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Jun 29, 2010

SD 50 DFLers pull Chaudhary’s endorsement, back Goodwin

On Monday night, DFLers in Senate District 50 took away their endorsement of Sen. Satveer Chaudhary. He says he'll run in the August 10 primary against the candidate now endorsed in his place, former state Rep. Barb Goodwin.

Jun 25, 2010

Chaudhary: the one that got away?

In the wake of Sen. Satveer Chaudhary's ethics brouhaha, DFLers in Senate District 50 will gather on Monday night to decide whether they’ll strip away the endorsement they gave to Chaudhary on March 13.

Jun 2, 2010

Ethics committee: Chaudhary’s conduct ‘threatened public confidence’ in Legislature

Sen. Satveer Chaudhary did not have a conflict of interest in advancing a proposal to improve fishing on a lake where he owns a cabin, the Senate's Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct determined Wednesday afternoon. However, the four-member panel also ruled that the Fridley DFLer's actions "threatened public confidence" in the Legislature.

Jun 2, 2010

Senate ethics committee considers ‘advice’ for Chaudhary

Sen. Satveer Chaudhary defended his efforts to improve fishing conditions on a lake where he owns a cabin during a 90-minute hearing before the Senate's Subcommittee on Ethical Behavior on Wednesday morning. Ultimately, the meeting ended without resolution. The committee adjourned until 3 p.m. in order to allow staff time to further work on language in a letter to Chaudhary.

Jun 1, 2010

Ethics committee will discuss Chaudhary’s conduct at Wednesday hearing

The Senate's Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct will meet Wednesday morning to consider the behavior of Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley. Chaudhary has been under fire for amending legislation in order to improve walleye fishing on the Fish Lake Reservoir, where he owns a cabin.

May 20, 2010

Senate Republicans lay groundwork for ethics complaint against Chaudhary

Senate Republicans are preparing to file an ethics complaint against Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, over allegations that he inappropriately intervened to improve walleye fishing on the Fish Lake Reservoir. The potential problem: Chaudhary owns a cabin on the lake.

Nov 12, 2008

Coleman says he’s a ‘tool of extortion’

Chaudhary plans to run in the primary without the party’s endorsement A small room in the Fridley community center was transformed into a quasi-courtroom Monday night, with lawyers present, arguments ...

Nov 12, 2008

Coleman says he’s a ‘tool of extortion’

Chaudhary plans to run in the primary without the party’s endorsement A small room in the Fridley community center was transformed into a quasi-courtroom Monday night, with lawyers present, arguments ...

Nov 12, 2008

Coleman says he’s a ‘tool of extortion’

Chaudhary plans to run in the primary without the party’s endorsement A small room in the Fridley community center was transformed into a quasi-courtroom Monday night, with lawyers present, arguments ...

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