Hann says the idea is "off the table, frankly," and insists his caucus will stick to the deal.

In a statement that accompanied the announcement, Dayton described Smith as "the best administrator with whom I have ever worked."

Clark Sieben said Indianapolis saw $324 million worth of economic activity owing to it 2012 hosting gig.

Franken's 98 percent career voting record in favor of AFL-CIO positions is the fourth-highest among all U.S. Senators.

The teachers union counts 70,000 educators among its members.

The race had divided many of the city's prominent Democrats.

St. Peter DFLer played key role on Vikings stadium, other sensitive issues.

Zach Rodvold, House DFL Director of Legislative and Caucus Services, will now be the campaign director for the caucus. Redistricting analyst Jaime Tincher will takover Rodvold's job in mid January.

Sen. Linda Higgins doesn’t want her political obituary written just yet. First off, while the five-term Minneapolis senator announced last Monday that she won’t seek re-election in 2012, she plans to serve out her term through the end of next year.

A steady downpour didn’t keep Indian gambling workers from flocking outside the state Capitol in St. Paul last April. At least 1,500 people gathered outside on the building’s steps, some arriving by the busload from reservations hours away. Clad in raincoats and shielded by a canopy of umbrellas, workers thrust signs into the air that read, “Rural jobs count too” and “Don’t gamble with my job!”