Klobuchar picks up DFL challenger
By Andy Birkey |
09.26.11 | 12:05 pm
The candidate slammed U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar for her stances on guns and attention deficit disorder drug treatments.
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Tommy Thompson files fundraising paperwork in Wis. Senate race
By Jon Collins |
09.19.11 | 2:04 pm
Thompson has taken fire from conservatives, but said his terms as governor helped make Wisconsin a more “purple state.”
Citing Anoka-Hennepin, Franken calls for explicit ban on discrimination
By Andy Birkey |
09.15.11 | 11:08 am
Investigations of the bullying of LGBT kids is the biggest growth area in the Department of Justice’s civil rights division.
Strong showing by Sadik Warfa in SD61 DFL race
By Jon Collins |
09.14.11 | 5:57 pm
His performance could be a sign of growing political engagement by the state’s Somali-American community.
Walz joins repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
By Andy Birkey |
09.13.11 | 12:26 pm
Walz joins all his Minnesota DFL colleagues in Congress except U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson in support of the repeal.
Minnesotans react to Obama’s jobs plan
By Andy Birkey |
09.09.11 | 8:30 am
In his address to Congress Thursday night, President Obama outlined his “jobs plan” to jump start the American economy. Minnesota’s elected officials and interest groups weighed in on Obama’s speech, and the responses fell along party lines.
Video: Tammy Baldwin jumps into Wis. Senate race
By Jon Collins |
09.07.11 | 8:00 am
If she wins the general election, Baldwin would be the first openly gay senator in U.S. history.
Franken: Lockout could erode congressional support for sugar protections
By Jon Collins |
08.29.11 | 10:44 am
As the lockout of 1,300 workers drags on, Franken warns it could erode congressional support that’s helped protect the booming sugar beet industry.
Joe Arwood to challenge Klobuchar in 2012
By Andy Birkey |
08.22.11 | 12:53 pm
St. Bonifacius city council member Joe Arwood announced on Monday that he will soon file paperwork to challenge Sen. Amy Klobuchar for the U.S. Senate.
Klobuchar sponsors Defense of Marriage Act repeal
By Andy Birkey |
08.04.11 | 3:53 pm
Long a holdout in signing on to back the Respect for Marriage Act, Sen. Amy Klobuchar indicated this week she’ll sponsor the bill, which would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Klobuchar is the last Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee to back the measure after Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin expressed his support in April.
