The presumptive Republican nominee for secretary of state suddenly left that race with a surprise announcement Monday morning.

GOP Sens. Carla Nelson and Roger Chamberlain have introduced an alternate bill.

1.) The Republican field for secretary of state was turned on its head yesterday by the withdrawal of the lone registered GOP candidate, financier Dennis ...

Nguyen cited professional and personal reasons for his decision.

What began as a practically giddy collection of Republican activists at the Hilton Minneapolis Bloomington on Tuesday night turned into a scene of despair by the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

With no groundswell predicted for either party in this year’s election, the legislative races in Eagan’s District 51 are once again likely to prove pivotal in GOP efforts to retain control of the Legislature.

For better or worse, Michael Brodkorb was back on the campaign trail last week. This time, however, the former GOP attack dog, deputy Republican Party chair and Senate communications guru who helped mastermind the 2010 GOP takeover of the chamber has materialized in a glossy pink and blue mailer that’s being used to attack Republicans.

The campaign finance reports released last week show that political action committees large and small have been funneling lots of money into legislative races.

The Senate District 49 race has resulted in the largest haul so far with more than $100,000 in political contributions. Campaign finance reports have revealed this and a lot more, including some notable financial mismatches as well as challengers bringing in more than incumbents.

While former DFL Sen. Jim Carlson won the district DFL's nomination at its convention in March, Maguire had complained about fuzzy math involved during the four ballots it took to settle the contest.