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The filing deadline has come and gone. Candidates for the Minnesota Legislature are hitting the stump. But Democrats in 13 House and Senate districts and Republicans in 10 others will have to win in August to compete in November. Here are 10 legislative primaries to watch.
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Midway through candidate filing period, many legislative races lack challengers
If the phrase “sure thing” can be applied anywhere in politics, it might be appropriate in a small part of St. Paul, including Falcon Heights and a swath of territory north of Interstate 94.
Read More »Southwestern Minnesota: a DFL-free zone?
Voters in a large chunk of southern Minnesota farm country may not see DFL candidates on the ballot in a number of state House and Senate races this November.
Read More »Otremba won’t seek eighth House term
Ag policy Chair Mary Ellen Otremba, DFL-Long Prairie, announced today that she won't seek an eighth term representing District 11B.
Read More »Swing dance in Third? Maybe only in theory
Two Democrats – Maureen Hackett and Jim Meffert – are vying for the DFL endorsement to take on U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen. Party activists will decide which candidate gets the nod when they gather for the Third Congressional District convention on April 10. Both challengers have promised to abide by the endorsement and forego a primary challenge.
Read More »Video: Franken cuts off Lieberman, puts McCain in snit
Minnesota's junior U.S. senator, Al Franken, got to take a turn in the President of the Senate's chair yesterday, and he made himself a YouTube hit with cheering Democratic blogs and jeering Republican ones when he cut off Connecticut Sen. (and former Democrat turned independent) Joe Lieberman during a Senate floor debate on health care yesterday.
Read More »The Republican Party is in deep trouble, and conservatism is to blame. Barack Obama is a promising new president. John McCain should have tapped Tim ...
Read More »The Republican Party is in deep trouble, and conservatism is to blame. Barack Obama is a promising new president. John McCain should have tapped Tim ...
Read More »The Republican Party is in deep trouble, and conservatism is to blame. Barack Obama is a promising new president. John McCain should have tapped Tim ...
Read More »All quiet on the western front (aka Bloomington)
The classic rock tune "Freebird" blared shortly after 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington. But music was just about ...
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