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Ward One: Five seek open seat in northeast Minneapolis

By Chris Steller | 10.16.09 | 1:40 pm

Ward One, in Minneapolis’ northeast corner, has an open city council seat for the first time in a dozen years. It’s a fresh beginning for the ward as voters prepare to rank favorites among five newcomers: a DFL Party endorsee, a DFL challenger and three independents. But a trio of veterans who held the seat going back to the early 1960s — when councilmembers were called assemblymen — still hovers over the race.

Gazelka and Eastlund Violate House Ethics Rules, #3

By Matt Martin | 08.29.06 | 4:19 pm

Yesterday we broke the news that State Representatives Paul Gazelka (R-12A) and Rob Eastlund (R-17A) have been violating House ethics rules by using taxpayer dollars to campaign.  We now have the letters in question and…