Lori Swanson

I voted for Lori Swanson in last year’s primary for attorney general, and later in the general election.  I thought she represented new blood, something the DFL perennially lacks.  More than that, I was impressed by her firm grasp of what was going on in the office of the attorney general.  In her previous job [...]

Former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has resigned from his position in the attorney general’s office, according to news reports.

Hatch, who served two terms as attorney general before an unsuccessful 2006 gubernatorial run on the DFL ticket, had been working on special litigation projects under new Attorney General Lori Swanson, a DFLer who had been [...]

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison will be among the special guests speaking at tonight’s Predatory Lending Community Action meeting.

Other guests include state Rep. Joe Mullery, state Sen. Linda Higgins, and ACORN finance director Jordan Ash, who was a part of Attorney General Lori Swanson’s Task Force Against Predatory Lending.

Ellison will be discussing federal legislation being proposed [...]

Attorney General Lori Swanson (DFL-Eagan) will keep her predecessor, Mike Hatch, on in the Attorney General’s office, according to a report by Minnesota Public Radio.

Hatch, a fellow DFLer who unsuccessfully challenged Gov. Tim Pawlenty in 2006, will oversee a new team focusing on complex litigation, according to Swanson.  His title and compensation have not yet [...]

With the elections only a few weeks behind them, there was celebration in the air in the ballroom of the Downtown Hilton on December 8th.  Nearly 150 politicians, activists and their supporters gathered for the yearly luncheon sponsored by the Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus, a non-partisan organization dedicated to garnering support for pro-choice female candidates.

The [...]