Minnesota Government News

Nurses are being put "in harm's way" by a state policy that only recommends surgical masks to protect them from H1N1 flu at work, the Minnesota Nurses Association declared Thursday.

As Congress begins voting on health care reform, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power.

Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's bid for hometown money for his new political action committee is drawing supporters to a Minneapolis fundraiser Wednesday night.

A 38-year-old man serving life in prison in the murder of a Blue Mounds State Park worker is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn his conviction.

Minnesota officials are arranging health care coverage for 28,000 patients whose state-paid health insurance plan is slated to end on March 1. The Human Services Department announced the plan on its Web site Friday.

Internet speeds in more than four-fifths of Minnesota are too slow to support technologies that could draw new jobs, take cars off the roads and bring new services to people in their homes, a new report said Friday.

The tax agency released a list of Minnesotans whose tax refunds were returned by the post office as undeliverable.

Thousands of Minnesota deer hunters will go into the woods for the season opener this weekend, but many people don't wait for the season to shoot a deer.

Submitted by Mathias Baden on November 5, 2009 - 6:22pm. A press release from the Office of the Governor of Minnesota: ST.

Glad crime is low in high taxed places like New York and California. If you want to debate, don't make foolish arguments.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is proposing an amendment to Minnesota's constitution on Thursday.

A state report released Wednesday blasts corrections officials for missing chances to catch the sex offender accused of holding Jaycee Dugard captive in his backyard for 18 years.

Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he welcomes his party's success in winning two key races for governor, but he cautions that the GOP must improve after election losses in recent years.

Years of scaling back public investment to lower taxes and attract businesses has had an impact on ordinary Minnesotans and the services we value.

Washington, D.C. - " U.S. Sen. Al Franken wrote to Chairmen Baucus and Harkin and Sen.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says election results in three key races will be viewed as a "barometer" for President Barack Obama's popularity.

The race started about five weeks ago with three candidates and is ending with two a ' Democrat Bill Owens and surprise contender Doug Hoffman, a member of the state Conservative Party.

Minnesota leads the nation in voting, volunteering and community involvement, according to a study released Monday.

A new Web site aims to make donations to more than 36,000 Minnesota charities easier by helping donors connect with groups they support, then processing their contributions.