Corrected: More on AFSCME’s Dayton endorsement (and fact-checking Eliot Seide)
One of the most intriguing aspects of AFSCME's endorsement of DFLer Mark Dayton for governor is how it went down.
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If there’s anything to the notion that all politics is personal, then it’s not hard to see how Erin Murphy wound up in the Minnesota Legislature. Murphy, the DFL state representative from St. Paul, is...
View ArticleHorner party invokes ghost of Jesse Ventura
Breaking with the election night tradition that compels candidates to remain cloistered until glory or defeat is confirmed, Independence Party gubernatorial hopeful Tom Horner strolled into his...
View ArticlePoll-axed: Horner creeps up on gov field
Independence Party gubernatorial nominee Tom Horner started the week gone by looking like a candidate destined to fulfill his party's customary spoiler role in the Minnesota governor's race. By...
View ArticleJesson to lead DHS through perilous budgetary times
Gov. Mark Dayton has picked Lucinda Jesson to be the next commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Jesson, a Hamline University law professor, will oversee an agency that is likely...
View Article20 years later, state-tribal gaming compacts still produce friction
The compacts that regulate Indian-run gambling in the state never came up for a vote in the Minnesota Legislature. In fact, the whole affair happened rather quietly.
View ArticleCandidates line up for Minneapolis Senate seat
At least three strong DFL challengers — Jacob Frey, Cordelia Pierson and Peter Wagenius — are seeking the Minneapolis Senate seek vacated by Larry Pogemiller. The three-decade veteran legislator...
View ArticleCaucus campaign teams gear up
It was supposed to be a show of electoral force, and it was: After filing for office en masse on Thursday morning, several dozen GOP lawmakers and candidates lined the back wall and spilled out the...
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