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Seven years in the Capitol
Julie Bartkey recalls covering highs and lows of the Minnesota Senate.
Read More »Lawmakers struggle to craft revenge porn bill
The bill addresses the deliberate distribution of pornographic images featuring unwilling subjects.
Read More »Crowded contest shaping up to replace Dill
Observers and participants are predicting a full DFL field in the effort to find Dill’s successor.
Read More »Committee OKs budget for Senate
Senate staff will get a 3 percent raise plus a one-time payment.
Read More »Carlson and Kahn: 42 years and counting
Lyndon Carlson and Phyllis Kahn won election to the Minnesota House in November 1972, the same night Nixon trounced his Democratic challenger, George McGovern.
Read More »Safe open seats draw out Republican candidates
This summer, the imminent departures of two Senate Republicans have inspired opposite reactions from potential suitors.
Read More »At Legislature, progressive politics at last
Members of both the Senate and the House were amenable to substantive and intellectual give and take in executing their public trust.
Read More »Flanagan ‘not putting the cart before the horse’ in 46A
DFLer Peggy Flanagan will appear alone on the ballot after her rival missed the deadline.
Read More »DFL dissension mounts over Bakk’s leadership
The liberal wing of the DFL caucus complains about process as well as policy.
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