It was hours into a gathering to remember murdered Minnesota DFL Leader Melissa Hortman when Rep. Mike Howard thought: she ...

Guns and metal detectors at the state Capitol could become a sticking point this fall among members of a committee that advises lawmakers on security issues.

A state panel tasked with making security recommendations for the Minnesota Capitol meets Wednesday for the first time since ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — A committee of lawmakers will be meeting Wednesday to discuss safety changes at and around the State Capitol. It's the advisory committee's first meeting since two lawmakers and their ...

There is renewed interest in putting metal detectors at the Minnesota State Capitol to protect lawmakers and the public in the aftermath of two state lawmakers being shot in their homes earlier this ...

One of the arguments against metal detectors in Minnesota has been that the Capitol isn't as welcoming and open, and discourages people from visiting and taking part in the legislative process.

Binary triggers are devices that allow a gun to shoot one shot on the pull of the trigger and a second shot when releasing it ...

If passed, legislation to bar reporters from accessing officials’ and candidates’ home addresses would ‘hurt trust in ...

The Texas Democratic lawmakers who decamped to Illinois to block a redistricting effort in their state faced threats of arrest and criminal charges if they didn’t return home ...

A grand jury has indicted the man accused of shooting Minnesota lawmakers in June, prompting the largest manhunt in Minnesota history.

After two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot in Minnesota, other politicians in the state have signed a pledge to seek out common ground and cool their rhetoric.

A group of Arizona legislators spent three days in Boston earlier this month engaging in policy discussions on governing bodies in different states.