Politics

Gov. Mark Dayton says surgical complications damaged his lungs and led to an extended stay at the Mayo Clinic.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker promised Thursday he wouldn't "retreat" after losing re-election and signaled potential support for a variety of Republican-backed efforts to limit the power of his Democratic successor.

According to Minnesota state law, an election tie requires a decision 'by lot,' and the highest card drawn came with the keys to the mayor's office.

There are unresolved midterm elections in Florida, Georgia and elsewhere. The President has expressed concerns with the recount process. So what's actually happening in those states? MPR News host Kerri Miller talked to a reporter to fact check the vote count.

The City Council on Wednesday rejected a referendum petition — the latest skirmish in a yearslong battle over trash and other public services in St. Paul. This one is likely to end up in court.

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a special counsel indictment against a Russian company accused of interfering in the 2016 presidential election.

The U.S. Senate has approved a compromise policy on dumping ship ballast water in coastal ports and the Great Lakes, a practice blamed for spreading invasive species that damage the environment and the economy.

A quick look at some Minnesota political stories in the news.

Avenatti was booked Wednesday on felony domestic violence charges a day after police took a report of the alleged incident. He was released on $50,000 bail and has vehemently denied the allegations.

The plan would allow triplexes to be built in any neighborhood, including those with mostly single-family homes. While some say it will address the city's affordable housing problem, others worry about density and speculators.

Days from being awarded the highest civilian honor a president may bestow, retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page joined those whose lives were changed by a foundation he founded with his late wife, Diane Sims Page.

A Democratic wave in the Twin Cities suburbs led to the defeats of two incumbent GOP U.S. House members and helped shift control of the state House back to the DFL. Is it permanent?

Scott Rasmussen says America's deepest tradition -- pragmatic, community problem-solving -- still works today.

The Metropolitan Council says it has received an important approval from the federal government for funding the Southwest Corridor light rail project.

Gov. Mark Dayton has been at Mayo Clinic since back surgery on Oct. 15. At the time, a spokesman said he was expected to stay in the hospital for several days following the surgery.

Over the next nine years, St. Paul will roll out increases to the minimum wage, mirroring the Minneapolis plan but on a slower time-frame.

Republicans chose Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer to lead their 2020 campaign efforts as the new House minority tries to regain the majority.

Speaking at a regional summit in Singapore, the vice president called the persecution of Myanmar's Muslim minority "without excuse." He also called the jailing of two journalists "deeply troubling."

The acting attorney general, installed after President Trump forced out his predecessor, may go ahead because he served at a sufficiently high level within DOJ for more than a year, a legal memo says.