http://discoverpolitics.org Discover politics and Minnesota Life in a whole new way. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:03:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Members of the House Republican Caucus issued a letter urging Minnesotan Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken to oppose legislation. The Honorable Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator 1200 Washington Ave. South Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55415 The Honorable Al Franken U.S. Senator 60 East Plato Blvd Saint Paul, MN 55107 Dear U.S. Sens. Klobuchar and Franken: We are writing to express our ... http://discoverpolitics.org/press-releases/2009/12/state-house-members-urge-against-cap-and-trade/ “Conservative Values, Progressive Vision” This is a phrase that John Marty uses to describe himself politically and why he doesn’t hand out buttons with that phrase on it, I don’t know. I sat down at a quiet coffee shop with Senator Marty to check in on his campaign and ask ... http://discoverpolitics.org/party-trail-mix/2009/12/john-marty/ Last month, the president signed a law mandating that states give military voters a window of at least 45 days before an election in which to submit their absentee ballots.  As such, it looks as if this measure will force the Minnesota Legislature finally to move the state primary to ... http://discoverpolitics.org/columnists/2009/12/an-opportunity-for-election-reform/ Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner laughs when I ask her who her favorite Gubernatorial candidate is other than herself. She ponders for second before laughing, “Has anyone else answered that question?” I explain that I had to at least try and for a second I thought I might get an ... http://discoverpolitics.org/news/2009/11/a-safe-bet/ Former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton has been on the campaign trail and raising money since January of 2009 trying to convince Minnesotans that he has what it takes to occupy the Governor’s office and fix the mess left behind by Governor Pawlenty. In early November, Dayton finds himself fundraising his ... http://discoverpolitics.org/party-trail-mix/2009/11/checking-in/ [caption id="attachment_614" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Courtesy South Carolina Governor's Office"][/caption] You don’t have to delve too deep to uncover news of the most recent infidelity in American life. You’d have to be stuck on an inner-tube in the boundary waters for the past couple months to miss David Letterman’s on-air admission of ... http://discoverpolitics.org/columnists/2009/11/unfaithfully-yours/ Rumor has it that President Barak Obama, a well-known and admitted tobacco addict in recovery, still sneaks two packs of cigarettes a day. My source for this little tidbit of information is unassailable. He is a Hollywood gossip-monger that has daily time on a morning FM radio show in Minneapolis. Good ... http://discoverpolitics.org/columnists/2009/11/where-theres-smoke/ Pat Anderson launched her campaign for governor on Monday, November 2nd, 2009, the day before Election Day. The backdrop for her campaign was undoubtedly defined by several close elections around the country, and the results were mixed. On the bright side of the red tent, Republican victories in the Virginia ... http://discoverpolitics.org/news/2009/11/liberty/ GOP national committeeman Brian Sullivan announced Monday that he has chosen not to run for Governor. Sullivan, a candidate for Governor in 2002, has recently become the subject of intense speculation given what some have percieved as a weak field of GOP candidates for Governor. On Monday, he affirmed his ... http://discoverpolitics.org/news/2009/11/sullivan-not-running/ Discover Politics solicits press releases from all parties and candidates. If you have a press release you would like to share, please send it to editor@discoverpolitics.org Press Release: Close, But No Cigar Governor Pawlenty remains in the Midwest for a weekend, but can’t bring himself to stay in Minnesota. St. Paul (November 6, ... http://discoverpolitics.org/press-releases/2009/11/mn-dfl-close-but-no-cigar/