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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Political notebook: Gay marriage debate set Tuesday in committees
By Don Davis Gay advocates have lobbied for allow same-sex marriages for years, but they made little progress. That appears ready to change Tuesday when House and Senate committees will hear bills...
Posted on 3/8/13 at 4:24 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Franken & Davis
Before there was Al Franken, Senate candidate, radio host, television personality, actor and writer, there was Franken and Davis, the comedy team. The Davis half of the team was Tom Davis who ha...
Posted on 4/9/09 at 10:44 AM
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Dayton, GOP amicable ... Photo ID bill status ...Budget bill schedule ... more 
It is a month into Minnesota’s new political world, and the kind words keep flowing. Republican legislative leaders continually refuse to bad-mouth Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and vice versa. But the coming days will show whether the love fest is all talk or genuine.
By Don Davis and Associated Press , February 06, 2011
Appeals court rules against KSTP-TV in ballot case
MINNEAPOLIS — Rejected absentee ballots count as private information under the state’s Data Practices Act, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, rejecting a TV station’s effort to gain access to ballots that were never counted in the state’s 2008 U.S. Senate race.
By Steve Karnowski , August 10, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: St. Paul man wins $766,000 at Mystic Lake ... Coleman: No wish to reopen ’08 Senate race ... more
By Associated Press , July 14, 2010
No surprise: Minnesota’s 2008 Senate race most expensive in nation
MINNEAPOLIS — The Federal Election Commission says Minnesota’s Senate race in 2008 was the most expensive in the nation.
By Associated Press , December 30, 2009
OUR OPINION: Too soon to ban laptops from cockpits
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken and others’ quick reaction ignores the vast differences between driving a car and flying a commercial plane.
October 28, 2009
Health care talks come to forefront
August is the time when children try to forget they are about to head back to classes, families rush to fit in last-minute vacations and members of Congress, this year at least, think about health care. Most members of the Minnesota congressional delegation plan to spend part of their monthlong break talking to constituents about proposed health care reform legislation.
By Don Davis , August 04, 2009
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Tough time for Oberstar...Not Obama's dogs...Reservations get aid...more
By Don Davis , July 10, 2009
Democrats wave Franken as trophy over limping GOP
Turns out that not-funny senator bit was an act.
“I’m an extremely good-looking person,” satirist-turned-senator Al Franken cracked as photographers snapped his picture Tuesday after he took the oath of office.
By Associated Press , July 07, 2009
OUR OPINION: Senate race comes to a courtly close
It’s fitting that as our nation approaches the Fourth of July, a hard-fought electoral contest in Minnesota ended just the way our founders intended: peacefully and with absolute acceptance of the result by all concerned.
June 30, 2009
Candidates not typical Minnesotans
Both are New York natives and Jewish, not the demographics of most Minnesotans. Neither sounds Minnesotan to this day, although that did not prevent party loyalists from giving them enthusiastic support.
By Don Davis , June 30, 2009
Minnesota justices examine rural, urban vote differences in Senate race
Five Minnesota Supreme Court justices must decide whether thousands of greater Minnesota voters’ absentee ballots were unfairly rejected in the 2008 U.S. Senate race.
By Don Davis , June 01, 2009
Pawlenty caught between Senate rock, recount
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s close-up could be coming soon — whether he wants it or not. The Minnesota Supreme Court convenes next month to rule on the long-running Minnesota Senate race. Six months after the polls closed, Democrat Al Franken leads Republican Norm Coleman by a narrow margin after a statewide recount.
By Henry C. Jackson , May 18, 2009
Franken wants state court clarity on election document
Democrat Al Franken has made a request of his own to the Minnesota Supreme Court: Force officials to issue a Senate election certificate quickly.
By Brian Bakst , May 11, 2009
Franken taps consultant to be his office chief
Democrat Al Franken moved ahead Wednesday with another big pick for his potential U.S. Senate office by choosing a veteran consultant as his chief of staff, while Republican Norm Coleman expects an uptick in fundraising over a defection in his party.
By Associated Press , April 29, 2009
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