Mike Jungbauer

When state Sen. Michael Jungbauer announced in August that he was running for governor, he stated that God was calling on him to seek the state’s top office. Apparently God had a change of heart.
The Republican from East Bethel announced today that he is dropping out of the governor’s contest. He cited fundraising struggles as [...]

No Republican contenders in the 2010 gubernatorial contest — except environmental activist Leslie Davis — believe in global warming, according to a report from Minnesota Public Radio. Perhaps most strident is state Sen. Mike Jungbauer (East Bethel), who told attendees at a recent State Fair debate that global warming is “pure, unadulterated BS.”

Two years ago it was an in-kind gift of model airplanes that came back to bite state Sen. Mike Jungbauer. Over the weekend, it was a bat.

State Rep. Tom Rukavina tried to announce his 2010 run for governor at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic in Duluth but got the bum’s rush from organizers who said speaking slots were filled with locals. So Rukavina moved his announcement to the wings, promising “moxie,” as other DFL gubernatorial hopefuls mingled away from the mics. [...]

About global warming, state Sen. Mike Jungbauer says bring it on. Not climate change itself, but challenges to his position on the issue: he figures the Earth is cooling. Announcing his bid for governor Saturday, the East Bethel Republican said that he sees himself in the top three of a crowded GOP field and that [...]

B. Todd Jones is back as Minnesota’s U.S. attorney. The man who once hired Rachel Paulose (according to the Pioneer Press) returns to his Clinton-era post as the state’s top federal prosecutor. He’s one of the first five of President Obama’s U.S. attorney appointees to be confirmed, in a Senate vote Friday. Meanwhile, Paulose, who had a rocky tenure [...]

Carl Walker-Hoover, an 11-year old charter school student from Massachusetts, took his own life last week after incessant taunting by fellow students. His story served as an example of the eminent danger some students face as the Minnesota Senate debated — and passed on Thursday — a measure to guide school districts in addressing bullying. It’s a measure that Senate Republicans vociferously opposed.