Reality Check: Are Congressman's High-Flying Expenses Reasonable?
Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, on the western edge of the state, is the unexpected focus of millions of dollars in political attack ads.
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Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, on the western edge of the state, is the unexpected focus of millions of dollars in political attack ads.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to Minnesota to raise money for fellow Democrat Gov. Mark Dayton.
The White House says Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Minnesota next week.
The Associated Press invited Gov. Mark Dayton and his GOP challenger, Republican Jeff Johnson, to respond to several questions ahead of next month's election. Here are their verbatim answers.
Details have been released about first lady Michelle Obama's plans to campaign in Minnesota next week for Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota DFL Party announced that Mrs. Obama would appear at a get-out-the-vote rally on Tuesday at Patrick Henry High School in north Minneapolis.
At the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, future leaders heard from the original "Madam Secretary" -- Madeleine Albright.
Minnesota election officials have accepted significantly more absentee ballots this year than at this point in 2010's midterm election. The Secretary of State's office announced on Thursday a more-than 60 percent jump in absentee ballots accepted so far over 2010. More than 38,000 have been approved this year compared with 23,237 in 2010.
Minnesota-based PreferredOne had some of the lowest insurance rates in the country on the MNsure website, but abruptly dropped out in September. Now, it's raising rates for some customers as much as 66 percent -- a jarring "market correction." Larry Jacobs studies the federal health care law for the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota.
With their election just weeks out, Sen. Al Franken and his Republican challenger Mike McFadden have seized on the issues of women's health and Ebola to motivate voters.
Two Democratic state senators face ethics hearings in the coming weeks over Republican allegations that they misused their political positions for personal gain.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden is sounding the alarm about the country's ability to handle an Ebola outbreak.
Rep. Rick Nolan has outpaced Republican challenger Stewart Mills in recent fundraising with the November election closing in. Between July and September, Nolan pulled in about $647,000 compared with about $435,000 for Mills. But Mills also loaned his campaign $128,000 during that same period.
The ads are hard to miss. They feature candidates for public office in Minnesota telling the public how they "reached across the aisle to get things done".
First lady Michelle Obama has plans to campaign in Minnesota next week for Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota DFL Party announced that Mrs. Obama would appear at a Minneapolis get-out-the-vote rally on Tuesday. Further details weren't released.
Rep. Collin Peterson holds a steady cash advantage over his Republican challenger for his surprisingly competitive re-election bid.
