ELECTIONS
Duluth mayor, several city councilors endorse Minneapolis mayor for governor 
R.T. Rybak’s candidacy for state governor will get a boost as Duluth Mayor Don Ness says he will endorse the Minneapolis mayor.
January 26, 2010
National view: Brown’s upset holds lessons for both parties
There will be much harrumphing and punditry about the meaning of Scott Brown’s victory and his phenomenal campaign for Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat.
By Kathleen Parker , January 24, 2010
Our view: A year in, how’s President Obama doing?
Our nation’s first black president has certainly been busy during 12 months of bold initiatives, stifling opposition, unprecedented spending — and surprising contradictions.
January 24, 2010
GOP mailer raises hackles over census similarity
ST. PAUL — A survey and fundraising mailer from the Republican National Committee confused some Minnesota recipients with a label that marked it as “2010 Congressional District Census.”
January 23, 2010
Massachusetts loss costs Democrats 60th health-care vote
Democrats don’t appear to have enough time to resolve differences between the House and Senate bills — and get cost and coverage estimates back from the Congressional Budget Office — before Republican Scott Brown is sworn in.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , January 19, 2010
GOP wins Massachusetts Senate race in epic upset
Democrats don’t appear to have enough time to resolve differences between the House and Senate bills — and get cost and coverage estimates back from the Congressional Budget Office — before Republican Scott Brown is sworn in.
By Glen Johnson and Liz Sidoti , January 19, 2010
GOP candidates free of Coleman’s shadow
ST. PAUL — Norm Coleman joked that he is “free at last, free at last” Monday, hours after he opted out of the Minnesota governor’s race.
By Don Davis , January 19, 2010
Hello, Boston? It's Duluth calling.
Two local call centers are playing a role in the battle for the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat.
January 19, 2010
Lawmakers seek nearly $1 billion in bonding
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s legislative leaders have agreed to a public works funding bill nearing $1 billion.
By Don Davis , January 10, 2010
Superior to hold drawings for ballot placement
January 06, 2010
Wisconsin governor candidate proposes term limits for lawmakers, others
MADISON — A Republican candidate for governor says he supports limiting the governor and all state lawmakers to no more than 12 years in office.
January 05, 2010
Minnesota’s 2008 Senate race most expensive in nation
The Federal Election Commission says Minnesota’s Senate race in 2008 was the most expensive in the nation.
December 30, 2009
Support for St. Louis County school bond vote follows geographic lines
Support for the hotly contested St. Louis County Schools bond referendum followed geographic lines Tuesday.
December 10, 2009
Our view: Election reform: Minnesota needs more
Was it Minnesota’s shame, last year’s race for U.S. Senate, with all its name-calling, accusations and nasty TV ads? The race actually turned uglier after Election Day when an impossibly narrow margin of victory was reversed amid verbal assaults launched from the camps of Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger, and eventual winner, Al Franken.
December 06, 2009
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