State Sen. Dick Day (R-Owatonna) announced he’ll be stepping down to become the head of Racino Now, a group lobbying legislators to get slot and video games approved at Canterbury Park and Running Aces racetracks. (The URL RacinoNow.com is…
Politicians make some over-the-top remarks from time to time, and last week a few quotes at the state capitol left observers wondering, “What did they say?”
Voters who have trouble filling in an oval on a ballot get no sympathy from state Sen. Dick…
Everybody loves Tom Sorel. That was the message at this afternoon’s gathering of the Senate Transportation Committee. Sorel has been serving as the state’s Commissioner of Transportation since April, but today he faced a confirmation hearing at the Capitol.
Al Franken will comfortably advance from today’s primary election to take on Norm Coleman in the U. S. Senate race. With more than 80 percent of the results in, Franken is carrying 67 percent of the vote in the seven-candidate field. His most credible challenger, attorney Priscilla Lord Faris, is currently garnering support from 29 percent of voters.
There’s a primary election today in Minnesota. You can be forgiven for not having noticed. With the temporary Republican takeover of the Twin Cities and a U.S. Senate race that’s been billed as a two-candidate duel for months,…
A poll commissioned by the campaign of Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., shows a commanding lead for the incumbent against two Republican challengers in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. Conducted by Benenson Strategy Group, the poll shows…
News cycles are funny things — an item can be news right up until the point that something bigger comes along and makes it passe.
In today’s case, that Something Bigger is the Iowa Caucuses, set for this evening, which…
Mark Meyer, the Republican school board member seen in many quarters as engaging in a quixotic quest for the Republican nomination in Minnesota’s First congressional district, withdrew from the race Tuesday and endorsed Randy Demmer, one of three remaining candidates. …
The Rochester Post-Bulletin reported Tuesday that the declared Republican challengers for the U.S. House seat in the 1st District in southern Minnesota are already off and running in the race to raise campaign cash. According to…
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