The House and Senate are rushing into conference committee this week, hoping to make good on the pledge of DFL leaders that an early bonding package will be passed quickly.

Main Story: Bring on the challengers • House District 8B: Rudy Takala, a Republican from Pine City, is challenging second-term Rep. Tim Faust, DFL-Hinckley. • ...

This year’s legislative session is widely regarded as a “short” session by lawmakers and public policy activists. The regular session begins Wednesday and lawmakers must ...

An amended version of the state Senate’s recently passed ethanol bill is traveling the committee circuit in the House. The Senate passed its ethanol bill ...