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Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5% of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislat...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says Winona schools and the City of Winona will benefit from legislation passed by Democra...
Local Republican lawmakers are reacting to the legislative session that came to a close Monday night.Representative Steve Dra...
Minnesota lawmakers have adjourned a session that produced $2 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage. T...
Come midnight, the Minnesota Legislature's 2013 session will be history.But some must-pass items have yet to get final ap...
The Minnesota Legislature is meeting over the weekend as the clock counts down on the regular session. The House and Senate a...
The Chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is praising the state legislature for it's higher ed spen...
The Minnesota House of Representatives Thursday passed the Medical Amnesty Bill which allows a person under the age of 21 who...
Democratic Minnesota lawmakers Thursday reached an agreement on a tax package that is the linchpin of the next state budget.T...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller says he was very disappointed that the Senate passed a bill to allow daycare providers...
With just a few days left in the legislative session, the DFL majority says the final budget will be good for the entire stat...
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill allowing the unionization of home child-care workers in Minnesota after an all-night d...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona said he voted against the gay marriage bill Monday because he went along wit...
Two local Republican Minnesota House members voted against the so-called "Legacy Amendment" bill Friday that alloca...
A positive vote on the gay marriage bill in the Minnesota House Thursday has not changed a Winona area lawmaker's opinion...
Next up for the bill to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota is a scheduled final vote in the state Senate. The Senate vote is ...
Next up for the bill to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota is a scheduled final vote in the state Senate.The Senate vote is s...
An elections bill that would let people vote absentee without a valid excuse has won approval from the Minnesota House.The bi...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller calls an expected Senate decision on legalizing gay marriage a tough vote for him.Mill...
The clock is ticking, but are legislative leaders paying attention?Republican State Representative Greg Davids says there'...
A bill introduced by First District Representative Tim Walz to give military retirees the honor they deserve passed through t...
The Minnesota House passed the Omnibus Energy Bill Tuesday by a 69 to 64 margin that Republicans say will cause higher energy...
It has taken almost nine years, but a Winona veteran will be presented with a purple heart this Saturday during a ceremony at...
The Minnesota House has scheduled a Thursday debate and floor vote on the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.Hou...
Fort McCoy has canceled its 2013 Armed Forces Day Open House because of automatic federal spending cuts.The event was schedul...
House and Senate lawmakers this week will try to reconcile differences in their separate Health and Human Services bills. Amo...
Republican State Representative Greg Davids is predicting that continued disagreements among majority Democrats at the state ...
Winona will be well represented on the on the House and Senate Higher Education conference committee. In addition to House De...
The Minnesota House Wednesday afternoon said "no" to liquor stores being open on Sunday and on Thanksgiving and Chr...
With all of the major omnibus budget bills completed in the Minnesota House, Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski is pr...
A local lawmaker says he his some concerns about a Democratic minimum wage bill that passed out of the House Ways and Means C...
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken along with Representative Tim Walz are urging the Administration to provide f...
Democrats joined by some Republicans passed a major higher education funding bill in the Minnesota House Thursday which has g...
Starkly different views were voiced Wednesday as the Minnesota House approved its omnibus tax bill which would raise taxes mo...
State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he will be forced to vote against a Mayo Clinic expansion proposal in Rochester be...
Minnesota Senate Republican Leader David Hann is calling a Democratic tax plan unveiled Tuesday uncalled for.Hann says the pl...
College and university administrators in Minnesota will see an end to their pay bonuses if a higher education bill is approve...
The Minnesota House has passed its education finance bill that funds all-day kindergarten statewide.The House education budge...
State Senator Jeremy Miller, along with other members of the Minnesota Legislature's Rural Caucus, urged Democrat leaders...
Republicans in the Minnesota House are calling the Health and Human Services bill that passed on Monday a bad bill.While Demo...
Every Republican in the Minnesota House Thursday voted against an omnibus Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture bill...
From $3 extra for a driver's license to higher charges for water usage, hundreds of millions of dollars in fee increa...
The Senate has passed its higher education budget, a $2.8 billion package that aims to hold down tuition and make public ...
Republican State Representative Steve Drazkowski says the House Monday night ratified six more state labor contracts.Drazkows...
Winona Democrat Gene Pelowski on Monday unveiled the House omnibus higher education bill.During a press conference at the sta...
State Senate Republican Leader David Hann has announced his support of the Destination Medical Center proposal in Rochester.H...
Minnesota schools would get state funding for all-day kindergarten and an extra $200 per pupil on average in House Democr...
A plan by Winona State University to revamp its curriculum for teacher education got a nod from Governor Mark Dayton this wee...
Senate Minority Leader David Hann was in Winona Friday to visit with fellow Republican State Senator, Jeremy Miller, and loca...
State Representative Steve Drazkowski says revenue projections in the bill authorizing construction of the new Vikings stadiu...
Minnesota House Democrats are proposing $250,000,000 in property tax relief including a boost in refunds available to hom...
Voters in the Arcadia School District said no to a request for $24.4 million to construct a new addition to the Arcadia H...
Minnesota lawmakers returned to the state capital in st. Pul today (Tuesday) following their spring break with a lot still on...
While the legislative session is on recess this week, state lawmakers have been back in their districts talking with constitu...
Republican Representative Greg Davids says lawmakers need to pick up the pace in the remaining seven weeks of the session, fo...
The Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing is getting extra inspections from the federal government, after a delay ...
The growing frack sand mining industry in Wisconsin has prompted a legislator to propose some controls.State Senator Kathleen...
A break began Monday for Minnesota's House and Senate.The state Legislature typically takes the week off leading up to Ea...
Minnesota House Republican Minority Leader Kurt Daudt says the proposed DFL Senate budget released last week raises 2- billio...
Minnesota's Democratic Party wants an administrative judge to rule that a veteran Republican lawmaker broke the law with ...
With some significant issues coming before the legislature in the next several weeks, like unionizing daycare workers and sam...
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system Wednesday appointed Gail O'Kane interim pre...
Minnesota House Democrats are seeking to impose a tax surcharge on the top one percent of earners to pay down the state's...
