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Minn. GOP, DFL in debt, according to October campaign finance records

By | 10.27.11 | 1:32 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Two of Minnesota’s three major-status political parties carried a debt in September, campaign finance records with the Federal Elections Commission shows.

Minn. GOP supports moderate members on gay rights, won’t reverse party line on issue

By | 10.07.11 | 8:12 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

The Republican Party of Minnesota released a statement on Thursday evening saying it stands by Republicans opposed to a constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples, but that it won’t change its platform against marriage rights for gay people.

“The Republican Party unconditionally supports the state party platform calling for More…

Franken Names Chief of Staff

By | 04.29.09 | 12:35 pm

Al Franken is certainly behaving as if it’s inevitable that he’ll eventually be seated as Minnesota’s junior senator. This morning the Democrat tapped Capitol Hill veteran Drew Littman to be his chief of staff in Washington.

Dems Set Sights on Bachmann in 2010

By | 04.17.09 | 10:04 am

With Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) kicking out the crazy on a nearly daily basis, Paul Demko of TWI’s sister site, The Minnesota Independent, reports that the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is preparing to mount an all-out campaign to defeat Bachmann in 2010. More…

Coleman Finds Another Job

By | 01.22.09 | 12:06 pm

In a sign that he may be giving up hope in his bid to hold onto his U.S. Senate seat, Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) has taken a consulting job with the Republican Jewish Coalition, The Hill reports.

A Coleman spokesman insists that the move is purely financial and reflects no More…

Franken Wants to Be Seated As Coleman Challenge Falters (UPDATE: Pawlenty Denies Franken’s Request)

By | 01.12.09 | 1:51 pm

DFL Senator-apparent Al Franken today asked Minnesota’s governor and secretary of state to certify his election victory so that he can provisionally join the U.S. Senate while his opponent, former GOP Sen. Norm Coleman’s legal challenge is resolved.

At the end of the statewide recount, Franken led by 225 More…

What’s With This DFL Thing? A Brief Minnesota History Lesson

By | 01.12.09 | 1:49 pm

If you’re among the 98.3 percent of the U.S. population that resides outside The North Star State, you’re probably confused by the “DFL” label you keep seeing alongside Al Franken’s name. (You also probably didn’t know that Minnesota was The North Star State — isn’t this educational?) So let me More…