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Participants offer discrepant accounts of why judicial retention measure failed in 2010
Followers of state election law are well aware that a bill that would have substantially altered the way in which district court judges are selected in Minnesota failed to make it through the 2010 legislative session.
Communication workers endorse Kelliher
The Communication Workers of America (CWA) Minnesota state council this afternoon announced that it has endorsed House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher for governor.
Franken comic book to hit stores Wednesday
A 32-page comic book tracing the career of Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, from "Saturday Night Live" to the U.S. Senate, will hit stores tomorrow.
Clark campaign makes ‘red-to-blue’ list
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has added Tarryl Clark's campaign for Congress to its "Red-to-Blue" program, signifying that the DCCC believes that Clark can unseat Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in November.
No exodus of political appointees this year
Bill Walsh wants people to know that reports of his imminent departure from the Minnesota Department of Education have been greatly exaggerated.
Historical Society to publish Gilman’s new book
St. Paul author, activist and historian Rhoda Gilman's new book, tentatively titled "Political Maverick: An Overview of Minnesota's Protest Tradition," will be published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.
At 83, St. Paul historian and activist Rhoda Gilman is still going strong
It doesn’t matter to which political party you swear allegiance, whether you’re conservative or liberal, whether you attend tea parties or peace rallies. There’s one thing that practically everyone can agree on — Minnesota’s brand of politics isn’t like politics anywhere else.
DFL gubernatorial candidates to march with striking nurses
All three frontrunning DFL gubernatorial candidates are planning to march with Minnesota nurses during tomorrow's one-day strike.
Endorsed candidates in 3 districts opt not to file for office
Endorsed candidates in three Minnesota legislative districts missed the deadline this week to file to run for the Legislature.
Legislative primary challenges chart
This chart shows Minnesota legislative races in which there will be a DFL or Republican primary challenge. (Names are linked to candidate websites, where available.)
IP sees chance at legislative inroads
As Minnesota’s Republican Party was giddily tweeting the news that the party had fielded candidates for all 201 seats in the state Legislature for the first time in 30 years, the Independence Party of Minnesota was quietly celebrating its own milestone: 16 candidates for the Legislature in 2010, seven in Senate districts and nine in House districts.
Ex-state rep Goodwin to challenge Chaudhary
Former state Rep. Barb Goodwin, a DFLer from Columbia Heights, filed this morning to challenge embattled incumbent Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, in the August primary for his Senate seat.
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