Republican State Representative Steve Drazkowski is criticizing majority democrats for delaying work on important issues like...
The Minnesota House has passed a bill creating an online health insurance marketplace that aims to give at least 1.3 million ...
With a House-Senate conference committee continuing to work on a compromise Health Insurance Exchange bill, Winona Republican...
Two local lawmakers from opposite parties appear to agree that the budget should come first before social issues.Democrats in...
Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski says he is pleased that Governor Mark Dayton appears to have abandoned his bid to ...
A Winona County Department is being commended by the state of Minnesota for its financial reporting.The state Department of H...
Republican Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona has co-authored bipartisan legislation that will provide assistance and guidance f...
The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill to create the state's health insurance exchange. Lawmakers voted Thursday night ...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton tells The Associated Press he's '99.8 percent certain' he'll abandon a bid to broa...
Reaction to a proposal to bring Republicans and Democrats together in the state senate has been absolutely positive according...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton hasn't decided whether to keep a proposed sales tax expansion intact but says he expects to an...
The two-term chairman of the Minnesota College Republicans is the latest from his party to support legalizing gay marriage in...
The Minnesota House has passed a bill establishing Minnesota's health insurance exchange, with its sponsor calling it the...
Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski says he opposes a bill that would require dog and cat breeders to undergo state in...
The Minnesota House has passed a bill establishing Minnesota's health insurance exchange, with its sponsor calling it the...
Two Minnesota State senators from opposite parties have announced the creation of a new bipartisan "Purple Caucus."...
Republicans are giving themselves the credit for lowering the budget deficit according to a revenue forecast released on Thur...
Minnesota's projected budget deficit for 2014-15 has shrunk to $627 million, which is down more than 40% from the las...
Lawmakers at the state capital have begun holding public hearings on a bill that would increase the state's minimum wage ...
State senators are leaning toward halting new silica sand mines while the state studies the health and environmental costs of...
Republican State Representative Greg Davids says proposed tax increases by Democrats just keep coming a the state capital.Dav...
Minnesota senators are returning to a familiar topic: whether to permit Sunday liquor store sales.The Senate Commerce Committ...
The mayor of Red Wing says he will resign amid public pressure over his second job as a frack sand lobbyist.The Star Tribune ...
State Representative Greg Davids is predicting if Governor Dayton's tax increase proposals were brought to a vote in the ...
Minnesota Rep. John Kline isn't ruling out a run for U.S. Senate next year but says his decision won't come until thi...
Minnesota Rep. John Kline says automatic federal budget cuts neither side wants have a "better than even" chance of...
The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill that will allow about 250,000 Minnesota taxpayers to claim new federal tax d...
US Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska says he will not seek re-election in 2014.The Nebraska Republican announced in a statement M...
First District Congressman Tim Walz is urging the House to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act which wa...
Two Minnesota House committees will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday to examine the challenges Minnesota's workforce face....
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has announced the official results for State House District 19A special election as...
With President Obama this week calling for the federal minimum wage to be increased to $9 an hour Democrats in the Minnes...
The Minnesota House this week passed a Tax Conformity bill that would extend recently enacted federal tax deductions to Minne...
More than 35,000 low income Minnesota residents are a step closer to becoming eligible for a subsidized health insurance prog...
The Red Wing mayor came under fire Monday night from citizens opposed to his taking on a second job as executive director of ...
Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski has authored a bill that would make any new federal regulations on Minnesota gunow...
Two Republican state lawmakers from the Winona area are differing in their positions when it comes to Sunday liquor sales in ...
Some local lawmakers are reacting to the Governor's State of the State address Wednesday night saying Governor Dayton is ...
Different reactions to Governor Mark Dayton's state of the state speech Wednesday night at the state capital.Republican R...
Minnesota lawmakers will try once again to lift the state's longstanding ban on liquor sales on Sundays.A bipartisan bill...
Winona Representative Gene Pelowski says DFL-proposed changes to the rules for debates on the House floor are not meant to st...
A Wisconsin legislator is using Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal to try to lure business across the state border.Republ...
The mayor of Red Wing has been hired to promote the frac-sand industry as the debate continues in southeastern Minnesota over...
Republicans in the Minnesota House are banding together when it comes to gun control legislation that will be heard this week...
New Minnesota campaign finance reports show that spending on the fight over an unsuccessful constitutional amendment to ban g...
Governor Mark Dayton met last Monday with lawmakers from southeastern Minnesota and representatives of state agencies dealing...
A Lonsdale man has announced he will run for the Minnesota Republican party's State Chair.Bill Paulson, in a news release...
The special primary election for four Democrats vying to fill an open southern Minnesota state House seat will be held Tuesda...
As lawmakers in St. Paul begin hearings this week on the Governor's budget proposals, DFL State Senator Mat Schmit of Red...
Republican State Representative Greg Davids says the House Taxes Committee will get its first formal review of Governor Dayto...
Governor Mark Dayton says there is no government money right now to build high-speed rail lines in Minnesota. Speaking at the...
Governor Mark Dayton says he is under no illusions about how difficult it will be to get his proposed budget through the legi...
Local residents are being asked to have some patience when it comes to Governor Mark Dayton's proposed budget released Tu...
State Representative Greg Davids is expressesing some concerns over the proposed budget that Governor Mark Dayton unveiled Tu...
While most eyes were fixed on President Barack Obama during the presidential inauguration, a family from Kasson was watching ...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is continuing her fight to help Minnesota families impacted by the Russian government's r...
Legislators in in St. Paul are expected to begin debate this session on the issue of frac sand mining in the state.District 2...
Representative Greg Davids says he fears huge tax increases when Governor Mark Dayton unveils his budget proposal next week.D...
State Representative Greg Davids says he has some concerns about the state healthcare insurance exchange legislation unveiled...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he expects Governor Dayton's proposed budget will include more taxe...
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar featured donuts from Bloedows Bakery in Winona at the open house she hosted in her Washington, DC ...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he expects Governor Dayton's proposed budget will include more taxe...
New Minnesota State Senator Matt Schmit says getting the state budget in balance is a chief priority for him in the 2013 sess...
Republican Allen Quist has been endorsed by his party to run the District 19A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives....
