Extending her plea through a bullhorn, Megan Maley tried to squeeze every potential Democratic primary voter out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the polls. Maley, a graduate student at the university,...

As Republicans and Democrats plan their fight for the presidency, the state Independence Party is thinking small. "We hope that with their focus (elsewhere) we can sneak a few people into the state Legislature,"...

Minnesotans have less than a month before they will vote on their favorite Democratic presidential candidate. Nine states have already held their primaries and caucuses, and as the candidates gear up to...

Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer is initiating a program and releasing a recruitment video to attract a new generation of Election Day judges to understaffed precincts across the state. Kiffmeyer and...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced plans Tuesday to push for a constitutional amendment that would reinstate the death penalty for first-degree murder in Minnesota. "As a dad and a governor, I am fed up with...

As college costs escalate nationwide, President George W. Bush and the Democratic presidential candidates are mapping plans to solve the problems universities face. For students struggling to cover tuition...

Minnesota DFL leaders met at the State Capitol on Thursday to personally endorse former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean to be the Democratic candidate for the 2004 presidential race. Dean supporters, including...

SBy Thomas Conlon ix Democratic presidential candidates rallied Friday in St. Paul, a stop on a road they hope leads to Washington, D.C. The challengers criticized several of President George W. Bush's...