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The Pioneer Press has an excellent story about the situation at the AG’s office that even gives our blog a mention. Here is the reference to our blog: …. Speculation and concern in recent weeks about the escalator out of the attorney general’s office led Mark Cohen, editor in chief of the weekly Minnesota Lawyer, [...]

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The story behind the Swanson post

Since our blog is new, I thought I would provide you with a little of the back story on our post asking for comments on the two deputies leaving at Attorney General Lori Swanson’s office. Around the start of April or so, the Minnesota Lawyer staff began hearing ruminations about potential morale issues at both [...]

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Swanson, union in 'ugly' tussle

From the Associated Press (as reported on the Star Tribune website): Minnesota’s largest state employee union acknowledged Thursday it is attempting to organize lawyers within Attorney General Lori Swanson’s office, and the process has apparently turned ugly. Swanson, a first-term Democrat, accused leaders of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5 [...]

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A double standard?

We in the media love a local angle to a story, which is one reason there have been so many attempts to tie the recent upheaval in the local U.S. Attorney’s Office with the national scandal over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. It’s tough to sit on the sidelines with such a juicy story [...]

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