Are lieutenant governors necessary?
As Minnesota attempts to dig itself out of a $1.2 billion deficit, the 15-term DFL representative from Minneapolis came up with a plan that some say would save the state an estimated $500,000 each...
View ArticleEmmer to announce LG running mate Tuesday
State Rep. Tom Emmer, one of two front-runners for the Minnesota Republican Party's gubernatorial endorsement this week in Minneapolis, will announce his choice for running mate Tuesday morning.
View ArticleVOICES of Conservative Women honors eight legislators
VOICES of Conservative Women, a new political advocacy group, is honoring eight legislators for their work at the Capitol. The "Voices of Fiscal Conservatism" award winners, all Republicans, are state...
View ArticleMet Council under the magnifying glass
Legislative leaders in Minnesota are eager to remake the Metropolitan Council, and the biggest prize for the Republicans now running the legislative show in St. Paul is transit, a major part of what...
View ArticleBachmann’s surprise retirement spurs speculation about GOP field
**UPDATED** U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's surprise decision to not seek re-election has produced a frenzy of speculation about who might seek the GOP nomination in Minnesota's most conservative...
View ArticleBachmann exits stage right
In mid-May, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign bought roughly $80,000 worth of television advertising in the Twin Cities market. But just two weeks later, Bachmann stunned seemingly everyone by...
View ArticleGOP field for 6th CD begins to take shape
**UPDATED** Less than a week after U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's surprise announcement that she will not seek re-election, the field for the GOP nomination in the 6th Congressional District is beginning...
View ArticleRhonda Sivarajah enters 6th CD contest
Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah has joined the field of GOP contenders seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in the 6th Congressional District. Sivarajah announced her plan to seek...
View ArticleMany GOP legislators are mulling congressional campaigns in 2014
When Republican members of the Legislature return to St. Paul next year and compare notes on what they did during the interim, a growing number will say they launched campaigns for Congress.
View ArticleSartell Mayor Joe Perske considering 6 CD bid
Sartell Mayor Joe Perske hasn't decided if he will seek the DFL nomination in the 6th Congressional District. But he certainly sounds like a candidate for the post.
View ArticleTom Emmer raises $220,000 in first month
The Delano-based Republican's total came thanks to more than 300 individual donors, according to the statement .
View ArticleTom Emmer holds huge lead in CD 6 fundraising
Tom Emmer tapped into a network of conservative donors that aligned behind his 2010 gubernatorial campaign to give himself a commanding lead.
View ArticlePhil Krinkie joins 6th Congressional District race
This will be a second attempt at winning over the strongly conservative district for Krinkie, who ran for the GOP endorsement in 2006.
View ArticleSivarajah builds her bona fides in CD 6 race
Rhonda Sivarajah isn’t typically regarded as the conservative lightning rod in the GOP race to succeed U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann. But Sivarajah, who entered the race in June, has used her role as as...
View ArticleEmmer raised $150,000 in third quarter
Emmer raised less during the last three months than he did during his opening month of June, but is well ahead of Sen. John Pederson, R-St. Cloud.
View ArticleU.S. Senate race looks to be a high-dollar affair
The modern Congress is often faulted for its inability to actually accomplish much. Even still, the members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are as good as ever in at least on area:...
View ArticleScenes from the GOP straw poll
Republican candidates and activists filed into the National Sports Center in Blaine on Saturday to participate in a preliminary straw poll of candidates in the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races....
View ArticleNews links: Ritchie’s online registration hit with lawsuit from GOP legislators
If the lawsuit is successful, the registry system launched in launched in late September would be halted until legislative action is taken.
View ArticlePederson counts on St. Cloud ties in 6th District
John Pederson is depending on geography to give him an edge in the competitive Republican field to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann. Pederson hails from St. Cloud, and he says that gives him...
View ArticleCD 6: Krinkie calls out Emmer campaign
The politeness that has prevailed in the early stages of the CD 6 GOP race may have come to an end this week, when candidate Phil Krinkie fired the first volley aimed directly at a fellow Republican:...
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