Last night the House of Representatives passed legislation overturning a 27-year-old moratorium on new offshore oil wells. The bill would allow for oil exploration beginning 50 miles off the coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well…
Rep. Erik Paulsen, who is running to replace the retiring Jim Ramstad in Minnesota’s Third Congressional District, is a Republican–but don’t tell anybody.
Throughout his 14-year tenure in the Minnesota Legislature, Paulsen has been one of the most consistent and avid Republican right voices on behalf of government-slashing and “family values” assaults on abortion rights, gay rights and education standards. Yet when Paulsen spoke at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul early this month, his campaign billed the site of the appearance as simply the “National Convention.” In fact, a glance of Paulsen’s campaign materials would leave a casual observer wondering what party the candidate is affiliated with.
Today is the deadline for members of Congress to file their 2008 personal financial disclosure forms. The documents aren’t required to be posted electronically at present so it will be some time before they’re readily…
The traditional media spotlight is back on 3rd District Congressman Jim Ramstad, with Roll Call reporting that the nine-term representative will “clear his head” over the holidays and make a final decision on whether to follow through…
With last week’s release of Jim Hovland’s campaign website, I noted that the site followed a familiar color scheme — that of retiring Republican Jim Ramstad.
In a letter dated Dec. 5, Ramstad’s predecessor Bill Frenzel endorsed Erik Paulsen,…
The 2008 Almanac of American Politics has finally arrived! If you’ve never read the almanac before, it’s a doozie: weighing in at over 1,800 pages and a list price of $74.95, it contains detailed profiles…
In early September, Terri Bonoff was focusing on her work in the state Senate, but when Jim Ramstad announced his retirement from Congress, reporters started calling her almost immediately.
Her first question for them was,…
The House of Representatives narrowly failed to override President Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. Minnesota’s delegation strongly supported the override, but the vote failed, 273-156. The vote required 286 votes, or…
There’s nothing official about it, but the campaign to succeed Congressman Jim Ramstad may unofficially begin tonight at the CD3 DFL meeting in Minnetonka. The party organization hasn’t met in a while, but the…
It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever read anything I’ve written that I’m a liberal. As such, I generally vote DFL when given the opportunity. But when I lived in the third district, I…
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