Bachmann would be an instant force in the race given her broad name recognition and a nearly $1.7 million campaign balance she still has control of from her days in Congress.
The upcoming shuffle that will put a Republican in the soon-vacant lieutenant governor's spot could knot up the Senate. An attempt to find a workaround fell flat.
Mayors-elect Jacob Frey and Melvin Carter III assume their new posts in Minneapolis and St. Paul next Tuesday. But events to mark the changeovers will stretch into the coming weeks.
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says he's still trying to cut a deal to allow a Democrat, rather than Sen. Michelle Fischbach, to become the next lieutenant governor.
The 2017 population estimates aren't the final word in determining how many seats each state gets in Congress. But Minnesota has reason to sweat its current delegation size.
Dr. Ed Ehlinger resigned Monday as state Health Commissioner, after reports that the department mishandled allegations of abuse in senior care facilities.