Scott Honour announces deep campaign bench
Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Honour has announced a team of GOP operatives for his recently announced campaign. The Wayzata businessman has hired several well-known Minnesota Republicans to...
View ArticleZellers to announce plans for higher office
Former House Speaker Kurt Zellers on Sunday is scheduled to unveil his plans to run for higher office in 2014. Zellers, a Republican, has been frequently mentioned as a possible candidate to challenge...
View ArticleDayton raises more than $200,000 in 2Q
Gov. Mark Dayton has raised $249,000 for the year, with $217,000 coming in the second quarter. He spent $115,500 for the year.
View ArticleJohnson gubernatorial bid tries to unite disparate factions of GOP base
At the GOP’s state central meeting in Blaine last Saturday Saturday, Johnson proved himself the most popular candidate among roughly 400 Republican Party activists in an early, nonbinding straw poll...
View ArticleDayton fundraising laps GOP gubernatorial field
The incumbent DFLer has five times the cash of his closest rivals.
View ArticleState’s Libertarians aim for major party status
Noting the current high profile debate at the Capitol over medical marijuana legislation and the dearth of pro-legalization candidates in the gubernatorial field, gubernatorial candidate Chris Holbrook...
View ArticleDowney memo spurs reaction
The state GOP chair says party officers should support party endorsees or quit.
View ArticleYouth vs. experience in 56A race
A 20-year-old student and a 63-year-old software developer will face off to replace Burnsville Republican Rep. Pam Myhra, who's stepping down to run for lieutenant governor.
View ArticleAs usual, sex offender case swept up in politics
Attorney General Lori Swanson's opposition to the proposed release of Thomas Duvall from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) has drawn the embattled program into the political crosshairs once again.
View ArticleFor Johnson, no time to relax after GOP nod
The GOP endorsee for governor reflects on his campaign, his electability, and the KISS song, "Beth".
View ArticleRepublican candidates race to line up support
A series of announcements in recent days have found GOP legislators past and present choosing sides between the three best-known Republican contenders, each of whom has served in the House during the...
View ArticleEducation needs to be a key election issue
Education will lay the foundation for the future — for better or worse.
View ArticleIn money chase, GOP field still trails Dayton
The most recent round of fundraising disclosures finds the top-tier field picking up where they left off earlier this summer, which means each of the four GOP entrants is well behind Dayton’s strength...
View ArticleGOP debates see jabs but no haymakers
The four gubernatorial hopefuls shed some of their characteristic restraint, breathing a little life into a race that has generated little excitement with the general public.
View ArticleConvention focus pays off for Johnson
Facing formidable opposition from Rep. Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, and retired venture capitalist Scott Honour, Johnson trumpeted his status as the party’s...
View ArticleParties working hard to cultivate rural support
House Democrats are gearing up to defend at least a half-dozen seats representing rural constituencies, most of which are seen as either political toss-ups or GOP-leaning areas.
View ArticleA first look at this fall’s partisan coalitions
Given these results of recent polls, Dayton and Franken’s strategy for November is simple: hold on to what they’ve got and concentrate on getting out the vote.
View ArticleConfident Dayton hits stride with union crowd
A union audience responds positively to an upbeat Gov. Mark Dayton bragging up his record and launched a full-throated attack on his opponent, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson.
View ArticleA crowded field of pot advocates
In gubernatorial bid, the Grassroots Party's Chris Wright is no longer such a lonely voice.
View ArticleNo ‘knockout punch’ in first gubernatorial debate
Mark Dayton draws fire from Mark Johnson, Hannah Nicollet in the first of five scheduled gubernatorial debates.
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