Tag: 2018 election
BREAKING: Lori Swanson Fails To Receive DFL Endorsement
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson will no longer be seeking the DFL endorsement in her re-election campaign.
In the first surprise of...
Ellison Goes After CEOs, Says Regulating Pay “A Very Good Idea”
WASHINGTON - Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) believes CEOs are being paid too much, saying regulating pay at a federal level would be “a very...
Painter Asks “What Was The Point Of The Revolution” If Trump...
MINNEAPOLIS - Democratic Senate candidate Richard Painter raised some eyebrows Wednesday when he asked on Twitter “what was the point” of the American Revolution.
Painter,...
Did AG Lori Swanson drop the ball on Somali daycare fraud?
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Recent revelations of rampant Somali daycare fraud that could be funneling money to terrorists have many Minnesotans wondering what could...
Ellison Advocates For Elimination of National Borders
MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) wore a shirt advocating for the elimination of national borders while participating in a May Day parade...
Phillips Campaign Violates Pledge To Reject PAC Funding
EXCELSIOR, Minn. - Congressional hopeful Dean Phillips appears to have violated his own campaign pledge to refuse contributions from political action committees (PACs).
Phillips, a...
Johnson’s Master Stroke, Pawlenty’s Sanctuary State Card & Other Thoughts
Proving me wrong that Minnesota politics is boring, Jeff Johnson pulled off a master stroke on Friday. Set for what everyone thought would be...
Rosie O’Donnell Backs Richard Painter To Fill Franken’s Seat
MINNEAPOLIS - Rosie O’Donnell is getting involved in the race to fill former Sen. Al Franken’s seat, throwing her support behind Democratic candidate Richard...
Dem. Senate Candidate Richard Painter Stands By Franken
MINNEAPOLIS - Democratic Senate candidate Richard Painter refuses to say whether or not he believes the eight women who accused former Sen. Al Franken...
Jeff Johnson: Why I won’t sign any new gun restrictions as...
As it is for many Minnesotans, the debate about violence, guns and school safety in our society is very personal for me. We have...