Many Capitol habitués with and without election certificates complain that the committee structure of recent years has created a more frenzied process that stretches legislators too thin and is too hard for lobbyists to follow.

After losing a net two seats in Tuesday’s state House races, House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, is undecided about whether to seek another term ...

In previous legislative sessions, Room 107 of the state Capitol has been the scene of lengthy conference committee meetings concerning legislation that asks voters if ...

The St. Paul Pioneer Press Capitol press corps team has launched a new blog, "The Political Animal." Veteran political reporters Bill Salisbury, Rachel Stassen-Berger and ...

If the special session is remembered for anything, it might be for the emergence of “rump groups.” Better in theory than reality, the rump groups ...