Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak romped to a third term while openly flirting with a 2010 gubernatorial bid. Today a state agency rebuked him for mingling funds while pursuing the dual political contests. Will the ruling hurt Rybak’s political viability?
The personal is apparently political for Minneapolis City Council president Barb Johnson. City Pages reports that the four-term council member, who is locked in a tough, four-way re-election fight,…
After three years as St. Paul city attorney, John Choi is seeking a promotion. Flanked by Mayor Chris Coleman and a cast of other high-profile officials, he announced today he’s running for Ramsey County Attorney.
Norm Coleman conceded the U.S. Senate contest last week, but immediately prompted speculation that he’ll run for governor in 2010. Does the Republican have the political clout — and the personal finances — to be a viable candidate?
The announcements by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty came 3,100 miles and 31 days apart. But observers in Alaska and Minnesota see close ties between the two Republican governors’ intentions to leave office.
If the Minnesota Supreme Court hears Norm Coleman’s appeal of Al Franken’s election victory, the justices would do well to fill seats on the bench that recusals leave empty with temporary help drawn from the ranks of retired justices and judges. That’s the opinion of Sandra Gardebring Ogren, a former associate justice, who says “a fuller court would increase public confidence in the decision.”
Norm Coleman is not going down without a fight. But by continuing to drag out the contest, his political prospects could suffer “serious damage,” according to one-time rival Dean Barkley. Meanwhile, former Sen. Dave Durenberger, a Republican and Coleman supporter, believes that the most serious damage to Coleman’s political future has already occurred.
The campaign of former Sen. Norm Coleman has alerted donors that a database containing personal data, including credit card numbers, has been circulating on the Internet.
Minnesota has a number of consumer protection laws that govern the use of personal information, which has raised questions about whether the Coleman campaign has violated state law.
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman says his focus is simply on winning a second term. But many observers — including one of his predecessors — say his recent staffing changes suggest he’s eying the governor’s mansion.
To stamp out voter fraud, GOP legislators have offered a proposal that would make Minnesota’s voter-ID laws the most restrictive in the country. But according to their own party, no actual cases of voter fraud have been reported here.
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