With Democratic lawmakers in St. Paul pointing at tax increases as a way to solve a looming $1.1 billion budget deficit d...
Minnesota House and Senate Democrats are laying down a few markers on the upcoming budget debate: Any deal must include spend...
House Republicans are calling for the House Agriculture Finance Committee to be brought back and a move to shift the Ag Polic...
La Crosse Democratic Congressman Ron Kind says that divided government necessitates compromise...and that is what will be req...
With the Minnesota legislature underway in St. Paul, and the Democrats in charge of both the House and Senate, Republican Rep...
While Republicans in Congress say the focus over the next two months should be on spending cuts, Democratic Minnesota Senator...
While Republicans in Congress say the focus over the next two months should be on spending cuts, Democratic Minnesota Senator...
Allen Quist has made it official.The Republican Quist announced he will be a candidate in the special election for the Minnes...
Former First District Congressman Tim Penny says he was disappointed with the last-minute compromise Congress came up with in...
Wisconsin U S Senator Ron Johnson says President Obama got what he demanded Tuesday, a tax increase on the job-creating secto...
Count Howard Bicker among those taking careful stock of the sputtering fiscal cliff talks in Washington.The executive directo...
A public roundtable discussion in Winona Thursday with Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak has been postponed.The event was to have b...
Democratic leaders assuming control of the Minnesota Legislature next month say now is the time to take a closer look at the ...
Retiring Winona Mayor, Jerry Miller, presided over his final City Council meeting Monday night.Miller thanked all the council...
Republican State Sen. Jeremy Miller of Winona will serve on several committees during the 2013 legislative session.Miller wil...
Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak will be in Winona on Thursday of this week.Rybak will attend a roundtable discussion with Winona M...
The White House says President Barack Obama has been briefed on a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday morning....
State Representative Steve Drazkowski was honored by fellow Minnesota House Republicans recently as they elected him Assistan...
Congressman Tim Walz is calling on leaders in the U-S House to bring forward a bill that will extend middle class tax cuts ri...
Outgoing Winona County Board Chair Mena Kaehler said the board made many accomplishments during her four-year tenure as a boa...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is calling on the House of Representatives to take immediate action on the 2012 Farm Bill.Sen...
Minnesota faces a budget shortfall of $1.1 billion for the next two years as Democrats prepare to take over the Legislatu...
Minnesota faces a budget shortfall of $1.1 billion for the next two years as Democrats prepare to take over the Legislatu...
Republican Allen Quist is calling on the House to pass the Farm Bill now. Quist, who lost to Democrat Tim Walz in the First D...
Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin will not set up a health insurance exchange under President Barack Obama's Affordable Ca...
Third District Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind says Congress needs to work out a compromise on the budget before reaching the ...
Minnesota House Republicans have picked Rep. Kurt Daudt as their new minority leader.KTTC TV reports the 39 year old was chos...
Democrats who won legislative majorities in Tuesday's election picked their top leaders Thursday.House Democrats picked c...
Winona's mayor-elect, Mark Peterson admits he is facing a lot of challenges ahead when he takes office in January but one...
Representatives Gene Pelowsk (D-Winona), Greg Davids (R-Preston) and Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) were all headed back to St....
The American Association of Retired People is among the groups that has been opposing the proposed Voter ID amendment to Minn...
How to read this constitutional amendment: words that are not underlined are existing language in the Minnesota Constitution ...
One week before the election and Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says Minnesota is expected to be one of the top st...
The latest figure to enter the battle over voter photo ID constitutional amendment is former Governor Arne Carlson, who is no...
The Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota is predicting Republicans will hold on to their majorities in both the stat...
Veteran DFL lawmaker Gene Pelowski is asking voters to return him to the Minnesota House of Representatives for a 14th term w...
First he was endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business in Minnesota, now Republican State Senator Jeremy Mi...
Two Minnesota State Senate races involving candidates who represent the Winona area are getting statewide attention before th...
Winona Radio has begun a series of interviews with local candidates running in the November 6th general election.The 10 minut...
The Supreme Court won't stop Minnesota from blocking its judicial candidates from endorsing candidates in other elections...
A new poll in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race shows that well more than half of respondents didn't recognize the name Ku...
First District Congressman Tim Walz was in St. Paul Tuesday announcing the formation of a veterans group that will urge voter...
Minnesota's Roman Catholic bishops are urging churchgoers to donate money for television ads in support of a constitution...
The majority of Minnesotans who were asked say the economy and jobs are the primary issues that will drive their vote on elec...
Absentee voting has begun in Minnesota for voters who can't make it to the polls on Election Day, November 6th.State law ...
Minnesota State Senate District 28 Democratic candidate Jack Krage told a Lewiston Chamber of Commerce and Civic Group audien...
The Lewiston Chamber of Commerce and Civic Group had a chance to hear from Republican newcomer Adam Pace of Winona who is cha...
The Winona Sate Student Senate will host the two candidates for Winona mayor this week and next week.Student body President A...
The Lewiston Area Chamber of Commerce and Civic Group will hold another candidate forum on Wednesday, September 19th at noon ...
DFL District 28B House of Representatives challenger Ken Tschumper of La Crescent says he is confident a campaign finance com...
The Rushford City Council has set a preliminary 2013 property tax levy that includes a 2.9% increase over the 2012 levy.Accor...
The Wisconsin state Department of Natural Resources and La Crosse city officials say a new audit shows a conservancy group im...
All local government offices are closed this weekend because of the Labor Day holiday on Monday.That includes all city, count...
A Republican-led legislative panel has rejected new contracts for more than 27,000 state employees.The Subcommittee on Employ...
The two candidates running for the First District Congressional seat will debate on Thursday, September 27th, in Byron.The Re...
Local lawmakers say it took a bipartisan effort to fashion the $167 million flood relief bill during Friday's special...
The Winona County Republicans have opened a new headquarters in the Winona Mall as they prepare for the November general elec...
Two candidates running for the Minnesota state legislature will be attending the Goodview City Council meeting Monday.On hand...
Federal judge Donovan Frank has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to force state officials to check the eligibility of voters ...
Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is facing a deep depression and has a lot ...
