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Dozens of Minneapolis campaign, PAC financials delayed or missing

By Chris Steller | 09.24.09 | 9:19 am

Although Minneapolis held no primary election this year, candidates for city office still had to file “pre-primary” campaign-finance reports under a new ordinance passed this summer. Yet for two weeks after the Sept. 8 deadline, confusion and other delays kept a couple dozen candidate and political committee reports from reaching the public.

Ward Six: South Minneapolis contest draws crowded field of contenders

By Paul Demko | 09.14.09 | 4:40 pm

Robert Lilligren faces five challengers for his Ward Six post, more than any other incumbent member of the Minneapolis City Council. The Democrat’s rivals charge that he’s out of touch with constituents in the diverse South Minneapolis ward.