Rybak Attends Mayor's Conference In Baltimore
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak spent the weekend in Baltimore for the annual Mayor's Conference -- a chance for mayors across the country to debate and discuss policies that affect their communities.
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Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak spent the weekend in Baltimore for the annual Mayor's Conference -- a chance for mayors across the country to debate and discuss policies that affect their communities.
A looming state government shutdown in Minnesota is threatening everything from state workers' paychecks to weddings.
Dusk had settled in and mosquitoes had swarmed by the time Tim Pawlenty finished mingling with voters at a backyard reception.
Congressman Keith Ellison and the rest of the Progressive Caucus launched their "Speak Out for Good Jobs Now Tour" in Minneapolis Saturday.
Businessman and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says he understands the anxiety of Americans, telling a gathering of conservative bloggers that "we are living a national nightmare."
A Barack Obama impersonator was ushered off the stage after he mocked the Republican presidential hopefuls and joked about the real president's biracial roots to a room full of conservative activists Saturday.
Republican Tim Pawlenty is urging conservative bloggers to search out what presidential candidates have done and not be swayed by who gives the best speech.
Word that legislators are going to continue to get paid during a shutdown is already drawing furious complaints from state employees who are about to lose their paychecks.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas has won the presidential straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference.
Following a speech in her home state, pro-LGBT activists added Michele Bachmann to the list of Republican presidential candidates who have been "glittered" to draw attention to their grave and hurtful anti-gay rhetoric.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton said Saturday he won't take his salary if he and lawmakers can't come to a budget agreement by the end of the month to avoid a potential government shutdown.
A left-wing activist group is claiming responsibility for a copycat confetti attack on Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty in San Francisco.
Part of a state shutdown that has thousands of families worried: Nursing home workers could be declared "non-essential," and state payments could stop. Furthermore, if there's an extend shutdown, some nursing homes could close.
A documentary called "the Undefeated," which details the political rise of Sarah Palin, will open next month in select theaters, but Friday night a special screening will be held at the Hilton hotel in Minneapolis.
What's a frustrated liberal to do? Democrats on the ideological left are grousing that President Barack Obama is just not that into them, and they're soul searching at a big weekend meeting about the strained political relationship as he seeks re-election.