First District Republicans will gather in Mankato on Saturday August 18th to formally endorse Alan Quist to run against Democ...
Republican Alan Quist, who defeated fellow Republican Mike Parry in Tuesday's primary, is calling for the party to unite ...
A campaign spokesman for state Sen. Mike Parry says Parry has conceded to Allen Quist in their 1st District House primary.Ben...
Mark Peterson and George Borzyskowski will face off in the November general election in their race to become the next mayor o...
Mankato city leaders have voted to oppose an amendment to the state constitution banning marriage by people of the same gende...
A complaint has been filed with the Minnesota State Campaign Finance Board against the Democratic candidate who is opposing i...
The Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota says Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his ...
Appearing for the first time as Mitt Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is attacking President Barack Obama ...
Republican legislative leaders are advising lawmakers to prepare for an Aug. 24 special session on flood relief.A memo from H...
The Lewiston Area Chamber of Commerce and Civic Group will be hosting two candidates running for the state legislature next w...
Candidates running for the First District Congressional seat will square off in a debate Tuesday at FarmFest in Redwood Falls...
Candidates running for the First District Congressional seat will square off in a debate Tuesday, August 7th, at FarmFest in ...
Republicans Mike Parry and Allen Quist are sharpening their attacks in an increasingly bitter primary fight in southern Minne...
The leader of Minnesota Senate Democrats says his caucus doesn't intend to highlight tawdry details of a GOP sex scandal ...
Wisconsin state Sen. Van Wanggaard has decided not to challenge his loss in last month’s recall election, and is conced...
Campaign finance reports show an Eau Claire Democrat who challenged Republican state Sen. Terry Moulton in last month's r...
Councilmember Debbie White has withdrawn from the Winona mayoral race.In a prepared statement, White said "With regret I...
The free Beethoven Pops Concert by the Minnesota Orchestra in Lake Park Thursday has been cancelled. A spokesperson in the fe...
A top Democratic lawmaker says Minnesota can avoid another state government shutdown by giving Democrats control of the Legis...
Minnesota state lawmakers are reacting to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act.Democra...
ABC News is reporting that Marco Rubio may no longer be the front-runner for Mitt Romney's running mate as the GOP pick f...
The most contentious and expensive election in Wisconsin history is over, and Governor Scott Walker has survived the recall. ...
First-term Republican Gov. Scott Walker has survived the Wisconsin recall election, beating back a labor-backed effort to uns...
La Crerscent farmer Ken Tschumper made it official Monday when he filed for election to the new District 28B seat in the Minn...
Wisconsin's historic recall election is expected to draw large numbers of voters to the polls Tuesday. Republican Gov. Sc...
Democrats in Minnesota's congressional delegation are in a bind over a bill by Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen to elimi...
The fight for control of the Minnesota Legislature has a new urgency for Democrats gathering in Rochester for their state con...
President Barack Obama is visiting Minnesota to unveil a job initiative for veterans, and to attend fundraisers in Minneapoli...
State Representative Greg Davids of Preston is one of only two Republican Minnesota lawmakers endorsed for the November elect...
Republican incumbent State Representative Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa has filed for re-election in the new House District 21-...
The City of Goodview will have a new leader in 2013.Current city councilman Steve Baumgart has filed to run for mayor in Nove...
A race for the new District 28 Minnesota State Senate seat has become official with the filing of two candidates. Filing for ...
The chief author of the proposed constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID at the election polls says she is confident th...
As candidates have begun filing for mayor of Winona, current Mayor Jerry Miller says he is looking for his replacement to be ...
Two legislators representing the Winona area have filed for re-election Tuesday.Democratic State Representative Gene Pelowski...
Two legislators representing the Winona area have filed for re-election Tuesday.Democratic State Representative Gene Pelowski...
Two legislators representing the Winona area have filed for re-election Tuesday.Democratic State Representative Gene Pelowski...
Candidates have begun filing to run for elected positions ranging from the Minnesota Legislature to the U.S. Congress. The fi...
Two more candidates announced their intentions to run for mayor of Winona.At last night's City Council meeting Fourth War...
Minnesota Republicans selected Kurt Bills of Rosemount as their candidate to oppose Democrat Amy Klobachar for the U-S Senate...
Minnesota Republicans have endorsed a state representative and high school economics teacher as their candidate to challenge ...
Minnesota Republicans are gathering in St. Cloud this weekend to endorse a candidate for the U.S. Senate.The Republican State...
Citing the budget turnaround and sweeping strides in reform, Minnesota Republican Senate Majority Leader David Senjem of Roch...
Republican State Senator John Howe says that while he supports the new Vikings stadium he has concerns about the way it will ...
Citing the budget turnaround and sweeping strides in reform, Minnesota Republican Senate Majority Leader David Senjem of Roch...
At this time last year, Tim Pawlenty was gearing up to officially launch his White House race. Now the former two-term Minnes...
The Republican majority leader in the Minnesota Senate will be paying a visit to Winona on Monday to talk about the just-comp...
Bruce Montplaisir of Altura has been endorsed by the DFL party to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives seat current...
Winona State University has announced that receptions will be held on both the Winona and Rochester campuses on Wednesday to ...
Minnesota House lawmakers are talking about the completed 2012 legislative session on Thursday. The House adjourned after app...
Winona County Historical Society Executive Director Mark Peterson announced Tuesday he's throwing his hat into the ring f...
After 11 hours of debate and some close calls, the Minnesota Vikings stadium legislation won approval late Tuesday from the s...
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic primary Tuesday in Wisconsin’s historic recall election, leaving him wit...
The Minnesota House has approved a plan to build a $975 million stadium for the Vikings, but with a big boost in what the...
Kathleen Vinehout has been running for Wisconsin governor as a grassroots rural state senator with a conservative pocket book...
Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton Friday vetoed a Republican tax bill containing breaks for businesses that would have been paid fo...
A western Wisconsin cabin owned by Congressman Ron Kind is destroyed by fire. Authorities suspect a lightning strike started ...
The two Republican candidates seeking the endorsement for the First Congressional seat will both go directly to the August 14...
The Minnesota House has approved a tax bill that has become a linchpin in end-of-session negotiations. The House passed the b...
