Minnesota Government News

With an insider's eye, Hot Dish tracks the tastiest bits of Minnesota's political scene and keep you up-to-date on those elected to serve you.

Nearly a week after Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage, opponents are strategizing what can be done to challenge the law before Aug 1. Their answer so far seems unanimous: Not much.

In the nation's socially conservative heartland, Minnesota voters were the first to reject a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, which had passed in 30 states.

Although the winning $590 million Powerball jackpot belongs to someone in Florida, a few lucky Minnesotans didn't walk away empty handed.

Minnesota schools are in line for a bunch of new money from the state. The Legislature was ready Saturday to sign off on a massive education finance bill that puts $485 million more into programs from early childhood through high school graduation.

Three fourths of the surface of the earth is water, but only a small percentage of that is not salt water.

That's so even though the marriage issue consumed only about three days of official proceedings.

Bradley Dean "Bradlee Dean" Smith's giving the the prayer for the May 2011 opening of the Minnesota Legislative session for that summer.

A bid by Republican legislators to legalize discrimination in the state constitution ended up backfiring-by emboldening equality activists, writes state Rep.

Minnesota has taken a first step in outlining the next big leap forward in the state's sustainable energy future.

Following votes of 75-39 in the state house and 37-30 in the state senate, Gov. Mark Dayton of Minnesota has signed legislation altering the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples.

Police have released the name of a Missouri man who apparently fell to his death while jogging along a Mississippi River bluff in southeastern Minnesota.

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North Dakota is promoting its business climate at Minnesota's expense, and some politicians east of the Red River are not happy about it.

The Minnesota Department of Health said Friday neither child required hospitalization.

We the people of Minnesota need to stop the tax insanity. Taxes on cigarettes, taxes on booze, taxes on clothes, taxes on services, taxes for sports facilities -- where will the list end? Even taxes on the people who aspire to do more, be more, work hard to have more -- let's punish them.

St. Paul, Minn, on May 13, 2013: Thousands of people gathered at the state capitol building during the Minnesota Senate debate on a same-sex marriage bill.

Pressed for time, the Minnesota Legislature faced increasing urgency Thursday to start sending Gov.

A bill that increases spending on programs aimed at creating jobs, reduces tax rates for employers paying into the state's unemployment programs and adds new solar energy mandates for large utilities is now on its way to Gov.

Minnesota lost 11,400 jobs in April, and state officials are attributing part of the drop to the persistent wintry weather.