In mid-May, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign bought roughly $80,000 worth of television advertising in the Twin Cities market. But just two weeks later, Bachmann stunned seemingly everyone by announcing on Wednesday that she would not be running for re-election.

Near the close of a fractious two-day Republican Party of Minnesota state convention in St. Cloud, Jeff Johnson took the dais to address the elephant in the room: the tensions between supporters of Ron Paul and other activists and party regulars.

Former Minnesota U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy will lead the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management, serving as the program's director starting Jan. 23.

Who wants to run the Republican Party of Minnesota? That’s the question that has been generating a steady stream of rumors and trial balloons since state party Chairman Tony Sutton suddenly resigned earlier this month.

Try as she might, there are occasions when Sen. Amy Klobuchar can’t please everyone. Last month the DFL freshman senator drew national headlines when teen idol Justin Bieber declared that she should be “locked up” for sponsoring legislation that would make streaming unlicensed online content a felony.

State Rep. Phil Krinkie is hoping his first state budget as House Taxes Committee chairman will be his last. To put it mildly, Krinkie, R-Lino ...

The makeup of the state Legislature that will sit down for the 2006 session starting in March may depend on what happens in St. Cloud. ...