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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's representatives voted along party lines on the bill to keep the U.S. from driving off the so-called "fiscal cliff" — with two notable exceptions. Democrats Tim...

And so we bid a not-so-fond farewell to the bow of another large unwieldy year as it sinks slowly over the horizon wobbling unsteadily towards the graveyard of memory. And...

This has been a phenomenal year of bittersweet gifts. We had extremely good luck in the election for the presidency, a waking and roaring of the American public beyond the...

Sending a positive message The importance education plays in our lives can’t be overstated. That’s one reason the campaign pledge by LeRoy Staples-Fairbanks III, elected last summer as the new...

“Peace on earth, good will toward men.” That sentiment, so noble and hopeful, rings particularly hollow in Washington this holiday season. Just look at the last few weeks. House Republican...

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing the clock, the White House sealed a New Year’s Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday to neutralize across-the-board tax...

MOSCOW (AP) — European and U.S. shares traded lower on Friday on waning hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama and key lawmakers would manage to reach an 11th-hour budget compromise...

By Danielle Killey and Don Davis, Forum Communications ST. PAUL – Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans traveled the state in recent months talking to Minnesotans about the state’s tax system, an...

U.S. Rep.-elect Rick Nolan of Minnesota will follow his predecessors onto the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Nolan’s office announced Thursday that the newly elected congressman requested and received the...

This March will mark three years since Obamacare became law, and it still has not had any serious effect on most Americans’ lives. That’s the way President Obama and the...