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Mild-mannered Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman, described by Republican and Democratic predecessors as a good listener, has put the teeth back into the agency.

For a government to be successful, it must continually re-evaluate current practices and be willing to make needed changes to its own programs and services.

Property owners are peeved about rising tax bills this year, rural lawmakers and a prominent business leader in Central Minnesota say.

Chuck Darrell , Elizabeth Glidden , Gay , Mark Dayton , Marriage Amendment , Minneapolis , Minnesota For Marriage , Minnesota Rabbinical Association , Reg Chapman , Same-Sex MINNEAPOLIS - The debate over a proposed marriage amendment, which would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, is heating up.

Property taxes on Minnesota businesses would be slashed by about 30 percent over the next six to 12 years under legislation the Republican-controlled Legislature is almost certain to pass this year.

Low income housing in Maple Grove -- New low income housing units for rent on Vicksburg Lane, south of 694 in Maple Grove.

MFB Staff Report Minnesota Farm Bureau's Sesquicentennial Farm program will honor Minnesota families who have owned their farms for at least 150 years.

Two weeks ago I discussed GOP state legislators cribbing from ALEC-Written Cliff's Notes.

After shutting down the state government last year and a return to the capital in which the MN republicans had to replace all their leaders under the cloud of scandals, one of the first acts of the republican-controlled Senate was to fire Ellen Anderson, the Chair of the Public Utilities Commission, on a party-line vote that was nothing but ... (more)

Republicans in St. Paul are pushing for Minnesota to become the newest right-to-work state.

You might call them tax loopholes or tax relief . We'll employ the neutral label the state's nonpartisan tax analysts prefer: "tax expenditures." They're the credits, exemptions, deductions and deviations from usual tax rates that are getting heavy scrutiny this year from would-be reformers of the state's tax code.

By ALEXANDRA TEMPUS Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Capitol building is in dire need of repair soon, but budget pressures in the Legislature are making the expensive upgrade difficult.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The foot-tall chunk of marble sitting in a state administrative office once was part of the Minnesota Capitol's ornamental scrollwork, one small detail on architect Cass Gilbert's century-old jewel.

University of Minnesota Board of Regents Chairwoman Linda Cohen in a statement today detailed her approach regarding former Republican House Speaker Steve Sviggum, now a university regent, who recently accepted a position with the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus as its communication director and executive assistant.

Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a series of Republican bills dealing with lawsuit reform, bills the governor characterized as the canned product of a conservative, business-driven group.

Mother warns parents to vaccinate after baby's near death WCCO : "A Minnesota mother is pushing all parents to vaccinate their kids after a case of whooping cough put her baby in intensive care for nearly a month.

Pro-zygote, anti-woman bills are being presented all across the nation, in an effort to awaken the evangelical Republican base before the election of 2012.

The Minnesota House has passed a bill that prohibits unions from automatically deducting dues from state subsidy payments to child care providers, if they are ever allowed to unionize.

A company memo reveals that the airline is considering moving as many as 150 warehouse jobs.

Minnesota residents would have greater freedom to defend their homes with deadly force under a bill headed to the state Senate floor over the objections of police, who said it could endanger officers.