Gov. Mark Dayton joined iron workers in northeast Minnesota on Monday rallying against the alleged over-saturation of the US steel market by foreign countries.

The state Republican party will stand behind state Supreme Court candidate Michelle MacDonald despite legal troubles stemming from an intoxicated driving allegation.

Dayton has more money available than all four Republican candidates combined.

Gov. Mark Dayton isn't advocating changes to Minnesota's freshly passed minimum wage hike legislation, a spokesman clarified on Monday.

A number of Republican legislators received a perfect vote rating from the Chamber.

The Select Committee on Disparities and Opportunities will be co-chaired by Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, and Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis.

The latest conventional wisdom points to chief of staff Tina Smith as the odds-on favorite.

Kline raised $450,000 during the last quarter of 2013, and entered this year with $1.6 million in cash on hand.

Housley had a relatively nondescript year as a freshman in the Senate last year, but is still well-known among Republicans.

Political and ideological opponents did not waste their chance to grab some of the spotlight from Tuesday's groundbreaking.