In the wake of Prince's death, legislative committees plan hearings on a bill to clarify the rights of artists to control the commercial use of their names, likenesses and images and extends those protections to an artist's heirs. 

The U.S. Treasury Department has rejected a plan that would have drastically cut the pensions of more than a quarter million retirees around the country, including 15,000 here in Minnesota. 

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System has lifted a ban on travel to North Carolina over that state's law limiting the rights of LGTB people. 

Senate Democrats' plan to borrow $1.5 billion for public construction projects has hit a snag. 

The Senate unanimously passed the ban Wednesday, the measure is awaiting a final vote in the House. 

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has approved an emergency rule requiring certain citizens to pass a drug test in order to receive unemployment benefits. 

There's a partisan battle brewing in the Minnesota Legislature over a public works package. 

John Kasich is dropping out of the race for the White House. 

Ted Cruz is ending his campaign for president, putting Donald Trump on a glide path to claim the Republican Party's nomination.

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is stopping in Minnesota to continue pushing for stronger gun control measures. 

Senate Democrats have a backup plan for transportation funding if negotiations don't pan out. 

Minnesota Senate Democrats announced a plan Wednesday for their bonding proposal. 

Senate Democrats are setting a high mark for how much Minnesota's Legislature should approve in public construction projects.