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Million-dollar stash for Minneapolis council member?

By Chris Steller | 09.14.09 | 8:58 am

Updated No wonder her challenger implies she’s posh. According to the Hennepin County campaign finance website, Minneapolis City Council Member Elizabeth Glidden’s campaign has $1,671,059 on hand

Ward Eight: Glidden faces four rivals in south Minneapolis

By Paul Demko | 09.04.09 | 9:29 am

In 2005, the Ward Eight city council race was arguably the most hotly contested in Minneapolis. This year five candidates are vying for the post, including incumbent Elizabeth Glidden. Crime and the foreclosure crisis are likely to be the issues foremost on the minds of voters.

Minneapolis primary election date (wink, wink) to make pols reveal warchests

By Chris Steller | 07.17.09 | 10:38 am

Officials in Minneapolis can confidently predict the level of voter turnout at the city’s next scheduled election: precisely zero. That’s because this morning, by an 11-0 vote, the city council set Sept. 15 as the date for a…

Caucuses will test mettle of progressive Camp Wellstone grads

By Chris Steller | 03.02.09 | 10:32 pm

When locals gather to choose delegates at DFL precinct caucuses Tuesday, three Minneapolis City Council candidates will be looking for the first signs of success from skills they picked up at a recent weekend at Camp Wellstone.

Council Member: Elections committee “sitting on their heels” on instant run-off

By Dan Haugen | 02.28.08 | 12:22 pm

Minneapolis City Council Member Cam GordonMinneapolis City Council Member Cam Gordon prodded his peers a bit during today’s meeting about the city’s slow-moving progress preparing for…