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ST. PAUL -- Greater Minnesota gained a 2014 governor candidate today.

MAHNOMEN, Minn. -- It is a monumental milestone for the White Earth Reservation, as voters there said “yes” to an entirely new constitution.

Forum News Service MARSHALL -- Former state Rep. Marty Seifert of Marshall will announce Thursday that he is running for the Republican governor nomination next year. Seifert plans campaign events in Marshall, St. Paul and Mankato. He will join several other...

SACRED HEART — Voters in Sacred Heart re-elected three incumbents to the City Council with 53 votes cast in Tuesday’s election. According to information from the city, voters returned Mayor Dan Agre and council members Randy Johnson and Chad Kingstrom.

BENSON — Long-serving member Gary Landmark will not be returning to the Benson City Council. Mayor Paul Kittelson will return for his 10th two-year term. A five-vote margin cost Landmark his seat in Tuesday’s three-way race for two council positions. Benson...

(Reuters) - Moderate Republican Chris Christie easily won re-election as New Jersey governor, while a conservative Republican popular with the Tea Party movement narrowly lost his bid for the Virginia governorship, in two races closely watched for signs of voters' moods ahead of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, who is laying groundwork to seek his 13th term in Congress, said Thursday he’s unfazed by national Republicans’ early attempts to oust him from office in 2014.

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- National Republicans are targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson in 2014, and Moorhead residents will soon see GOP bull’s-eyes on his back.

By Susan Estrich These days, almost every political conversation ends up with a little Hillary at the end. Catnip. The gift we give ourselves. It would make absolutely no sense for Hillary Clinton to decide today whether she will or will not run for president. So the only sensible...

ST. PAUL -- A moderate Minnesota Republican known for his work on health care legislation plans a U.S. Senate campaign.

WILLMAR — Jay Lawton says his interest in serving on the Willmar City Council from Ward 4 is an outgrowth of his volunteer service with various boards, committees and activities. “I have a desire to serve the community and I’m comfortable doing that on a volunteer board or in...

WILLMAR — Audrey Nelsen says Willmar is facing some interesting challenges and she would like to help find a positive way to deal with and turn those challenges into opportunities if she is elected to the City Council from Ward 4. Nelsen has served on a number of boards and commissions,...

WILLMAR — Absentee voting begins Monday in the special election to fill a vacant Willmar City Council seat. The election is only for residents in Ward 4, who will be choosing a replacement for Doug Reese. The longtime city councilman resigned after he was elected in November to...