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Dayton: Special Session Will Not Occur Without Light Rail

On Friday, Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) met with legislative leaders to discuss the possibility of a special legislative session, which is expected to occur...
Washington Avenue Traffic Reduction Head Scratcher

Reducing Car Lanes to Improve Traffic?

County commissioner calls plan to reconstruct a downtown Minneapolis road and reduce traffic "Absurd" Minneapolis, MN- 2014 Minnesota Candidate for Governor and Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff...
Centcom Gives Overly Positive Reports of ISIS threat

Task Force Discovers Centcom Downplayed ISIS Threat

Task Force Releases Initial Findings of Investigation of Upbeat Analysis of ISIS Threat Washington, D.C.– An investigation by the congressional task force of House Republicans has...

MN Will Have Somali-American Lawmaker No Matter Who Wins in November: Meet the Republican

Minnesota will be getting its first Somali-American representative no matter who wins the general election in House District 60B, covering the Cedar-Riverside and U...

Endorsement Shows Significance in GOP Primaries

On Tuesday the Republican Party took part in several local and congressional primaries, with all of the Party-endorsed candidates taking the win, including Jason...
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When It Comes to Cash, Democrats Have it In MN Congressional Races

Disclaimer: The author of this article works for the Drake for Congress campaign. Through the end of the primary season, Minnesota Democrats and incumbents are...

MN Primary Results

US Representative Primary Results U.S. Representative District 1 R Jim Hagedorn - 76.52% Steve Williams - 23.48% U.S. Representative District 2 R Darlene Miller - 30.68% Jason Lewis - 48.85% John Howe - 13.68% Matthew...

Jason Lewis Victorious in Congressional Primary

Nationally syndicated radio show host, author and activist Jason Lewis will officially be the Republican on the ticket against Democratic candidate Angie Craig in November...

Four-Term GOP Senator Loses Primary

State Senator Sean Nienow (R - 32) is on his way out of legislative service after being defeated by Republican Party-endorsed Mark Koran.  Koran,...

Black Lives Matter Leader Defeated in DFL Primary

The leader of Black Lives Matter St. Paul will not be headed to the state legislature in 2017. Incumbent Representative Rena Moran defeated BLM leader...