MN Legislature

Two new state laws that are now on the books in Minnesota deal with motorists and a third is aimed at Minnesotans who vape and/or use e-cigarettes.

The Rochester City Council is seeking state funding for four projects.

The greatest state in the country is celebrating a birthday Saturday with 161 candles on its cake.

A Minnesota House committee has wrapped up a five-hour hearing on a pair of contentious gun control bills.

The Olmsted County Board has approved a new master plan for Graham Park, the official name for the county fairgrounds in southeast Rochester.

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has picked a familiar politician for his running mate in his run for his former office.

The Minnesota legislature ended its 2018 session late Sunday night after acting on some major bills.

The Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its work at midnight Sunday with the familiar last-minute flurry of votes and political machinations but surrounded by question marks, as Gov. Mark Dayton threatened to veto major tax and spending bills.

The Minnesota Senate passed several bills Monday loosening regulations for daycares, amid concerns that state licensing rules are driving child care providers out of business and worsening a shortage that's most acute in rural areas.

The mayor of Eyota is making a run for higher office.

A funding source for a proposed veterans home in Fillmore County may have been found. State Rep. Greg Davids of Preston is looking at the reserve account set up for US Bank stadium, which he says has a big surplus.

A proposal that would construct a veterans home in Fillmore County is beginning to make its way through the Minnesota legislature.

Gov. Mark Dayton urged lawmakers on Wednesday to stay the course he's set during his two terms as governor, using his final State of the State address largely to reflect on his seven years in office and send a message to his successor rather than lay out a new vision for lawmakers to consider this year.

Legislators have rejected emergency funding to repair Minnesota's troubled new computer system for processing license and vehicle registrations.