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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Political notebook: Boomers to cost
By Don Davis Baby boomers will make writing the state budget harder, reduce the Minnesota labor force and cause state health care spending to soar, State Demographer Susan Brower said. Aging pressure...
Posted on 4/5/13 at 5:01 PM
STAFF BLOG ASTRO BOB Sweet sounds of flute 217 miles overhead
Watch a 3-minute interview with astronaut Cady Coleman and listen to her play the flute in orbit. We nailed it. Clear skies in the nick of time made it possible for me and my work colleagues to spot...
Posted on 2/26/11 at 12:16 PM
STAFF BLOG RINK & RUN State Track Underway
If you can't make it to the Minnesota high school track meet Friday and Saturday at Hamline University in St. Paul, you can get all the results and some play-by-play from the ...
Posted on 6/5/09 at 12:56 PM
Judge dismisses lawsuit tainting Coleman 
ST. PAUL — A remnant from former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman’s wrenching re-election loss disappeared Friday when a Texas judge dismissed a lawsuit filed late in the campaign, tainting Coleman and a major donor.
By Brian Bakst , August 15, 2009
Coleman: Smaller counties skipped counting ballots
If all Minnesota elections officials followed the lead of the state's largest counties – such as St. Louis, Hennepin and Ramsey – thousands more absentee ballots would have been counted in last November's U.S. Senate election, Norm Coleman's attorney told state Supreme Court justices this morning.
By Don Davis , June 01, 2009
Coleman team offers reasons for counting ballots
Republican Norm Coleman on Friday gave Minnesota’s Supreme Court a roadmap for counting more rejected absentee ballots in his disputed Senate race with Democrat Al Franken, asking justices to give voters the benefit of the doubt.
By Brian Bakst , May 16, 2009
For sale: Coleman’s St. Paul office
WASHINGTON — A passerby recently snapped a shot of Norm Coleman’s office in St. Paul, which, it seems, is on the market. A few days ago, Coleman’s name was removed from the door, though the Senate office designation remained.
By Al Kamen , May 09, 2009
Senator’s party switch puts heat on Coleman-Franken battle
ST. PAUL — Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter’s party switch has turned up the heat on Minnesota’s long-simmering U.S. Senate race, which suddenly carries the possibility of giving Democrats a filibuster-resistant majority in that chamber.
By Brian Bakst and Henry C. Jackson , April 29, 2009
Senate case to stretch into June, other state political notes
The latest on the disputed U.S. Senate race; news and notes on the state budget. Longer than the print version.
By Scott Wente and Don Davis , April 28, 2009
Coleman appeals election
Coleman claims the disparate ways absentee ballots were handled by local election officials in the Nov. 4 election violated the U.S. Constitution, and that the problem was not corrected during a recent election trial.
By Scott Wente , April 20, 2009
Judges say Franken won election
However, even before the ruling, Norm Coleman pledged to appeal the expected loss to the state Supreme Court.
By Don Davis , April 13, 2009
Franken takes bigger lead in ballot recount
Al Franken's lead over Norm Coleman grew to 312 votes with the count in what could be the final day of Minnesota's U.S. Senate trial. Before today, Franken led by 225 votes.
By Scott Wente , April 07, 2009
Instant runoff voting would make every Minnesotans vote count
With Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race still not settled, former U.S. Sen. David Durenberger and Hamline University professor David Schultz make their case for instant runoff voting.
By David Durenberger and David Schultz , April 05, 2009
Minnesota Senate race nears end — or not
ST. PETER, Minn. — Five months after Minnesota voters thought they elected a U.S. senator, perhaps they will get one soon. And perhaps not.
By Tim Jones , April 05, 2009
Minnesota court orders 400 Senate ballots examined
The number could be considered a setback for Coleman because it is unlikely he can gain enough votes to overtake Franken. Coleman, who left office early this year when his term expired, trails by 225 votes.
By Don Davis and Scott Wente , March 31, 2009
Coleman hints at new election
Norm Coleman says it may not be possible for the U.S. Senate election trial judges to determine who won the race, adding there is a chance judges might need to order a new election.
By Scott Wente , March 11, 2009
Franken looks to protect his victory
Al Franken’s campaign started its case in Norm Coleman’s U.S. Senate election lawsuit Tuesday. The Democrat hopes to build on his slim, 225-vote victory and become Minnesota’s next senator.
By Scott Wente , March 11, 2009
Date miscues raise ballot questions
St. Louis County took the trial spotlight Thursday while behind the scenes the Franken campaign sought to have Norm Coleman's U.S. Senate election challenge thrown out of court.
By Don Davis , March 11, 2009
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