Filing: Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison says ex-wife abused him
In this Aug. 17, 2017, file photo, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, a candidate for Minnesota attorney general, addresses campaign volunteers and supporters in Minneapolis.
Category Archives: Minnesota Government
Health Care Budget Woes Await Minnesota’s Next Governor
In this Aug. 17, 2018 file photo, candidates for Minnesota governor, Democrat Tim Walz and Republican Jeff Johnson shake hands at the beginning of their first debate at Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minn. While Democrat Tim Walz pushes for a public health care option and Republican Jeff Johnson aims to pare back parts of the Affordable Care Act, Minnesota's next governor will face a basic math question next year: How will the state keep paying for its programs? On the first year of the job, Walz or Johnson and a new Legislature will consider the fate of a 2 percent tax on medical providers that expires at the end of the year.
Southern Minnesota congressional candidates differ on Trump
Registration will allow you to post comments on StamfordAdvocate.com and create a StamfordAdvocate.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. FILE - This combination of June 10, 2018, file photos show Minnesota congressional candidates from left, Republican Jim Hagedorn and Democrat Dan Feehan posing before a parade in Waterville, Minn.
At Rochester rally, Trump makes a case for Minnesota Republicans in November
In a wide-ranging speech in front of a capacity crowd at Mayo Civic Center, President Donald Trump touted his achievement along with Minnesota GOP hopefuls. The rally also drew a large group of protesters.
Who are big spenders in Minnesota’s 2018 election?
In what's shaping up to be the most closely watched election in recent memory, the majority of campaign spending likely won't come from the candidates seeking office or their political parties, but from outside special-interests groups. There are dozens of these organizations out there working to sway who becomes Minnesota's next governor and attorney general, who goes to Congress and which party controls the state Legislature.
Readers Write: Open-office space, governor’s race, St. Paul City Council, Minneapolis City Council
As a workplace designer, my media feeds and inbox were full of summaries like that of the recent Harvard Business School study on the impact of open-office plans . Many of the headlines had a doomsday tone, and our clients were reaching out to us, asking: "Have we got it all wrong?" As with many such headlines, the story is always more nuanced than it appears.
As Ellison departs Congress, Omar chases another first
In this June 5, 2018, file photo, State Rep. Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature, files to run for the 5th district congressional seat that U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is vacating to run for Minnesota attorney general, at the Minnesota Secretary of State's office in St. Paul, Minn. The race has pitted Omar, a rising star in the Democratic Party, against older, more established Democrats, echoing similar races nationwide as a younger generation heads to Washington.
Swanson stands by running mate, despite pressure from liberal groups
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lori Swanson stood by her running mate, U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, on Friday despite pressure from liberal groups to dump him over his handling of a top aide accused of sexual harassment, and her campaign suggested that her political rivals had a hand in raising the allegations. The online news site MinnPost reported Thursday that Nolan's legislative director, Jim Swiderski, was allowed to leave quietly in 2015 rather than be fired over the alleged sexual harassment of several young female staffers.
GOP Senate candidate joins Gov. Walker in conga line
Harvey Weinstein is due in a New York court for arraignment on charges alleging he committed a sex crime against a third woman. . FILE - In this June 5, 2018 file photo, Harvey Weinstein appears in court in New York.
Fact check: President Trump’s Duluth rally speech
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he shares the stage with Pete Stauber, right, a Republican congressional candidate running in a traditionally Democratic district, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, during a rally at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Wednesday, June 20. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he shares ... (more)
Another test of loyalty looms over Trump’s Minnesota visit
In this Thursday, May 31, 2018, file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a news conference in St. Paul, Minn. U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to Minnesota to stump for a congressional candidate, but another test of GOP loyalty to the president looms large over his visit.
In Senate race launched by #MeToo, 2 women have inside track
ST. PAUL, Minn. - In Minnesota's surprise race to fill Al Franken's former Senate seat, the two women running tell their own versions of a familiar story.
Brooks: Wear your politics on your sleeve this August
Pink hats. Yellow "Don't Tread On Me" shirts. Orange Protect Minnesota buttons. The fashion police have left the precinct.
Insurers seek lower premiums in Minnesota individual market
Health insurers in Minnesota's individual market are proposing mostly decreased premium rates for 2019, with average proposed decreases ranging from 3 percent to more than 12 percent for consumers, according to data released Friday by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Star Tribune reports the four largest providers in the individual market are proposing decreases ranging from 7 percent to about 12 percent.
Apparent suicides renew concern for end of Minnesota hotline
The apparent suicide by celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain Friday, just days after fashion designer Kate Spade's, is renewing attention to Minnesota's cash-starved suicide hotline, which is expected to shut down at the end of the month. Funding for Crisis Connections, Minnesota's half-century-old hotline, was a casualty of budget disputes between Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers, leading to the governor's veto.
With Vow to Fight for Workers and Against Corporate Monopolies, Keith Ellison to Run for Minnesota AG
Rep. Keith Ellison holds a town hall meeting at the Church of the New Covenant-Baptist on December 22, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. Vowing to take on corporate monopolies, fight for the rights of workers, and hold the powerful to account just as he did for over a decade in Congress, Rep. Keith Ellison announced on Tuesday that he is running for attorney general of Minnesota.
Johnson receives GOP endorsement for governor
Jeff Johnson received the Minnesota GOP gubenatorial endorsement at the GOP convention in Duluth Saturday afternoon. Bob King / Forum News Service Delegates at the GOP convention in Duluth write the name of their gubenatorial choice on ballets Saturday.
Crucial day at state political conventions
DFL delegates gathered here braced for a long day Saturday as three gubernatorial candidates vied for the endorsement, while Republicans in Duluth faced a choice of candidates that doesn't include former Gov. Tim Pawlenty. U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer was the day's first speaker in Duluth.
Minnesota races for US Senate took shape Friday. Herea s who party activists want.
Minnesota's two races for U.S. Senate - and yes, there will be two - took shape Friday, as Republican and Democratic activists gathered to put their seals of approval on four candidates. There were no surprises, but the energy in each convention hall underscored the high stakes of November's general election: Democrats want to hang onto both seats in hopes of possibly seizing control of the Senate, while Republicans are eager to grab a seat in the Senate for the first time since 2008, when Republican Norm Coleman was defeated by Al Franken.
Minnesota Legislative Update: Two Steps Back
When the Minnesota Legislature convened in February, the state had just announced a modest budget surplus. Lawmakers and Governor Mark Dayton were optimistic that they could reach agreement on a capital investment bill, a tax bill conforming to recently enacted federal tax reform, and other pressing issues including opioid abuse, MNLARS, the state's troubled vehicle title and registration system, elder abuse, and school safety.