Equipment and materials associated with the extensive renovation work underway at the Minnesota State Capitol building spill down the front steps and out onto the ...

The State Capitol renovation is advancing from the basement to the upper floors of the historic structure.

The House on Thursday rejected by one vote a $221 million proposal to restore and upgrade the state Capitol.

The Capitol Preservation Commission has forwarded a $241 million plan to restore the 106-year-old statehouse in St. Paul.

The building was among the projects listed -- to the tune of $4 million -- in the 11th-hour bonding bill negotiated by Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP Legislature as part of a final budget deal. But don't expect improvements to get started immediately.

Due to long-standing structural and mechanical issues, the state Capitol for the first time has been nominated for the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota's 10 most endangered historic places.

By some estimates, the Capitol needs hundreds of millions of dollars worth of restorations and repairs to, among other things, bring the building up to modern codes, improve mechanical systems, fix the exterior and make better use of space.

There’s an increasing feeling that the Capitol is so open as to be unsafe, and there’s a small movement afoot to remedy what some say is a striking lack of security.

I’ll be the first to stipulate that this is of no earth-shattering significance, but check out the Google Street View image that pops up under ...

Divisions between the House and Senate stopped the state Capitol restoration project from advancing in the 2007 legislative session. But key legislators say they will ...