Conservative lawmakers are ready to fight tooth-and-nail about the terms of new energy rules forced upon the state by President Barack Obama and the Environmental ...

Minnesota legislators made a brief appearance back in St. Paul on Monday to pass nearly $5 million in disaster relief funds for 18 counties hit by severe storms in late June. Republican lawmakers also used the short time back in the spotlight to renew calls on the administration and DFL-controlled Legislature to repeal several tax increases passed earlier this year.

A bill that would bump the state minimum wage up to $9.50 an hour has cleared the floor of the Minnesota House.