The number of uninsured Minnesotans dropped by more than 40 percent over the course of the state health insurance exchange's first open enrollment period between September 2013 and May 2014, according to a University of Minnesota study that examined for the first time how MNsure has affected the insurance rate in the state.
Read More »Huntley: Goodbye, with an asterisk
Rep. Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth, is leaving behind his job in St. Paul — but not the health care issues he worked on there.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton says Super Bowl demand list “doesn’t look good”
State Auditor Rebecca Otto dismissed criticisms on Tuesday from her last-minute primary opponent, former House Minority Leader Matt Entenza, that she has allegedly misstated her support for voter ID legislation when she served in the Legislature a decade ago.
Read More »Entenza files complaint against Otto in campaign for state auditor
Former House Minority Leader Matt Entenza's campaign for state auditor on Monday filed a complaint against incumbent auditor Rebecca Otto for allegedly disseminating false information related to what he calls her past support for Voter ID legislation.
Read More »Entenza’s auditor bid riles DFLers
The outcry from party officials, lawmakers and activists has been deafening since the former House minority leader’s last-minute announcement that he will challenge incumbent State Auditor Rebecca Otto.
Read More »Unlikely endorsee McFadden focuses on fall
Minneapolis financier Mike McFadden has national financial support and a business record that Republicans can get behind as he looks to take on incumbent DFLer Al Franken.
Read More »Mysterious ‘white powder’ incident at governor’s residence
Two field tests from the St. Paul Fire Department, which had about 30 people on the scene, failed to reveal the chemical makeup of the mysterious powder.
Read More »The Capitol Note: Johnson nabs GOP endorsement for governor
Delegates at the GOP convention in Rochester endorsed Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson to take on Gov. Mark Dayton in November, but a primary election looms in the Republican field.
Read More »McFadden locks GOP endorsement for US Senate
Minneapolis financier Mike McFadden nabbed the GOP endorsement for US Senate on Saturday after two days of political wrangling over the course of 10 ballots at the ...
Read More »The rumble in Rochester: photos from GOP state convention 2014
PIM is posted up at the GOP state convention in Rochester this weekend, where state constitutional officer candidates have been chosen, but significant decisions on the endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate and the governor's office remain before delegates.
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