Governor Mark Dayton is urging Minnesota residents to call their lobby their lawmakers to get them to pass a Vikings Stadium ...
Members of Winona's Charlie Company of the Minnesota National Guard were welcomed home Tuesday afternoon in Lake Park.The...
Allen Quist says he can't wait for another endorsing convention to be scheduled so he will run in the August 14th Republi...
Democrats in Winona, Houston, and Fillmore counties will meet in Rushford Sunday to endorse candidates for the Minnesota Sena...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he will run for re-election this year.
Minnesota Teacher of the Year, Winona's Katy Smith(far left),appears at the White House with PresidentObama and other sta...
Republicans in Minnesota's First Congressional District are still deciding whether to hold a second endorsing convention ...
President Obama is campaigning to prevent the cost of college borrowing from soaring for millions of students on July 1. His ...
Representative Steve Drazkowski says he is not sure yet how he will vote if a Minnesota Vikings stadium bill reaches the Hous...
The Minnesota House has moved a step closer to allowing Minnesotans greater access to legal fireworks. The House passed the f...
The four major Democratic candidates running to face Gov. Scott Walker in the spring recall election will be in Racine Monday...
Republican's in southern Minnesota's 1st Congressional District will need to meet again to try to endorse a candidate...
Both Republicans and Democrats in Minnesota's First Congressional District will hold their respective district convention...
Former presidential candidate and Sixth District Representative Michelle Bachmann has endorsed Allen Quist for the First Dist...
Local and area Republican lawmakers are expressing disappointment that a House committee this week voted down a Minnesota Vik...
Minnesota lawmakers are digging in for the final session push toward session adjournment.High hopes of January's session ...
Whoever emerges from the Republican Party to face Democratic Rep. Tim Walz will be at a financial disadvantage in Minnesota&#...
Minnesota First District Congressman Tim Walz says he's very concerned about the impact a proposed GOP budget would have ...
A senior Republican state senator says she'll leave the Minnesota Legislature after this term, citing frustration with de...
The state has denied unemployment benefits for the Republican Senate staffer who was fired following an affair with the major...
A former Ho-Chunk legislator has pleaded guilty to bribery in federal court. 53-year-old Clarence Pettibone, of Black River F...
DFL lawmakers at the state capital are calling on the Republican majority to focus more on jobs and the economy plus property...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he's ready to do whatever he can to urge voters to reject the proposed voter ID constitut...
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that uses money from a state settlement with HMOs to restore $22 million in cuts m...
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a Republican-crafted bill that would have repaid state IOUs to Minnesota public school...
Sue Pronschinske and Steve Scharlau won re-election to three year seats on the Cochrane-Fountain City School Board on Tuesday...
Turnout in Wisconsin's presidential primary election was just over 23%, falling short of predictions it would be 35%.With...
Arcadia Mayor John Kimmel was re-elected to another term Tuesday. Kimmel received 190 votes to former Mayor Gary Bautch's...
A recall election has been officially ordered against embattled first-term Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker after more than 900,00...
The chairman of the Minnesota House Tax Committee says he will continue to support the House bonding bill, but he likes the S...
Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and three others have introduced legislation designed to help veterans use the skills th...
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Minnesota lawmakers are joining a sudden move to block employers from asking applicants for their passwords to social network...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says he will seek another term in the Minnesota House in the fall. While not making a form...
Minnesota Senate Republicans are proposing $496 million in building and infrastructure projects around the state.The GOP ...
A day after Supreme Court justices indicated that the insurance mandate in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul ...
Republican Steve Drazkowski has been selected to serve on a House-Senate conference committee that will iron out differences ...
The proposed consitutional amendment to require Minnesota voters to present a photo ID is one step closer to the November bal...
An effort to move the so-called 'Right to Work' constitutional amendment proposal another step closer to approval in ...
Less than two weeks before the election, one of the two candidates running for mayor in Arcadia has pulled out of the race.Fo...
The Republican Governors Association has launched a new television ad in Wisconsin attacking Democrats Tom Barrett and Kathle...
The Minnesota House has passed a Republican-sponsored bill to reduce and ultimately eliminate state property taxes on busines...
Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he will decide between March 30 and April 3 whether he will run against Gov. Scot...
Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski calls the Tax Bill passed in the House Wednesday a potential game changer for busi...
A proposal to make Minnesota voters show a photo ID at the polls is now halfway to a spot on the November ballot. The full Mi...
Minnesota House Republicans are proposing a $280 million package of construction projects that focuses on refurbishing bu...
Minnesota House and Senate Democratic leaders continue to voice their concerns about the lack of action on their proposed job...
This promises to be another busy week for lawmakers in St. Paul as another deadline approaches.Republican State Senator John ...
The Minnesota House has approved a Republican-backed measure to use state rainy-day funds to pay down debts to public schools...
A Republican state representative and Iraq war veteran who quickly gained renown as a freshman House member will step down af...
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says that Minnesota's elections are the most honest elections in the world. He says voter...
The Minnesota Senate Monday approved a bill that would allow schools like Winona State University and Southeast Tech to remai...
With lawmakers poised to get their first look at a Minnesota Vikngs stadium bill this week, Republican State Senator John How...
Governor Mark Dayton and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie say there's a less expensive alternative to the proposal for a c...
Local lawmakers are reacting differently about a so-called anti-moratorium bill that was pulled from consideration in the Hou...
Farm Bureau members from southeast Minnesota traveled to St. Paul recently to meet with lawmakers to share their legislative ...
The Republican race for the U.S. Senate nomination has gotten more crowded.Hedge fund manager Eric Hovde announced his candid...
Pete Hegseth, a fourth-generation Minnesotan and decorated combat veteran, announced Thursday that he is running for the Unit...
Republican State Representative Greg Davids says the budget surplus announced Wednesday sends a message to businesses seeking...
A panel of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents will meet Friday to determine whether Regent Steve Swiggum has a conf...
Big turnouts were reported at Republican county conventions held over the weekend.A big change is in store for Wabasha County...
Revenue officials from Minnesota and Wisconsin say they have an agreement on tax reciprocity that will allow residents who li...
