DFLers compete for safe seats in Twin Cities and on Iron Range
As the state’s late-summer primary date approaches next week, more DFL candidates find themselves in the midst of competitive intra-party contests than Republicans.
View ArticleHall bids to join brother in Senate GOP ranks
The Apple Valley-area seat is open due to Chris Gerlach’s retirement.
View ArticleDFL maps out bus tour to conclude 2012 campaign
DFL legislative and party leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton plan to tour swing districts throughout the state in the six days before the Nov. 6 general election.
View ArticleCaucus leaders hit the road for closing pitches
Leaders from all four legislative caucuses are spending the waning days of the 2012 campaign barnstorming key districts around the state.
View ArticleSuburbs now more vital to DFL majorities
The new DFL legislative majorities that will take power in January owe a lot to the rejiggering of the geographic balance within their caucuses.
View ArticleMeet the freshmen: Senate DFL (part 2)
Foung Hawj’s initial run for a Senate seat didn’t suggest that he had a bright future in electoral politics. In a crowded, nine-candidate DFL primary field in 2010, Hawj won just 10 percent of the vote.
View ArticleFirst bills target schools, taxes
In their first joint action of the 2013 session, the newly elected Democratic leaders of the Minnesota Legislature held a news conference to show they were on the same page regarding broad goals for...
View ArticleMajority midterms: 10 frosh who shine
There’s an old adage at the Capitol that first-term legislators should be seen and not heard. St. Paul can take some getting used to, the thinking goes, and most issues debated at the Legislature are...
View ArticleConference committees on key finance bills take shape
With most major finance bills clearing the House and Senate floors, attention will now turn towards conference committees this week. Conferees on several bills have already been appointed by...
View ArticleSenate tax bill runs into trouble on the floor, but ultimately passes
**UPDATED** In an embarrassing misstep, the Senate’s omnibus tax bill was initially defeated on a 34-32 vote on Monday. Seven DFLers joined all but one GOP legislator in voting against the bill, which...
View ArticleAgency tightens rules for college credit in high school
Lawmakers question need and suggest "overreach."
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