An outcry over the case prompted the Legislature to close an exclusion in state law that made a distinction as to whether a victim was ‘voluntarily’ or ‘involuntarily’ intoxicated. The post A Minnesota rape case that echoes Cornell scandal led to the closing of a legal ‘loophole’

The gubernatorial candidate outmaneuvered other lawmakers in becoming the GOP House leader and made her mark in a tied chamber. The post How Lisa Demuth ‘floated to the top’ to lead Minnesota Republicans appeared first on MinnPost .

GOP gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth came to politics late in life, but she's a natural at message discipline, if not policymaking. The post What makes Demuth run: The unlikely rise of a category-defying politician appeared first on MinnPost .

The state’s elderly and disabled face long delays in approval for care, shuttered clinics and fewer caregivers in the war on fraud. The post Minnesota’s most vulnerable citizens are collateral damage in federal crackdown on Medicaid program appeared first on MinnPost .

High voter turnout by students at Carleton, St. Olaf and Gustavus colleges adds a wrinkle to legislative races. The post Cows, colleges and competitive districts: DFL, GOP eye key House seats covering Northfield and St. Peter  appeared first on MinnPost .