Some Republican lawmakers say they are open to considering a technology-driven alternative to a proposed constitutional amend...
State lawmakers are hoping for good news this week when budget officials release an updated projection of Minnesota's fin...
Minnesota state lawmakers are just starting to sort through options after the release this week of new state political bounda...
The issue of establishing a health insurance exchange in Minnesota under President Obama's federal health care bill, cont...
A bill introduced last week in the Minnesota House calling for a Health Insurance Exchange may spark a battle between two Win...
A new report finds that 22 state lawmakers involved in recall and special elections last year...including one from La Crosse....
A bipartisan bill establishing a Health Insurance Marketplace in Minnesota has been introduced at the state legislature. DFL ...
Republican candidate for the First Congressional District seat Mike Parry will be in St. Charles Monday. Parry will hold a me...
The Minnesota House Thursday passed a bill that would let schools consider teacher performance in making layoff decisions. La...
Winona Republican lawmaker Jeremy Miller called Governor Mark Dayton's State of the State speech Wednesday night an oppor...
State Senator John Howe of Red Wing says his Senate Transportation Committee is working on a new Transportation package.The o...
State Representative Steve Drazkowski says workers in Minnesota should have the right to decide for themselves if they want t...
The revenue departments of both Minnesota and Wisconsin are working on an agreement to reimplement the income tax reciprocity...
A Winona lawmaker says he is pleased that the State of Minnesota will be free from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. Pre...
The House has passed a bill to ban members of Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading. But critics from ...
The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states, including Minnesota, from the s...
Turnout was generally low for Minnesota's Republican presidential caucus, and that appeared to be no different in the pre...
Two Republican candidates running to oppose Democrat Tim Walz in the first congressional district are lagging behind the incu...
Fountain City Mayor Karl Hoffmann says he isn't campaigning for the job, but would agree to serve another two-year term i...
Republicans in the Minnesota Senate have placed two more Governor Mark Dayton commissioners on a watch list after ousting Pub...
A bill that would allow Minnesota to collect sales taxes on some internet purchases made from out of state retailers got its ...
Democrats at the state capital in St. Paul are voicing their opposition to an effort by Republicans to get a "right to w...
Republican State Senator David Senjem of Rochester has been chosen by the Minnesota Grocer's Association as its Legislato...
Differing views were voiced Wednesday when the Minnesota House approved four Republican tort reform bills aimed at improving ...
Political parties across Minnesota and the Winona region are getting ready to hold precinct caucuses next Tuesday, February 7...
State Senator John Howe says he would like Democrats and Republicans at the state capital to work together more in the spirit...
State Senator John Howe of Red Wing says he will not support legislation that limits the power local governments have over la...
The public has about three more weeks to submit applications to hunt turkeys on a western Wisconsin military base this spring...
Republican lawmakers want their constituents to decide whether a photo ID is needed at the election polls. Rep. Mary Kiffmeye...
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit the ability of Minnesota counties, cities and townships to impose...
As the 2012 legislative session opens in St. Paul, lawmakers are looking for more input on reforms to consider.Republican Rep...
A Winona native has been selected to serve as the new chaplain for the Minnesota State Senate.The Post-Bulletin of Rochester ...
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she'll seek a fourth term in the U.S. House following her failed presidential bid.Ba...
A local lawmaker wants to see inspections of American Indian casinos across the state stepped up.Republican Steve Drazkowski ...
The focus is on jobs and the economy as Minnesota lawmakers have returned to the state capital to begin the 2012 legislative ...
An infantryman from Mankato who served two tours in Iraq will be among veterans in the audience Tuesday for President Obama&#...
DFL leaders at the state capital are reacting to the Republican reform proposals for the 2012 legislative session saying they...
One of Buffalo County's most ardent Democrats is back as chairman of the Buffalo County Democratic Party. Bob Miller of the t...
Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk is running as a Democrat against Republican Gov. Scott Walker. She made her announ...
Republicans are reacting to the jobs proposal announced Wednesday by Governor Mark Dayton who says it would create some 10,00...
Winona-native Pat Shortridge says he thinks ideas can trump turmoil when it comes to his role as the new chairman of the Minn...
Michele Bachmann is quitting the Republican presidential campaign, saying she's "decided to stand aside" in the wak...
Bachmann official: Last-place Iowa finisher Bachmann cancels campaign trip to South Carolina.
Minnesota Republicans elected Winona native Pat Shortridge as their new state chairman Saturday as the party deals with debt...
Minnesota Republican Party officials say the party is nearly $1.3 million in debt, with another $719,000 in legal exp...
New Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem says he's planning to push the legislative agenda championed by his ousted p...
Winona native and veteran political consultant, Pat Shortridge, says he will run to be chairman of the Minnesota Republican P...
Minnesota Senate Republicans plan to pick a new majority leader by the end of December after their chief stepped down unexpec...
Gov. Mark Dayton says he's not giving up his long-range plan to raise taxes on wealthy residents, despite a new revelation of...
Deep in debt and dealing with a complete turnover in leadership, the Minnesota Republican Party is limping into a high-stakes...
Daycare providers across Minnesota are set to vote this week on a move to unionize, and Republican Representative Steve Drazk...
There are contrasting opinions at the state capital following Thursday's announcement of an $876 million budget surplus i...
Saying Washington is broken and he is the right man for the job, former state lawmaker and Republican Alan Quist launched his...
Minnesota is projecting an $876 million surplus for the rest of its two-year budget, easing fears of abruising new budget...
Winona realtor Jack Krage has announced he will run for the Minnesota State Senate seat in District 31 in 2012. The seat is c...
Minnesota lawmakers are braced for bad news with Thursday's release of a state economic forecast. The Star Tribune reports th...
Former Minnesota state lawmaker Alan Quist will become the second candidate to enter the race for the First District Congress...
The expectation of another Minnesota budget deficit has legislators girding for another difficultdebate. And House Democrats ...
Almost two weeks after winning a special election, Jill Billings will be sworn into the state Assembly. The La Crosse County ...
State Senator Mike Parry of Waseca continues to receive endorsements for his campaign to seek the Republican nomination for t...
