Former Sen. Mark Dayton, who is challenging the DFL-endorsed Margaret Anderson Kelliher in the August gubernatorial primary, has picked Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon as his running mate. Prettner Solon has represented…
Some of the Midwest’s hotlines to help farmers confronting financial and behavioral health problems are at risk of shutting down due to a lack of funding commitment from Congress. One expert didn’t mince words about what’s at stake if they do: “People will die. They will not get that two-in-the-morning chance to call someone and say that they are thinking about committing suicide.”
The first campaign ads of the season are hitting radio stations in western Minnesota. Glen Menze, who has unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Collin Peterson twice — losing by 50 points in 2008…
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is launching an ad of its own to counter an ad in the St. Cloud Times last month that the group deems anti-Islam. Baptist pastor Dennis Campbell’s ad for the…
Our inaugural edition of PoliTweeps, an ongoing look at what political figures are saying in and about Minnesota on Twitter, runs the gamut from the meta to the global: State…
Granite City Baptist Church raised some eyebrows this weekend when it bought an ad (pdf) in the St. Cloud Times that questioned whether Muslims are a “threat” to America. “How do Moslems seek to take control of a…
An often rambunctious town hall event outside Des Moines last night gave small and family farmers an opportunity — largely unavailable at a joint U.S. Department of Justice and USDA antitrust workshop on Friday — to express their opinions on the agricultural industry. And it had one overarching message: “Bust up big ag.”
Next week, the federal departments of justice and agriculture will hold the first in a series of public workshops about antitrust laws, competition and agriculture. The Mar. 12 event in Ankeny, Iowa, will focus on crop-based farming…
In a rare bit of agreement on health care policy, the members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, urging support for Minnesota’s rural hospitals. At issue is a…
As the November elections get closer (only ten months to go!) a slate of Republicans are vying to replace some of the least vulnerable Democrats in the state. Rep. James Oberstar so far has five Republican challengers, and Rep.…
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