Minnesota
Minnesota Twins Begin Target Field Era at Near Record Pace
Twins’ 14-8 start and ‘projected’ 103-59 finish are tied for second best for first seasons with a new ball park among MLB teams
Read MoreWill Margaret Anderson Kelliher Break the Upper Midwestern Glass Ceiling?
Just 17 women have appeared on the gubernatorial ballot in 257 elections across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; only 2 from major political parties
Read MorePAC Money Comprises Only 5 Percent of Bachmann’s Q1 2010 Fundraising
Special interest PAC contributions fall for 4th consecutive quarter as percentage of Bachmann’s total fundraising
Read MoreCan Minnesota Republicans Win a 4th U.S. House Seat in 2010?
Minnesota GOP has failed to net a U.S. House seat in 9 of 15 election cycles in which the Republican Party made gains nationally since 1944
Read MoreBachmann Sets New Benchmark in Minnesota Politics with Q1 2010 Fundraising Haul
Bachmann outraises Clark by 60 percent in Q1 2010; sets new Minnesota fundraising record for the 1st quarter of an election year
Read MoreHow High Will the GOP (Tidal) Wave Be When It Hits Minnesota in November?
All signs point to GOP momentum in states across each of Minnesota’s borders
Read MoreWill 2010 Be the Year of the Woman in Minnesota’s U.S. House Races?
Up to eight female U.S. House candidates could be on the ballot this November – the highest in Gopher State history
Read MoreTarryl Clark Shatters Minnesota U.S. House Fundraising Record for Q1 of Election Year
$500,000+ haul more than $120,000 greater than funds raised by any Minnesota incumbent or challenger this decade for Q1 of an election year; Bachmann Q1 receipts still pending
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect a Catholic Governor in 2010?
Only one Catholic has ever been elected Governor in Minnesota history; Seifert, Emmer, Kelliher, Rukavina, Thissen among 2010 Catholic gubernatorial candidates
Read MoreHard at Work? Minnesota Legislature Sets Record for Decade-Long Days in Session
Last week, on the 82nd Legislative Day of the 86th Legislature, the Minnesota Legislature set a new record for the most days in session in a decade
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