ROCHESTER — With the two-week filing period set to expire at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, a flurry of filings by Rochester area Republican candidates for state Legislature has ensured that voters this fall will have a choice. Up until today, no GOP candidate h... See more
A Goodhue County judge’s order putting a hold on construction of a Google-backed data center in Pine Island has infused opponents with a new sense of hope and even belief that they can impact and alter the project, if not stop it altogether. Up until the ... See more
ROCHESTER — An unpopular war in the Middle East. A president with underwater approval ratings. Households squeezed by soaring costs. And a public school teacher with a thin political background makes a bid for Congress. Those were the conditions that exis... See more
ROCHESTER — The Rochester area GOP has a problem: The party is struggling to recruit candidates for the Minnesota Legislature. Well into the political season, no GOP challengers have so far emerged to take on DFL incumbents Reps. Kim Hicks and Andy Smith ... See more
ROCHESTER — State Sen. Carla Nelson announced Thursday, May 14, that she will not seek reelection this November. Nelson, whose Senate district includes communities in Olmsted and Dodge counties, called her three decades of public service a “great privileg... See more
