On a Tuesday evening, R.T. Rybak was on his way to visit the campaign office of a fellow Twin Cities Democrat when a man, identifying himself as Bob the Republican, recognized him. "You're doing great...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed funding for a new Bell Museum on the St. Paul campus and $2 million for classroom renewal Monday. Slashing the Legislature's recently passed bonding bill, Pawlenty cut more than...