Former DFL Sen. Ellen Anderson's appointment to lead the Public Utilities Commissioner under Gov. Mark Dayton passed through the Senate Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee without recommendation, and will now face a full vote on the Senate floor.

The House has approved a bill that would remove the current ban on buying electricity generated from coal-fired power plants. The bill passed 76-54 with the support of six DFLers.

A historic rehabilitation tax credit is among the key provisions of a "construction stimulus" bill that's on the move in the Minnesota Senate.

[An excerpt of this story was first published in last Friday’s PIM Weekly Report.]With the dismal budget scene, Capitol hearings can be quite a depressing ...