A former state representative from La Crescent says he will run again for the Minnesota House District 31-B seat held by Repu...
First District Congressman Tim Walz is calling on Congress to pass the STOCK Act which would prohibit insider trading on Capi...
Winona's Veterans Day commemorations were a salute to all veterans...this year's 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil ...
Civil War re-enactors will be on hand for a special Veterans Day program Friday at Veterans Memorial Park in Lake Park. Re-en...
Republican Allen Quist says he will very likely enter the race for the First District Congressional seat in 2012. If he does,...
A number of school referendums in the Winona area were passed during Tuesday's election.Lewiston-Altura district voters appro...
A new member of the Wisconsin state Assembly representing the city of La Crosse is being elected Tuesday. The special electio...
Civil War re-enectors will be on hand for a special program on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11th, at Veterans Memorial Park...
Republican State Representative Mike Parry of Waseca officially launched his 2012 campaign for the First District Congression...
The top Minnesota House Republican says he doesn't want the Legislature to meet in emergency session this year to vote on a V...
Wisconsin Republicans don't have the 17 votes necessary to pass a bill being rushed through the process to make it more diffi...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is expected to introduce legislation soon that would create jobs and help out rural areas. Kl...
As President Obama continues to push his jobs bill, a proposal introduced by La Crosse Democratic U-S Congressman Ron Kind is...
Another Democratic veteran is leaving the state Senate to take a full-time position in Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's cabinet. ...
Gov. Mark Dayton Tuesday convened a summit on improving Minnesota's job climate with a plea to make it "a day for no pol...
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has joined the board of directors of an Atlanta-based supply chain and retail technology provider. RedPrair...
The nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has just released a report showing record levels of legislative fundraising in W...
Former State Representative Randy Demmer of Hayfield says he will not run for the First District seat in the House of Represe...
La Crosse County supervisor Jill Billings has won a Democratic primary in the race for the state's vacant 95th Assembly Distr...
Hundreds were gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis for the Occupy Minnesota demonstration Friday....
A Twin Cities blogger is reporting that Republican State Senator Mike Parry of Waseca is seriously considering running agains...
La Cross Democratic Congressman Ron Kind has been refquently mentioned this summer as a candidate for the senate seat being v...
Minnesota Senator Al Franken is joining with fellow Senate Democrats in seeking $7 billion in disaster relief for the Fed...
Fountain City Mayor Karl Hoffmann says he will not seek re-election next April. Hoffmann Tuesday night announced his intenti...
Two Democrats who knocked off Republican incumbent state senators will take their seats in the state Senate on Tuesday. Jessi...
Some Republican lawmakers say they are planning an unprecedented campaign against Minnesota school districts seeking voter-ap...
Republican State Representative Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa says he is not ruling out a possible 2012 bid for the First Congr...
A Fort Hood soldier from Wisconsin who had been deployed to Afghanistan has died on leave while scuba diving in Hawaii. Army ...
There's going to be a new addition to State Senator Jeremy Miller's family. The Republican from Winona announced to his frien...
The political action committee for the national conservative group Club for Growth has endorsed former Republican U.S. Rep. M...
A 9/11 service will be held at the Minnesota state capital in St. Paul to honor those who gave their lives 10 year ago, and t...
Former two-term Republican congressman Mark Neumann says he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democ...
The Independence Party of Minnesota is opposing a 2012 ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in the state constitution. ...
State Representative Steve Drazkowksi was one of 18 House members who accepted retroactive pay for July's state government sh...
State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona has been nominated to participate as a delegate on an international political exchange ...
A Republican who's not well known in state political circles is joining the race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar...
Two candidates have filed for Rushford mayor. One of them is current Mayor Chris Hallum who is in his first term, and the oth...
Unemployment in the State of Minnesota increased slightly during the month of July according to the latest figures from the s...
Two Democrats who ousted incumbent Republican state senators could be sworn into office as soon as Friday. Results from last ...
Republicans are holding onto control of the Wisconsin Senate. But Dan Kapanke won't be heading back to Madison. Republicans b...
Voters across Wisconsin are receiving misleading information about the dates of upcoming recallelections. Absentee voter appl...
A state lawmaker says most of the projects contained in the $497 million bonding bill approved during the special legisla...
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Wednesday signed a new budget that ends the nation's longest state government shutdown in the ...
The Winona area's only Democratic lawmaker in St. Paul appaprantly found a lot not to like in the budget deals that ended Min...
Democratic Representative Gene Pelowski of Winona says there should have been more public input before lawmakers approved the...
Local Republican lawmakers are reacting to the end of the government shutdown saying the art of compromise came in to play. R...
Minnesota lawmakers have approved a budget deal that will end a 20-day state government shutdown as soon as Gov. Mark Dayton ...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has called a special legislative session in hopes of ending the state's nearly three-week governme...
Republican State Representative Greg Davids says he is pleased with the deal reached Friday to end the government shutdown. D...
Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty is set to report that he raised $4.5 million in the last three months and ha...
Local lawmakers are reacting to the settlement at the state capital Thursday saying that they hope it will bring to an end th...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he is willing to call a special session of the Legislature within the next three days if Repu...
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is offering to accept a Republican proposal to bring more money into Minnesota's budget to end a ...
Minnesota U-S Senator Amy Klobachar says a compromise has been reached on renewable energy that allows for a transition to a ...
Democrats in Wisconsin have prevailed in the first of four elections over the next month that will determine whether anger ov...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says Governor Mark Dayton will be in Winona Wednesday as part of the governor's tour this ...
Gov. Mark Dayton plans to travel around Minnesota this week as the state's government shutdown continues, even as he says he'...
Recommendations made by a special commission on how to end the budget stalemate in St. Paul, and bring the government shutdow...
Governor Mark Dayton said he allowed state government to go into a shutdown because Republicans would not agree to adding a t...
DFL leaders at the state capital are blaming Republicans for the state government shutdown that occurred at midnight Friday. ...
Local lawmakers are reacting to the lack of a budget bill Thursday and the shutdown of many government services. Republican R...
Parks, road projects and rest stops are just a few of the first noticeable casualties now that Minnesota's state government h...
Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders of the Minnesota Legislature plan to meet again on their budget disagreements as the ...
