Bob Frey’s sodomy screed draws national attention to Carver County race.

1.) A bid to expedite the passage of a tax-cuts bill through the Minnesota Senate ran aground Thursday when the chamber’s Republican minority refused to ...

House Majority Leader Erin Murphy said she plans to hold an informational House Rules Committee hearing in late February.

Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, predicted that the Senate would be able to pass a bill that is closer to the House's $9.50 figure than to the $7.75 mark.

The statewide straw poll contest gave the most enthusiastic party members just their second opportunity to voice an opinion in either contest.

DFL U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson finally has a strong Republican challenger in the 1st Congressional District. Today, state Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, will make his candidacy official, following months of rumors about Westrom's interest in challenging the Democratic incumbent. Westrom is in his first term in the Senate, and won election to the upper chamber in 2012 following seven terms in the House.

If the lawsuit is successful, the registry system launched in launched in late September would be halted until legislative action is taken.

The GOP advocacy groups leading the effort, Minnesota Majority and the Minnesota Voters Alliance, filed a lawsuit in Ramsey County Court on Monday, alleging Ritchie used unilateral power to install a new online voter registration tool after session ended and without bringing it through the proper legislative channels. They are asking the court to suspend the the tool, which was launched at the end of September, until it can be voted on by lawmakers.

Supporting Michele Bachmann’s presidential bid wasn’t necessarily an easy decision for David FitzSimmons. While the three-term Republican congresswoman would seem a natural choice for FitzSimmons, who chairs the Republican Party in her home 6th District, he was squarely in the Ron Paul camp during the 2008 election and worked for his campaign.

A suit filed by six Republican members of the Legislature will proceed to arguments before the Supreme Court July 27.