Few people give Chip Cravaack much of a chance to take out 18-term DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar. The closest any challenger has come to threatening the Eighth Congressional District incumbent was in 1992 -- when Phil Herwig lost by a mere 29 percentage points.

Former state Rep. Shelley Madore will challenge Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline for Minnesota's Second Congressional District in November.

Minnesota’s population changes over the last decade will give rise to a complex set of moving pieces when lawmakers redraw legislative districts after the 2010 U.S. Census is completed.

Gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton spent some time this week on the Eklund farm in Stanchfield shooting a campaign commercial. The farm was previously featured in a campaign ad for 8th CD Rep. Jim Oberstar.

Behind the many headlines the Central Corridor LRT project has generated, a bevy of state and local organizations has collaborated to integrate renewable and efficient energy issues into the corridor’s ongoing story.

Follow the action in Duluth today blow-by-blow with PIM's live blog.

Heading north this weekend to steep yourself in DFL politics? Got questions? Fear not – we’re here to help.

The party’s main task at its 2010 state convention will be anointing its official candidate for governor. Eight candidates who might conceivably be considered viable remain in the hunt; two besides Dayton have said that they will run in the primary, no matter what happens in an endorsement battle next Saturday that’s bound to be long and punishing.

Jim Meffert earned the DFL endorsement on Saturday to take on U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen in the Third Congressional District. It took six ballots for the chief executive of the Minnesota Optometric Association to triumph over Maureen Hackett in the endorsement battle.

U.S. Rep. James Oberstar is endorsing Tom Rukavina for the state's top post. "I'm supporting Tom Rukavina for governor because he has unwavering commitment to our core DFL values: jobs for our people, educational opportunities for our children and economic fairness for every citizen of Minnesota," Oberstar said in a statement announcing the endorsement.