While he remains optimistic that fellow lawmakers and the governor can avoid a government shutdown on Friday, Republican Stat...
House DFL Leader Paul Thissen and Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, joined Governor Dayton at a State Capitol news conference ...
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate has passed the $66 billion state budget, sending it to Gov. Scott Walker who p...
Republican State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he can't report any significant progress on resolving the state's budge...
Third District Minnesota Congressman Eric Paulson says he does not support the United State's involvement in Libya and that's...
Minnesota U-S Congressman Eric Paulson says it would be a huge mistake for Congress to raise the debt ceiling without spendin...
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is calling on U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign. The Republican senator from Wisconsin told ABC's &quo...
Complaints have been filed against three Wisconsin state senators targeted for recalls. The complaints filed Tuesday by the W...
Governor Mark Dayton has signed two bills that were authored by Republican State Representative Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa.....
Republican Representative Greg Davids says television ads targeting him as being unwilling to raise taxes to balance the stat...
Gov. Mark Dayton says he won't let two of his cabinet members go before a Republican-led panel of state lawmakers to talk abo...
At least three Minnesota counties say they're still waiting for the state Republican party to reimburse them for recount-rela...
Wisconsin state election officials have given the final go-ahead for a recall election against GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf...
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar's bipartisan legislation to assist victims of sexual trauma in the military has gained the su...
A state government shutdown is looming as Governor Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled legislature remain deadlocked on...
Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of former Vice President and Minnesota U-S Senator Hubert Humphrey, who is kn...
With Republicans and Democrats in St. Paul at an impasse when it comes to solving the $5 billion budget deficit, lawmaker...
Democrats at the state capital are blaming the Republicans for the inability to reach a budget agreement before the legislati...
Lawmakers are reacting to the end of the regular legislative session last night without reaching an agreement on the state bu...
State Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona says he has been frustrated with the lack of movement when it comes to solving the stat...
State Representative Gene Pelowski says he has seen some hopeful signs that Republican lawmakers and the Democratic Governor ...
Representative Gene Pelowski of Winona says he has some issues with the redistrcting map being proposed by Minnesota House Re...
Legislation banning state reimbursements for contributions to political campaigns is on its way to the Minnesota House floor....
The Wisconsin Senate has convened in Madison to discuss, debate and possibly vote on Governor Scott Walker's controversial b...
President Barack Obama says he's monitoring the tensions in Madison. That's where protesters are criticizing efforts to elimi...
A bill eliminating most collective bargaining rights from nearly all Wisconsin public employees haspassed the Legislature's b...
The looming budget deficit fight at the state capitol might just come down to what the public will accept. That's the word fr...
There is a move at the state capitol to establish legislation that would allow the State to prosecute 10-year-olds in adult c...
Two Republican lawmakers from the Winona area are pushing for the legislature to locate a new state veterans cemetery in Fill...
Three western Wisconsin school districts held levy override referendums Tuesday with two districts getting approval and one g...
You won't be able to get your political donation to a Minnesota candidate refunded under a bill sponsored by Republican Repre...
Republican State Senator John Howe says he looks forward to geting a look Governor Mark Dayton's budget proposal Tuesday. How...
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday vetoed a Republican-crafted bill with $900 million in state budget cuts. Dayton has crit...
Egypt's vice president says Hosni Mubarak has resigned as president and handed control to the military. Car horns were heard ...
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a Republican-crafted bill with $900 million in state budget cuts. Dayton has criticize...
First District Congressman Tim Walz says cutting veterans benefits is not the way to help solve the nation's budget problems....
Democrats in the Minnesota House say they will oppose a Republican bill that would make it lawful to prosecute 10-year-old ch...
The battle lines are forming at the state capitol after the Minnesota House Wednesday approved a budget reduction bill, a fir...
A state House committee has given the first stamp of approval to a Republican proposal that would require all Minnesotans to ...
A $900 million package of state budget cuts could be headed to Democratic Governor Mark Dayton by week's end. Dayton has crit...
House DFL legislators say they are opposed to Republican attempts to repeal pay equity laws for women. Twenty-two Republicans...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is targeting state employee benefits and entitlement programs to help balance Wisconsin's bud...
Minnesota U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar says in order to get a vote in the Senate on raising the debt ceiling Republicans and Dem...
The Minnesota House has approved $1billion in state budget cuts that would reduce aid payments for local governments, college...
First District Congressman Tim Walz says he plans to host a "Congress on Your Corner" event in Winona soon. Walz al...
State Representative Greg Davids has introduced a bill that would give Minnesotans who want to pay more taxes an avenue to do...
While a proposed K-12 school wage freeze bill at the state capitol is facing stiff opposition from unions, Republican lawmake...
A committee in the Republican-controlled Legislature has voted to repeal a state law requiring gun permits. On Wednesday a Ho...
Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature are moving ahead on a long-held election law goal with a proposal requiring voters t...
The Minnesota Senate Education Committee has approved a proposal for a statewide pay freeze for school employees on a 9-7 vot...
Representative Greg Davids says he made some changes to a local government aid freeze proposal before his House Tax Committee...
Sheriff' and Police Chiefs in Minnesota would no longer have to issue permits for the public to purchase guns under legislati...
Lawmakers in St. Paul will once again be asked to consider a law allowing racinos in the state and former State Senator Dick ...
While local units of government around Minnesota are bracing for some dramatic cuts in the Local Government Aid, as lawmakers...
Republicans at the state capitol say they are putting their initial one billion dollar budget cutting proposal on the fast tr...
If the Minnesota Vikings get a new stadium it will not be paid for with public money. That's the word from House Tax Committe...
With Republicans in control of the Minnesota House and Senate the issue of local option sales taxes will come forward. Repres...
Minnesota-based Fastenal Co. has agreed to pay the U.S. government $6.25 million to settle a claim it overcharged the governm...
Republican lawmakers in St. Paul are moving to make some changes to the so-called Green Acres program that impacts farmers an...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is demanding Wisconsin pay $58 million to settle a tax reciprocity program that's been canceled. O...
Minnesota Second District Congressman John Kline joined former U-S Congress Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in Winona. Gi...
