Occupy Wall Street protest livestream

The UpTake are in New York City providing a livestream of the Wall Street occupation.

Live video: Obama speaks in Minneapolis at American Legion convention

President Obama will address attendees at the American Legion national convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center starting at 11 a.m. Following his speech, Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken will also give remarks. A live feed of the event…

Citing MnIndy, MSNBC looks into Target’s MN Forward gift

The Minnesota Independent got props in a Keith Olbermann segment that posed a good question: Will Target’s MN Forward donation scare other companies from donating to political campaigns? Olbermann interviewed TPM’s Christina Bellantoni, who says…

Video: Democrats debate at State Fair

A Democrat hasn’t been elected governor in Minnesota since 1986. If that trend continues in 2010 it certainly won’t be for a lack of qualified candidates. Currently nine DFLers have announced their intention to seek the state’s top office, with…

Utne’s Daily Show reference turned into promo

Jon Stewart’s monocular endorsement of the Utne Reader has inspired a new video promoting the magazine. Chuck Olsen of The UpTake and MNStories has outfitted Utne staffers, including High Times-reading…

Live video: Coleman v. Franken closing arguments

The end is near: The U.S. Senate contest trial moves into one of its final phases today — closing arguments by both Al Franken’s and Norm Coleman’s legal teams begin at 9 a.m. Both sides will take approximately…

Bigger media weighs in on access issues at the Minnesota House

A group of online media outlets — including Checks & Balances, Radio Free Nation, the Minnesota Independent, The UpTake, Twin Cities Daily Planet and others — have been pressing the Minnesota House of Representatives to change rules…

Troopers sicced on reporter for taking photos at House committee

Within hours of a Monday meeting at the state Capitol at which reporters heard that proposed restrictions on media wouldn’t go into force, state troopers descended on a reporter for taking a photo of a legislator who was offering…

Coleman can’t win for losing: Peek at crib sheets gets witness’ testimony stricken

Testimony from a witness for Norm Coleman was stricken from the court record today when the three judges in Minnesota’s election contest trial agreed with Al Franken’s side that Coleman lawyers should not have shared notes with her during a…

The UpTake’s Kunin on Coleman’s rejected ballots list

When it comes to rejection and Norm Coleman’s campaign, Noah Kunin knows a thing or two. As senior political correspondent for The UpTake, he’s seen his questions ignored at Coleman press conferences; his colleagues have been refused access to campaign “media availabilities”; and the state GOP chair called The UpTake a “partisan, liberal blog” as a way of attacking Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, who referenced The UpTake’s video feeds in an email.

But what Kunin wasn’t prepared for was the rejection of his absentee ballot.