Minnesota Senate votes to cover 2010 recount costs

Legislation is advancing to cover some state costs related to 2009 spring flooding and bills stemming from the 2010 Minnesota governor's race recount.

Wild wins Walsh County Sheriff vote with 50.2 percent

Walsh County Sheriff Lauren Wild survived a special recall election Tuesday, winning with 1,758 votes — or 50.2 percent in the three-man race — over his main challenger: the veteran deputy he fired after besting him in November’s general election.

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Minnesota's chief elections officer to appear before Congress

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie was due to appear before a House subcommittee in Washington. He's one of two secretaries testifying at a hearing about what went right and wrong during the 2010 election. The other is from Colorado.

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Huckabee toys with White House run

A second national campaign is tempting for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose party tends to favor candidates who make a second run. Should he seek the nomination, Huckabee, who does a weekday radio program that airs around the nation, enjoys high name recognition and packs a populist message that could find a receptive audience among tea party-style activists. Huckabee also enjoys the highest favorable ratings among those mulling bids.

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Minnesota GOP won House with fewer dollars than DFL

Campaign finance reports posted Tuesday showed the House Republican Campaign Committee sunk $1.7 million into House races, compared with $2.5 million for the DFL House Caucus.

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Democrats spent heavily on Minnesota governor's race

A competitive primary and wealthy candidates made Democrats the big spenders in a Minnesota governor's race that had the party on the winning end.

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Wayne Fisher, Dickinson, N.D., letter: Questions linger about campaign contribution

Will a campaign contribution of $9,800 to North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer affect any future decision-making process?

Walsh County, sheriff respond to canned deputy’s suit

Walsh County and Sheriff Lauren Wild have denied the allegations in a federal suit brought against them by a deputy who was fired after running for sheriff.

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Walsh County auditor: Recall sheriff election set for April 12

The group seeking to oust Sheriff Lauren Wild has gathered enough signatures to force a recall election, Walsh County Auditor Sharon Kinsala said.

Politics and red ink dominate 2010 year in news in Minnesota

The white snow flew and the red ink grew as 2010 drew to a close in Minnesota, but the blizzard that brought down the Metrodome roof and the projection of a daunting $6.2 billion state deficit were just two of the year’s most notable stories.

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R.J. Ogaard, Crookston, letter: Democrats, not GOP, must learn lessons of 2010

The results of the historic election on Nov. 2 indicate the stated “gigantic pool of voters in the middle” leans politically right and not left, contrary to what left-leaning media and the “No Labels” sorority creatively imply.

Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D.: Farewell remarks to the House

Earlier this week, Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., submitted farewell remarks to the U.S. House of Representatives. Here is the text of the remarks.

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Longtime Walsh County deputy files federal lawsuit

A longtime Walsh County sheriff's deputy who was fired after running for sheriff against his boss has filed a lawsuit in federal court.

JoNell Bakke, Grand Forks, letter: Voters, please pay attention to Bismarck

People need to know where their representatives stand on these issues and how those representatives will vote. These issues affect day-to-day life in ways North Dakotans need to be aware of, and residents cannot depend on others to watch and monitor these issues.

Minnesota DFL Party Chairman Brian Melendez to step down

During his tenure, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chairman Brian Melendez saw DFLers command broad majorities in the House and Senate and win a governor's race for the first time in a quarter-century.

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