Talking Points: Rep. Paulsen On Divided MN GOP
The government shutdown may be over but there are real questions about whether Congress can reach an agreement on a budget and the debt ceiling in coming months.
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The government shutdown may be over but there are real questions about whether Congress can reach an agreement on a budget and the debt ceiling in coming months.
With many guessing about her 2016 plans, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is delivering a speech to a Minnesota audience.
Early Republican scrimmages Saturday in races for Minnesota governor and the U.S. Senate gave a leg up to a pair of candidates who are looking for any edge against better-financed rivals. The straw polls at the Minnesota Republican Party's State Central Committee meeting were won by Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson in the governor's race and state Sen. Julianne Ortman for Senate. But if past preference polls are any guide, neither has a lock on the party's endorsement that will be awarded next May or the nomination to be decided in August. "I don't know that I believe in the curse of the straw poll," Johnson said after his win, alluding to others who have been overtaken come state convention time. "These are the most active of the activists."
Minnesota's newest representative on the Republican National Committee is longtime activist Chris Tiedeman. He was chosen Saturday at the state GOP's central committee meeting to one of the state's three slots on the national Republican Party governing panel.
Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson has bested his GOP rivals in a party straw poll for Minnesota governor. Johnson finished atop a crowded candidate field, with a write-in candidate placing third Saturday at the GOP's State Central Committee meeting.
Offensive, illegal and painful. Those are just some of the words the American Indian movement leaders of Minnesota used Friday to describe the Washington NFL team name: the Redskins. The Vikings play the Washington Redskins at the Metrodome on Nov. 7.
The possibility of more precious metal mining proposals in northern Minnesota took another step forward on Friday after the state's executive council approved 31 leases of state and private lands to three mining companies seeking exploration.
830 WCCO is announcing a Minneapolis Mayoral Debate, one week prior to Election Day.
Sen. Al Franken says it's too early to extend the signup period for insurance under the federal health overhaul.
Three Republican legislators have met with Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie over their belief he overstepped his authority by implementing an online voter registration system. Senate Minority Leader David Hann, Sen. Scott Newman and Rep. Tim Sanders pressed Ritchie to suspend the site until the Legislature can formally weigh in.
A Minnesota legislative panel formed to keep tabs on the Vikings stadium deal is meeting to go over a recently signed lease and the development agreement. The Legislative Commission on Minnesota Sports Facilities lacks power to alter the agreements.
A Minnesota Democratic congressman has added his voice to GOP calls in Washington for administration officials to be fired over the rocky rollout of the new health care law.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is recuperating following a procedure at the Mayo Clinic meant to relieve pain in his hip. An aide in the governor's office reported just after noon Wednesday that the procedure was complete and went well.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he's pleased with the progress of Minnesota's health care exchange so far. The comments come after the federal rollout of Obamacare, which is plagued with problems. Minnesota's health exchange went online Oct. 1 and has not had the widespread problems other states experienced.
Minnesota's highest officials have granted a second chance to a seven people with long-ago criminal pasts by granting them pardons. The Board of Pardons agreed to the redemptive step Tuesday after being persuaded that the people have served their time, atoned for their mistakes and turned their lives around. The board rejected more pardons than it granted.
