Incoming House Transportation Policy and Finance Committee Chairman, Republican Rep. Tim Kelly, says roads and bridges in greater Minnesota would be a top priority going into the upcoming session.

The Impartial Justice Act, which would eliminate conventional contested elections in favor of a merit-based appointment system, has made scant progress in the place that matters most, the Capitol.

Transportation funding and estate taxes among concerns of real estate association.

A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce survey finds that a majority of business owners and managers don’t think the state needs more money for transportation in the foreseeable future.

Public comments don’t always reflect behind-the-scenes input.

Some lawmakers are questioning the state’s involvement in expanding the rail line, which is projected to cost about $1.6 billion to construct and will require another $40 million per year to operate.

Are broad coalitions the cooperative politics we need, or a play for spoils?

Two legislative mainstays win primary election challenges as voters appear to be in no mood to stir things up.

The new state law creates a five-tiered system that ramps up the minimum wage over the next three years.

The passage of a financing plan out of the House Transportation Finance Committee could serve as a lead-in to revisit the topic in 2015.