After eight years of an administration seen as hostile to the environment, environmental advocacy groups are anticipating quick action on issues like climate change from the Obama administration. But will the new president live up to these high expectations?

As Minnesota prepares to go through nearly 3 million ballots cast in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, other elections have been getting a closer look around the state. Local races in Carver, Gaylord and Edina have all had recounts.

Minnesota's Senate recount will be underway before Democrat Al Franken's lawsuit over rejected absentee ballots gets a court hearing. A judge set the hearing for Wednesday morning.

A coalition of watchdog and voter integrity groups are banding together to monitor the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race.

Some DFL state lawmakers are considering the idea of a bonding bill next year, as part of an economic stimulus package.

President-elect Barack Obama says he andRepublican Sen. John McCain plan to work together to "fix up the country."

A conservative political group is proposing a photo ID requirement for all Minnesota voters, and an end to same-day registration.

Democrat Al Franken's Senate campaign, trailing heading into a statewide recount, argued Monday that a key Minnesota election board needs to examine rejected absentee ballots before certifying the race results.

Sen. Norm Coleman plans to meet with a FordMotor Co. official this week to discuss the state of the autoindustry.

Anderson, a DFLer from International Falls, led the state House from 1993 to 1997, part of a long legislative career that started in 1964. He retired after the 2006 session.

A coalition of environmental groupswants to amend a recently enacted Great Lakes water managementcompact, contending it has loopholes that could enable water grabsby multinational corporations.