Politics & Policy
On immigration, guv candidates Walz and Johnson ‘fundamentally disagree’ on policy priorities
The issue might offer the most obvious contrast between the GOP and DFL candidates for governor — according to the candidates themselves.
Capitol
Politics & Policy
The man that Tim forgot: How Jeff Johnson’s victory changes the 2018 governor’s race
For months, DFLers had been preparing to run against Tim Pawlenty for governor. Then Tuesday happened.
Politics & Policy
After victory over Pawlenty, Johnson set to face Walz in governor’s race
Jeff Johnson’s triumph over the former governor — who many expected to win the GOP nomination — sets up a race against U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, who won an easier-than-expected victory in the DFL primary.
Politics & Policy
As Minnesota voters head to the polls, allegations cloud two of the DFL’s most prominent races
Allegations against two DFL candidates in contested primaries for major statewide offices — Keith Ellison and Lori Swanson — became public after thousands of Minnesotans had already voted.
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MinnPost Social: Peter Callaghan and Sam Brodey to preview Election 2018 on Aug. 23
Join MinnPost reporters Sam Brodey and Peter Callaghan for the next MinnPost Social on Thursday, Aug. 23, at Elsie’s from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Politics & Policy
Why the Minnesota Legislature’s $825 million bonding bill was not really a $825 million bonding bill
The bonding bill approved by the Minnesota Legislature this year includes a lot of projects to be paid off not from the general fund, but from dipping into other sources of money, some of which were established with specialized purposes.
Politics & Policy
Minnesota governor candidates (most of them, anyway) talk gridlock, breaking bread, and ‘the next Amazon’ at forum
While GOP candidate Jeff Johnson shadow boxed with the absent Tim Pawlenty, the three DFL candidates — Tim Walz, Lori Swanson and Erin Murphy — mostly stuck to broad campaign themes.
Politics & Policy
Meet the donors who give to both DFL and GOP candidates in Minnesota
In addition to lobbyists and lobbying firms, at least 14 donors have contributed money to the campaigns of candidates from both political parties. Who are they?
Politics & Policy
This week in campaign coverage: guv tours, ‘wacky positions,’ and CD8 polling
Our weekly roundup of notable 2018 election reporting from around Greater Minnesota.
Politics & Policy
Attorney general state of confusion: How one Minnesota political race went from boring to bonkers in 48 hours
With Lori Swanson deciding to run for governor, the shape of the AG race didn’t so much take form but retake form.
Politics & Policy
Photobombs, cookies and (so many) candidates: Recapping the wildest day in Minnesota politics, like, ever
How quickly has the political landscape changed? So quickly that least two races that were once considered sleepy suddenly became two of the wildest races in the election.
Party Politics
Minnesota Republicans look to exploit DFL divisions, even as GOP faces its own top-of-ticket fight
Republicans walked away from their state convention with a sense of satisfaction that comes from delivering exactly what’s expected.
Politics & Policy
Johnson wins GOP endorsement, setting up primary against Pawlenty
“This is about the heart and soul of the Republican party,” Johnson said at a post-endorsement news conference. “Are we a party of the political class … Or are we a party of grassroots Republicans?”
Politics & Policy
Why do candidates for governor in Minnesota make such a big deal about naming a running mate?
After all, this is a job so essential that it recently stayed vacant for five months.
Politics & Policy
A bill to reform the Met Council will probably be vetoed. That doesn’t mean a lot of people still don’t have problems with the Met Council
The current propopoal represents the latest iteration of a long-running argument: whether the Met Council sufficiently represents, and responds, to those it serves.
Politics & Policy
The 2018 session of the Minnesota Legislature was a failure. But whose failure was it?
Reaction to Gov. Mark Dayton’s session-gutting act — vetoing two bills that contained the bulk of the Legislature’s work this year — depended almost exclusively on which political tribe one belonged to.
Politics & Policy
‘Sincere effort’ or cynical ploy? Republican campaign aims to pressure Dayton to sign omnibus, tax conformity bills
A Monday event was the start of what could be a two-week campaign to persuade Dayton to sign two prominent bills that he has said — many times — that he dislikes and will veto.
Politics & Policy
End-of-session drama raises larger question for Dayton, GOP leaders: What does compromise even look like anymore?
The disconnect at the Capitol is not so much about political philosophy, but over what even constitutes compromise these days — what “halfway” looks like.
Politics & Policy
Are GOP lawmakers at the Legislature ‘focusing on roads and bridges’ or waging a ‘war on transit’?
Minnesota House and Senate Republicans aren’t buying what the Met Council is selling regarding bus rapid transit, leading some DFLers to accuse the party of having an anti-transit bias.
Politics & Policy
Hearing offers snapshot of next battle over Minnesota’s liquor laws: selling booze in grocery stores
It also offered a chance to answer one of the state’s fundamental questions: Is Minnesota exceptional — or just weird?
