Minnesota Senate

Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and members of the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus announced a legislative package Thursday that will be presented to the state house of representatives and state senate during the upcoming special session.

Republicans who control the Minnesota Senate have unveiled a tax bill they say will benefit all Minnesota taxpayers and provide tax cuts to half of them.

A prominent former state lawmaker from Fillmore County died last weekend after a long battle with cancer.

Democrats in Minnesota retained a state Senate seat in a special election, preserving their hopes of retaking the chamber later this year.

Former Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith is now a U.S. Senator.

There's little hope of avoiding a messy battle over who will become Minnesota's next lieutenant governor.

Republican leaders of the Minnesota Legislature are proposing a brief special session to avert a legal fight over the next lieutenant governor.

The Minnesota attorney general's office says Republican state Senate President Michelle Fischbach cannot legally keep her Senate seat when she becomes lieutenant governor.

Minnesota Senate President Michelle Fischbach says she expects to keep her spot in the Senate when she becomes lieutenant governor.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says the Senate may furlough staff and stop cutting checks as soon as December if the courts don't restore their operating budget.

Minnesota state Sen. David Osmek is the latest Republican to announce a run for governor in 2018.

Owatonna, MN (KROC-AM News) - A former State Senator from Owatonna is the first Democrat to officially launch a campaign to succeed First District Congressman Tim Walz.

St. Paul, MN (Learfield Wire Services/TTWN Media Networks) - The Minnesota Senate has passed (35-to-31) a bill that would override paid sick leave ordinances in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, plus short-circuit some communities’ efforts to increase the minimum wage above the statewide l…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Senate Republicans are proposing to cut the state's lowest income tax rate as part of a $900 million tax cut bill.