Just last year he was criticized in the Republican party for being too liberal. A huge John McCain supporter from the beginning yes, but a tea party star [...]
edited by: Sally Jo Sorensen,
Minnesota Editor
Just last year he was criticized in the Republican party for being too liberal. A huge John McCain supporter from the beginning yes, but a tea party star [...]
The night before the election Councilmember Robert Lilligren's campaign did a lit drop of the entire ward. The next day Mayor Rybak and Councilmember Lilligren went out doorknocking and found that the lit was all gone in some neighborhoods.
At this point Minneapolis [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Wednesday, November 4.
1. Jon Walker writes that Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) "is actively working to kill the public option with help of Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and, of course, the trigger." As any good Democrat would, of [...]
The law was to go into effect in February 2009. The' [...]
Latest to go is Michele Marston, famous for resenting me on the phone. She announced that she was leaving today, just prior to Michele's attempt to raise a huge mob to march [...]
In a special election to fill a resigned school board seat, Vallay Varro with a very active campaign won easily.
The interesting election was the school board race because the St. Paul Federation of Teachers endorsed for Jean O'Connell, who did not even seek DFL endorsement. So the' [...]
The success of St Paul Mayor Chris Coleman shows that honest communication about tough choices that St Paul had to face has paid off in continuing support from voters.
There is a fictional myth that people who have to make tough financial decisions and even raise taxes will [...]
A friend called me and told me several people approached him about drafting Martin Sabo to run for Margaret Anderson-Kelliher's seat if she stays in the Governor's race.
This would would interesting. If [...]
No more attacks on leaders who might not have [...]
I was confident that voting would go smoothly in yesterday's election in Minneapolis. I'd seen Scotland implement ranked choice voting and every other city in the US that implemented it reported that it went smoothly. Unlike Scotland, Minneapolis voting machines provided voters with an error message' [...]
Hopkins School Board member Betsy Scheurer also won, leading all candidates in the vote totals in her first race [...]
Final Results
YES 17083 52.45%
NO 15486 47.55%
Actually, I am surprised! It is a practical idea whose time has come. Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)will also [...]
