Those of us on the road and vacationing in Minnesota this summer are seeing more “Help Wanted” and “Get Job Applications Here” signs than we’ve seen in many years.

Mathematically speaking, it looks like Minnesota won't be getting its fair share of pork. Not that $55 million is chump change, but in terms of federal appropriations for 2010, it adds up to not much more than 1 percent of the nearly half-trillion in federal spending the House approved Thursday.

You know all those jokes that Minnesotans have made for years about North Dakota? North Dakota is exacting its revenge.

So, the not-so-surprising news broke yesterday that Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty is planning to create what’s known as a leadership PAC that’ll carry the ...

On the opening day of the 2009 Minnesota State Fair, politicians aplenty showed up to be seen, say a few words, shake a few hands – and smile for the cameras.

The end of the interminable U.S. Senate race between Democrat Al Franken and outgoing GOP incumbent Norm Coleman catches at least one prominent Republican in a foul mood.

The end of the interminable U.S. Senate race between Democrat Al Franken and outgoing GOP incumbent Norm Coleman catches at least one prominent Republican in a foul mood.

At about 6:15 this evening, GOP Gov. Tim Pawlentysigned the election certificate for the U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, making Democrat Al Franken the official ...

[For more of the latest legal analysis, see the Minnesota Lawyer blog.] Norm Coleman argued that his due process rights were violated because strict, rather ...

I must respectfully disagree with my colleague, Sarah Janecek: Norm Coleman did not exhibit the "gold standard" of graciousness in this near eight-month 2008 election ...