Businessman Scott Honour became the first high-profile Republican to challenge DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s bid for re-election.
The most recent states to adopt the practice are expanding it to agencies that serve disenfranchised populations, including the poor and disabled.
Political novices are running for office at all levels of government -- many driven by anger over their current representatives' policies and behavior.
While they're rarely successful, efforts to remove state Supreme Court justices over policy disagreements are becoming more common.
Some cities want to make campaign donors identify themselves. But lawmakers and lawsuits are getting in their way.
The firm used improperly obtained Facebook data to help the GOP take back the Colorado Senate. Most of the lawmakers who might have benefited are remaining silent as Democrats call on the state to investigate.
The president remains popular among Republican voters, leading most GOP candidates to pledge their allegiance to him. But they may shift that strategy after the primaries.
