Of the five judges selected by Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea to oversee the state’s redistricting process, one is considered a “rising star” in the judicial world, another has ruled on a case that started a courtroom brawl, and yet another parlayed a tour guide job into a more than 20-year career as a corporate attorney. Together, the judges are widely considered a fair, well-equipped group to handle the contentious process of drawing the state’s political maps.
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Ethics hearing scheduled over Hoffman tweet
Hoffman, a freshman lawmaker from Vergas, drew the ire of DFLers when she posted to her Twitter account that DFL Sen. Barb Goodwin had "just called people with mental illness- idiots and imbeciles- while debating HHS bill."
Read More »Emmer recount bid faces seemingly impossible odds
The likelihood that Tom Emmer can overcome a nearly 9,000-vote deficit in the governor's race is exceedingly slim.
Read More »Republicans launch PR offensive as both sides lawyer up
The morning after the election, Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Tony Sutton and Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb gathered the bleary-eyed Capitol press - who had been sitting up into the early morning hours waiting for a verdict on the Minnesota gubernatorial election - and began sounding off on the prospect of an automatic recount.
Read More »Choi touts bi-partisan support in county attorney contest
John Choi is garnering support from some unlikely individuals in his race for Ramsey County Attorney. Among the backers that the DFL-endorsed candidate announced today: Fourth Congressional District GOP chair Bev Aplikowski and former state Republican party chair Chris Georgecas.
Read More »Franken’s Legal Team Makes First Huge Blunder
Photo by Bill Klotz. Remember that old Jim Croce tune? You don’t tug on superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull ...
Read More »Franken’s Legal Team Makes First Huge Blunder
Photo by Bill Klotz. Remember that old Jim Croce tune? You don’t tug on superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull ...
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