Gov. Tim Pawlenty sent a letter Tuesday to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting $263 million in federal funds.

DNC Chairman and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was in Minneapolis Wednesday to push for DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton, saying he is the Minnesota candidate who will support local governments.

Minnesota Democrats are upset: Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty didn't sign off on $1 million in federal dollars for an insurance rate review program, and is waiting to put his signature on $263 million in federal Medicaid stimulus dollars. Now they say he missed a deadline for nearly $1 million in sex education grants from the federal government.

A new report claims that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- which promised to pump $131 billion into the American construction industry -- has done little to help an industry that is "hemorrhaging jobs."

[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 ...

Curious to know what kinds of infrastructure projects the Twin Cities are touting for possible funding with proceeds from the $800 billion federal stimulus package? ...

Curious to know what kinds of infrastructure projects the Twin Cities are touting for possible funding with proceeds from the $800 billion federal stimulus package? ...