Fong Lee was shot eight times by Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen three years ago. The cops say Lee was armed and dangerous on the night in question. Lee’s family insists that he was an unarmed, innocent victim. Now a jury will decide which narrative rings true.
Many of the same conservatives criticizing Sonia Sotomayor for her decision in a reverse discrimination case once supported a race-based initiative: No Child Left Behind.
Did Fong Lee have a gun on July 22, 2006, when he was shot eight times by Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen? That’s the crucial question that jurors should begin deliberating Wednesday.
In a review in the Seattle Times, one of Al Franken’s attorneys slams a book — “The Democracy Index” by Heather K. Gerken — for excessive verbosity about gauging how well states and localities run elections. “It’s difficult…
Al Franken used a statement on Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court to say he expects to be seated in the U.S. Senate in time for confirmation hearings that President Obama has said should happen…
Legislation to rejigger the state’s redistricting system passed the state Senate last week. Stakes are high, as the state may lose a congressional seat after the 2010 U.S. Census, and whether it’s Michele Bachmann’s in the Sixth District or someone else’s will be decided during redistricting. But some people closest to the work of shaping Minnesota’s political boundaries last time around say the system worked pretty well.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty politely rebuffed Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine’s plea to intervene in the U.S. Senate contest by pressuring Norm Coleman to concede. In a letter to the Virginia…
Day two of the Fong Lee trial apparently started off exactly where it left off — with U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson extremely pissed off. This morning he threatened to declare a mistrial in the civil case and force…
Fifty-four percent of Minnesota voters want Norm Coleman to concede so Al Franken can take Coleman’s former seat in the U.S. Senate. That’s according to a new Rasmussen poll that also finds that 63 percent expect Franken to…
Progressive activists got a few moments on camera with Norm Coleman in Minneapolis Sunday as he arrived — on crutches! — at a Republican Jewish Coalition dinner in his honor. Norm gave a hug, an autograph and then…
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
