Democratic House leader proposes new rules to avoid legislative mess,...
Legislative sessions often end in a deadline-driven mess, when regular rules of transparency fall prey to the quest to get things done. House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, says that...
View ArticleLive coverage of Jan. 21 GOP Second District debate
The Pioneer Press is covering the Second District GOP debate today at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. You can watch the debate above, or follow along with live updates...
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After high-level meeting, House speaker still unsure about special session
Gov. Mark Dayton, House Speaker Kurt Daudt (left) and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk speak to the media on Jan. 21, 2016/Rachel E. Stassen-Berger After Gov. Mark Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Tom...
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Bernie Sanders to visit Duluth, St. Paul next week
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Peterborough, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders...
View ArticleDayton appoints Appeals Court Judge Chutich to Supreme Court
Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday appointed Margaret Chutich, an state Appeals Court judge, to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Chutich, who Dayton had considered for previous Supreme Court openings, will replace...
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Minnesota candidate’s ‘Planet 9’ claim is wrong, UMN...
John Howe, a congressional candidate in Minnesota’s Second District, stands during his opening remarks at a debate on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public...
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Dayton hopes to give his State of the State address on March 9
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton waves to the people sitting in the balcony, before starting his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers of the State Capitol in St. Paul on Thursday, April 9,...
View ArticleSouth St. Paul Sen. Metzen, one of Legislature’s longest serving, is...
After four decades of legislative service, two bouts with lung cancer and a myriad of successes and disappointments, Sen. Jim Metzen, a Democrat from South St. Paul, is calling it quits. He announced...
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Auditor Rebecca Otto considering run for governor
State Auditor Rebecca Otto, her husband Shawn Otto, and their springer lab named “Lucy” on their property in Marine on St. Croix on Friday, January 8, 2016. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri) On Sunday, the...
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