Ask a Democrat what the solution to any problem is, and you are likely to get one of two answers: Ban something, or spend a ...

On Wednesday, Attorney General Lori Swanson formally appointed Crowell & Moring as special counsel to assist with potential lawsuits over PolyMet Mining Corporation’s proposed open pit mine near Hoyt Lakes.

Gov. Mark Dayton named his human services commissioner to a spot on the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday, leaving a vacancy at the top of the state’s largest agency.

The economic forecast produced by the Department of Minnesota Management and Budget details state government finances while estimating the amount of money lawmakers will have at their disposal in the Legislature’s election-year session.

The demographic transformation of Minnesota’s judiciary during the Dayton administration is striking.

The summit will include water quality experts, farmers, legislators, regulators, the business community, members of the public, local leaders and others.

The two-term Democrat lashed out at calls by roughly half of the nation’s governors to halt migration of Syrian refugees to the United States.

Gov. Mark Dayton asked the federal government for more time to comply with new standards for driver's licenses on Friday, aiming to ensure Minnesota residents aren't turned away when stronger requirements are imposed for domestic flights.

Bruce Dayton, the father of Minnesota’s governor and a key figure in building his family’s company into the retailing business that became Target Corp., has died. Dayton was 97.

Too many of them apparently follow frameworks that shortchange minority- and women-owned businesses.