ST. PAUL, Minn. — A special election for a Minneapolis state Senate seat is set to break a tie in that chamber as the state House remains paralyzed due to a partisan impasse over power.

A few legislators now say they don’t expect a special session this week, delaying pivotal decisions on necessary funding.

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill to improve retirement benefits for public employees, including teachers and first ...

The north Minneapolis Democrat now faces the second ethics complaint of his Senate career, this time over advocating for a violence prevention nonprofit to receive $3 million in 2023. Champion ...

A proposal to create a new oversight office for state government agencies passed with overwhelming bipartisan backing Thursday in the Minnesota Senate. But with time dwindling in the legislative ...

Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis. The Senate tax bill still needs to be approved on the Senate floor, where Democrats have a one-seat majority. It also needs to be reconciled with a House tax bill ...

Minnesota Senate passed a bill reforming pensions, lowering teacher retirement age to 60 and increasing COLAs.

The death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis Police sparked nationwide protests and civil unrest, racial ...

The Minnesota Senate on Thursday unanimously agreed to rename a Minneapolis bridge for the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, the former DFL leader who died late last year after a battle with cancer.

Senate Republicans have filed a formal ethics complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Minneapolis). It cites concerns about conflicts of interest regarding Champion’s outside ...

The Senate ethics committee unanimously voted that Champion did not act with a financial conflict of interest in his pro bono work for a north Minneapolis nonprofit. Senate President Bobby Joe ...