The Minnesota House this afternoon approved a bill that would substantially alter the authority of the governor to "unallot" funds from the general fund budget.

Following this week's surprise retirement announcements from Reps. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria) and Laura Brod (R-New Prague), we're hearing that the end of the 2010 session will be the end of the road for a few more Minnesota House members.

State Rep. Paul Kohls, R-Victoria, announced today that he has accepted a job with a Mankato-based agricultural finance cooperative and will not seek re-election.

The tradition of Sunday afternoon Wisconsin liquor runs will continue. The House overwhelmingly knocked down an amendment offered by Rep. Phylis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, to remove the prohibition on Sunday liquor sales in Minnesota. The vote was 110-20 against the proposed amendment to the omnibus liquor bill.

The state House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) has taken legal action against a liberal-leaning Minnesota advocacy group over an online advertisement.

State Rep. Paul Kohls knows this much: He fell Sunday while ice skating with his daughter at the Victoria Field House. But beyond that the four-term Republican legislator is hazy about exactly what transpired.

A letter from Rep. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria) this morning let his supporters know that he has suspended his campaign for the governor's office.

For the past month or so, we’ve been featuring interviews with 2010 gubernatorial candidates. What follows are excerpts from four of those conversations.

GOP Rep. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria, @paulkohls) made it official: he’s running for the GOP nomination for governor in 2010. Kohls, an attorney by trade, earned ...

GOP Rep. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria, @paulkohls) made it official: he’s running for the GOP nomination for governor in 2010. Kohls, an attorney by trade, earned ...