in Minnesota’s right-leaning Senate District 35 gather Saturday to endorse a candidate in the race to replace Sen. Branden Petersen. Petersen first announced he wouldn’t run for re-election in 2016, then moved his departure up, leaving the Legislature Oct. 31. Seeking the endorsement are former Rep. Jim Abeler, Andy Aplikowski, Brad Sunderland and ...
Abeler takes another look at Senate District 35 seat
Jim Abeler has decided he might miss legislative service more than he’d thought.
Branden Petersen’s short but eventful tenure
Petersen leaves the Senate after one term to focus on his family and career.
The Capitol Note: Frantic House race spawns legal challenges, more allegations of violence
The legal challenges and allegations in the race between Rep. Phyllis Kahn and her primary challenger, Mohamud Noor, have reached new heights in the feverish race for Minneapolis' House District 60B.
Compromise medical marijuana bill heads to governor
There were some particularly barbed exchanges in the Senate, which passed the bill in a vote of 46 to 16.
Medical marijuana: A deal, but will it work?
The measure, which was the product of extensive negotiations and concessions aimed at allaying the shared concerns of the law enforcement lobby and Gov. Mark Dayton, is the most restrictive in the country.
Marijuana conferees get started
Aside from their sudden velocity and a good amount of attention from leadership, advocates and the press, the two proposals shared little in common at the start of the session’s last week.
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