Goodwin shared memories of working toward the Safe at Home legislation and of her time on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Duluth’s “boy mayor” is leaving the job he has seemed born to, with a successor to be elected Tuesday.

Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. is putting the finishing touches on the new $63 million home of the St. Paul Saints.

Former GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Emmer is accusing Hamline University of rescinding a job offer owing to criticism from faculty over his conservative views. Emmer claims he had a signed contract to serve as an "executive in residence" at Hamline's business school, but that the appointment fell apart after dissent surfaced specifically over his opposition to gay marriage.

On the heels of Republican leader's proposal to continue about $200 million in higher-education cuts into the next budget cycle, Gov. Mark Dayton named Hamline professor and dean Sheila Wright to lead the Office of Higher Education under his administration.

Democrats are wasting their time and money waging a futile campaign to oust two-term U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, according to political pundit David Schultz. The Hamline University political science professor argues that DFLers (and the media) should instead be focusing their attention on the Third Congressional District, where freshman GOP incumbent Erik Paulsen is being challenged by Jim Meffert.