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The cost for the Minnesota Senate to defend itself against a lawsuit brought by former Republican staffer Michael Brodkorb has now topped $319,000
Some Syrian-Americans protest in support of airstrikes
With Congress set to consider a resolution authorizing President Barack Obama to use military force against the Syrian government, some Syrian-Americans say the airstrikes are necessary to destabilize Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Former U.S. Sen. Rod Grams in hospice care
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Rod Grams is suffering from cancer and has entered home hospice care, according to his wife Chris.
Minnesota lawmakers to attend Navy submarine ceremony
Two dozen state legislators and other dignitaries are heading to Norfolk, Va. this week to attend Saturday’s scheduled commissioning of the USS Minnesota.
An unscientific survey taken during the Minnesota State Fair found strong support for a minimum wage increase, medical marijuana and background checks at gun shows. The nonpartisan public information office for the Minnesota House surveyed more than 7,000 fairgoers on a dozen policy issues, including some that are expected to get attention during the 2014 Read more →
President Barack Obama stepped back from a missile attack against Syria on Saturday and instead asked Congress to support a strike punishing Bashar Assad’s regime for the alleged use of chemical weapons. Obama said he had decided the United States should take military action and that he believes that as commander in chief, he has Read more →
At least five members of Minnesota’s U.S. House delegation are calling for Congress to weigh in on whether a military strike should be launched against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians. Those who want President Obama to consult Congress on  Syria come from the left and right – including Republican Michele Read more →
The DFL chair of  the Minnesota House Commerce Committee says he wants Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker to stop trying to lure companies across the border by portraying the Badger State as the better place to do business. Rep. Joe Atkins, DFL-Inver Grove Heights, said that’s why he held an interim committee hearing today that Read more →