A a grass-roots effort is underway to convince the Minnesota Department of Transportation to study an “inter-city passenger rail” line that would serve south central Minnesota cities.

In today’s economy, Greater Minnesota has a terrific story to tell, and in many ways deserves more attention from policymakers than the Twin Cities urban region.

The group studying a 30-mile transitway from St. Paul to Hastings has shifted gears on its preferred transit choice for the route.

At this time of the year many of us are pondering what gifts may be waiting under the tree come Christmas morning. But in Gov.-elect Mark Dayton's case, he's probably thinking more about what gifts he would like to receive from legislators in the upcoming session.

We’re rolling out a new regular feature. For the moment we’re calling it Capitol Notepad. It’s intended to be the thumbnail guide to daily affairs ...

We’re rolling out a new regular feature. For the moment we’re calling it Capitol Notepad. It’s intended to be the thumbnail guide to daily affairs ...