Public safety/judiciary omnibus survives five DFL defections to pass.

The Rev. Mark Peters, executive director of the Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota, brings his denomination's faith-based mission to bear in the Capitol.

"I'm going to let this lie," Minority Leader Tom Bakk declared in renewing criticism from budget cuts passed the first day of session.

Both chambers had record numbers of participants this year, with upwards of 12,500 fair-goers stopping in to answer the House's 13 questions, and nearly 8,500 people participating in the Senate poll.

Republicans are lining up for the Oct. 18 special election to fill two Senate seats that have been held by DFLers for the last several decades.

With just one day removed from the 2011 regular session, freshman GOP Sen. Ted Daley has already acquired a likely DFL challenger in the 2012 election.

During the first Saturday floor session of the year, the state Senate passed a spate of legislation, including several tort reform proposals and the omnibus game and fish bill.

[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 ...

Senator Norm Coleman’s speech accepting the GOP’s nomination last Friday contained quotes from and allusions to the usual politician’s lineup of historical heroes, including Winston ...

OK, OK, not really, but we had to give you at least one April Fool’s Day headline on the Minnesota Lawyer blog. Ventura, of course, ...