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After months of waiting, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras will sit for a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about his nomination to an 8th Circuit Court of Appeals vacancy.
Franken does interviews for the first time since misconduct allegations against him surfaced.
In a Thanksgiving day statement, Sen. Al Franken said he will try to regain the trust of Minnesota voters and gave no sign of resigning.
Paul Meekin, chief business technology officer for Minnesota IT Services, was closely involved in the development of the troubled new $90 million computer system for vehicle licensing, but he is no longer working on the project.
Rep. Tony Cornish and Sen. Dan Schoen are leaving the Legislature amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Gov. Mark Dayton announced Friday that Joanna Dornfeld will be his new chief of staff.
Some stories about Minnesota politics you may have missed over the weekend.
Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman resigned Friday and plans to launch a bid for attorney general.
DFL Sen. Al Franken apologizes after a woman alleges he forcibly kissed and groped her.