MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When former Gov. Mark Dayton's official portrait is unveiled later this week, it will feature the two-term Democrat in front of the Capitol building.
ST. JAMES, Minn. (AP) — Harold Wolle has grown corn and soybeans on his farm near St. James in southwest Minnesota since 1976. Lately, Wolle has been growing brome grass, too. But it's not for...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice David Lillehaug said Wednesday that he has Parkinson's disease and won't seek re-election next year.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has named a chief inclusion officer for state government, tapping Chris Taylor from the Minnesota Historical Society for the job.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Senate Republican leaders said Tuesday that a proposal to turn tax credits into scholarships for low- and middle-income students to attend private schools is a...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A group opposing a proposed copper-nickel mine on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness announced Tuesday that its new executive director will be a former...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that his administration will keep pursuing an appeal of an independent regulatory commission's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, siding with environmental and tribal groups in his biggest decision since becoming governor last month.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A group of scientists on Thursday urged Gov. Tim Walz to join them in opposing Enbridge Energy's plan to replace the stretch of its Line 3 crude oil pipeline that cuts across northern Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The 2019 Minnesota Legislature convenes at noon Tuesday with a new governor, a new balance of power and a projected $1.5 billion budget surplus that might make deals easier to reach than in 2018.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov.-elect Tim Walz on Friday named Metro Transit Police Chief John Harrington, a former St. Paul police chief and state senator, as the new public safety chief in his incoming administration.
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — Gov.-elect Tim Walz named state Sen. Tony Lourey on Thursday to take over Minnesota largest state agency, the Department of Human Services, which is responsible for nearly one-third of the state's spending.
Lourey was among seven commissioners Walz named Thursday as the Democratic former congressman continues filling his administration before taking office Monday. Walz still has eight spots left in his cabinet and said he planned additional announcements Friday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democrats keeping the Minnesota governorship and retaking the state House. A Somali-American legislator making history again. And a hometown hero saying goodbye to fans.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's administration on Friday appealed a state regulatory panel's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Commerce said the Public Utilities Commission got its decisions wrong because Enbridge did not introduce, and the panel did not properly evaluate, the kind of long-range oil demand forecast required by state law.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov.-elect Tim Walz named a former speaker of the Minnesota House as his transportation commissioner Tuesday and kept the budget chief who serves the outgoing Gov. Mark Dayton as he announced his first five cabinet appointments.
Walz appointed former House speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher to lead the Minnesota Department of Transportation and said Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Myron Frans will keep his job in the new administration.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton says his proudest accomplishments in his 40 years of politics came late in his career: restoring state government to financial health and funding all-day kindergarten.
"Being governor is where I've have accomplished the greatest good for Minnesota," Dayton said in an interview with The Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Country superstar Garth Brooks says Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is why he's adding a second concert when he visits Minneapolis.
Brooks told reporters during a call Monday that his upcoming stadium tour is "all about one special night." But the 50,000 tickets for his May 4 show sold out within an hour Friday, so officials at the state-owned U.S. Bank Stadium asked the governor to ask Brooks to add a second show, which Dayton did via Twitter.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota will have a projected $1.5 billion surplus for the next two-year budget period, state officials announced Thursday, setting the stage for a spirited debate over taxes and spending in the legislative session that starts in January.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on Minnesota's budget forecast (all times local):
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Outgoing Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says the state's projected $1.5 billion budget surplus contrasts with the "shambles" he faced when he took office nearly eight years ago.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A motorist accused of crashing his SUV through the front gate of the Minnesota governor's residence told paramedics he was tired of dealing with "all the electricity under his skin."
Clinton Leonard Fouquette was charged Monday with making terroristic threats and causing criminal damage to property.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton returned home Wednesday after an unexpectedly long hospitalization following back surgeries.
Dayton limped noticeably as he walked into the governor's residence in St. Paul. In brief remarks to reporters, he said he was glad to be home, and was looking forward to seeing holiday lights, his dogs and his two grandsons.
The 71-year-old governor paused to catch his breath a couple of times, but when asked how he felt, said "I feel good."