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Common Cause says Minnesota is wrong to let lawmakers become lobbyists right away Minnesota legislators who leave their elected positions and immediately become lobbyists would have to wait two years to make that transition under proposed legislation from a national nonpartisan organization.

Minnesota's new junior senator has friends in the GOP, but has thrived on insulting conservatives.

With the demise of the Singing Senators quartet [Sen. John Ashcroft , Sen. Larry Craig , Sen.

EMBED SUMMARY: Bill Sammon falsely compared the budget reconciliation process some progressives have suggested be used to advance health-care reform legislation to the "nuclear option," which Republicans proposed in 2005 to prohibit filibusters of judicial nominations.

In a ceremony infused with military fanfare, former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus was sworn in Thursday as the new secretary of the Navy.

On June 30, the Southeast Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross will reach the end of its 2009 fiscal year, and it has never been more prepared for disaster relief, according to chapter administrators.

Clarksdale attorney and businessman Bill Luckett is trying to raise money to run for Mississippi governor 2011, saying he wants to reduce poverty and improve public education because he believes the state "does not have to accept a perpetual spot on the bottom rung of America." The Democrat, who owns the Ground Zero Blues Club and the upscale ...

The Rasmussen poll conducted over the weekend of May 30-31 asked a key question designed to give us perspective on Obama's current popularity.

Five of 10 South Mississippi cities elected new mayors on Tuesday, while Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran won a close battle and several incumbents cruised to victory.

Democrat Paul Winfield defeated two-term incumbent Mayor Laurence Leyens in Vicksburg become the Mississippi River city's second black mayor.

The race for mayor of Ocean Springs may be too close to call. First-term Mayor Connie Moran, a Democrat, faces a well financed challenge from political newcomer Republican Scott Walker.

Both Mayor Connie Moran, a Democrat, and her Republican opponent, Scott Walker, see this city growing east toward Mississippi 57 and then north toward the interstate.

Mississippi taxpayers could be footing a higher legislative bill if lawmakers don't agree soon on a state spending plan for the coming fiscal year.

Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., acknowledged Tuesday that during a meeting in December, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told him that "I was too old and I couldn't win" a re-election battle in 2010.

Higher education officials are winding down searches for two top administrators - a state commissioner of higher education and a chancellor for the University of Mississippi.

Butch Brown defended his record as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation Tuesday to a state Senate committee that has the first say in whether he keeps his $150,000-a-year job.

For a moment last week, two traits of Bob Dole the lawmaker came to the rescue of Bob Dole the candidate--the ability to swallow your pride and to make peace with your past.

A circuit judge fighting corruption charges only received a "meaningless courtesy call" rather than anything of value and the bulk of the case against him should be dropped, his lawyers have argued.

Former Sen. Trent Lott , founded the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group, which pulled down almost $8 million in its first year.

An Iowa state senator who threw a tantrum a week ago today when something didn't go his way is still apologizing for using what commonly is referred to as the "N-word." Des Moines Democratic Sen.