Lisa Demuth made history on two fronts Thursday ... She’s a baker with a favored family recipe for sugar cookies. In times of stress, she reaches for spicy foods such as chips and melted ...

Minnesota House Rep. Lisa Demuth was expected to make history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female Republican to lead the 134-member chamber with a floor ...

The legislative session was resuscitated after weeks of a Minnesota House deadlock. Party leaders agreed to pact where they ...

Rep. Lisa Demuth, representing Cold Spring, has been sworn-in as both the first Republican woman and person of color to be the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

It follows a weeks-long holdout by Democrats who had not stepped foot into the Capitol since the legislative session began for multiple reasons.

A quorum was reached on Thursday as both parties of the Minnestoa House have now joined in on this year’s session.

Democrats agreed to let a Republican take the speakership of the Minnesota House after a weekslong fight over control of the chamber.

A tense fight over party control of the Minnesota House ended with a power-sharing agreement this week. But hard feelings could remain.

Longtime news reporter Rochelle Olson makes her editorial debut. She will focus on politics and government at the Capitol and beyond.

THE WORLD SAW THE HORRIFIC IMPACT OF THAT FLOOD AND THE DAM FAILURE, BUT COMING BACK HERE I THINK FOR THE FOLKS WHO LIVE HERE AND KEVIN AND HIS FAMILY AND ALL THE FOLKS IN THIS AREA, IT'S STILL A ...