Seifert's roll-out was accompanied by perhaps the most comprehensive and ambitious gubernatorial platform yet seen in the race.

The teachers union counts 70,000 educators among its members.

Richard Carlbom, chief strategist in Minnesota the gay marriage push, will head a state-by-state campaign.

Though the ink has long since dried on the Minnesota Vikings stadium legislation, there is still sufficient action on several stadium-related fronts to keep Vikings lobbyists employed for the foreseeable future.

Last week the Department of Employment and Economic Development sent out a call for grant applications to spend almost $50 million. At stake was the latest pot of economic development dollars DEED will disburse this year, just another funding stream to be doled out to projects around the state.

On May 6 Richard Carlbom became engaged to his boyfriend of more than four years. Two weeks later the Minnesota House voted to place a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on the 2012 ballot.

Richard Carlbom will be campaign manager of Minnesotans United for All Families, which is leading the effort to defeat the gay marriage amendment on the 2012 ballot.

The GOP's proposed overhaul of local government aid has the potential to splinter the state's mayors - and unite the GOP caucus

House Republicans have released a property tax proposal that eliminates local government aid (LGA) for the suburbs and core Twin Cities by the 2014 fiscal year. The proposal reduces, but spares, LGA for greater Minnesota cities.

Ellen Anderson's announcement that she is resigning from the Minnesota Senate to chair the state's Public Utilities Commission left potential candidates for her old job less than a week to make up their minds. The filing deadline arrives on Tuesday, with the primary election slated for two weeks later.