Bush Foundation President Peter Hutchinson frequently has used the phrase “bowling in the fog” to describe the frustration of community leaders who are forced to make decisions without enough research and evidence.

The politics of education policy are unpredictable. That reality was on display at Tuesday's gathering of the Senate's Education Committee.

In the wake of an emotional hearing on the dangers of distracted driving, Sen. Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka) crafted a bill that would completely ban cell phone usage in motor vehicles.

Two Minnesota legislators are proposing moving up the date of Minnesota's political primary by a month to ensure that military and overseas voters have adequate time to receive and return their absentee ballots for the general election.

The 3rd: Ramstad Retires In re U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN 3) and his retirement announcement this week, D.J. Leary, one of Politics In Minnesota‘s ...

A razor-thin GOP majority in the Minnesota House and a legislative district in the western Twin Cities suburbs that appears evenly split between Republicans and ...

Special elections last year sent three DFLers and one Republican to the Capitol.

Terri Bonoff, a DFLer, and Amy Koch, a Republican, were elected to the Minnesota Senate last week. Two more special elections are planned before the end of the year.

Governor sets Nov. 22 as date to fill two vacant Senate seats

It’s only been two weeks since David Gaither was named chief of staff to Gov. Tim Pawlenty. But the race to fill the first-term Republican ...