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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
Coleman proposes conducting Minnesota trial in stages 
A spokesman for Al Franken said he will submit his own, shorter timeline today.
By Brian Bakst , January 15, 2009
Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result
'Something greater than expediency is at stake here,' he saysRepublican Norm Coleman said today he is suing to challenge Democrat Al Franken’s apparent recount victory in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.
By Brian Bakst and Patrick Condon , January 06, 2009
Former Minnesota Gov. Carlson urges Coleman to concede
Former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson says Republican Norm Coleman should concede to Democrat Al Franken in the U.S. Senate race. Carlson says Coleman shouldn’t sue over the results of the recount.
January 06, 2009
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U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Court deals Coleman another setback on absentees
UPDATED 12:34 P.M.The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Republican Norm Coleman’s request to count an additional 654 rejected absentee ballots in the state’s U.S. Senate recount.
By Scott Wente , January 05, 2009
Franken gains big in new count of ballots
Victory in Minnesota’s drawn-out Senate race moved within Democrat Al Franken’s grasp Saturday when he pushed his lead over Republican Norm Coleman to 225 votes with the two-month recount virtually done.
By Brian Bakst , January 03, 2009
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Senate GOP would block early try to seat Franken
A top Senate Republican said Friday his caucus would block any attempt to seat Democrat Al Franken until an anticipated court case over Minnesota’s close election is finished and an official election certificate is issued.
By Brian Bakst , January 02, 2009
MINNESOTA U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Pawlenty questions state Supreme Court order
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is perplexed over a Supreme Court order that gives the U.S. Senate campaigns so much power in determining which uncounted absentee ballots get into the recount.
January 02, 2009
U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Franken opens first lead in Minn. Senate race
Decision likely to drag recount into January 2009emocrat Al Franken edged ahead of Republican Norm Coleman on Friday for the first time in Minnesota’s long-running U.S. Senate recount.
By Brian Bakst , December 19, 2008
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U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Coleman clings to 2-vote lead after 3rd day of canvass
UPDATE 5:36 P.M.Incumbent Republican started day with 360-vote lead over Democrat Al Franken
Norm Coleman's lead eroded all day as the board considered a pile of challenges brought entirely by the Coleman campaign. The pile included a big chunk of withdrawn challenges, many of which went quickly to Franken’s column. The board will resume its work on Friday with hundreds of challenges yet to decide.
By Patrick Condon , December 18, 2008
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U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Coleman tells MN high court disputed absentee ballots should not be counted
If the disputed absentee ballots are counted, Sen. Norm Coleman’s attorney said, more specific guidelines should be established so every county counts them the same. Justices did not say how soon they would make a decision, but it is expected within a day or two.
By Don Davis and Scott Wente , December 17, 2008
U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Canvass Board plows through disputed votes
The Canvassing Board in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate recount got off to a fast start in its second day of awarding hundreds of challenged ballots, even as both candidates adjusted their challenge piles based on the board’s previous decisions.
December 17, 2008
UPDATE U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Minnesota board to begin review with Franken ballots">UPDATE U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Minnesota board to begin review with Franken ballots
The special board that is ruling on challenged ballots in Minnesota's Senate recount will start with the challenges by Democrat Al Franken. The canvassing board will start its work at noon today by looking at 442 Franken challenges.
December 16, 2008
MINNESOTA U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Campaigns see quick work on most challenges
Lawyers for Norm Coleman and Al Franken say the state Canvassing Board will focus on a small number of ballots when it begins reviewing challenges in their Senate race recount on Tuesday.
December 15, 2008
U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Fight over ballots precedes board hearing
Minnesota’s Senate campaigns are digging in over how election officials should handle supposedly missing or wrongly rejected ballots.
December 10, 2008
U.S. SENATE RECOUNT: Coleman withdrawing additional 475 challenges
Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign says it is withdrawing 475 challenged ballots in his recount with Democrat Al Franken. That brings the number of withdrawn challenges by Coleman to 1,125.
December 09, 2008
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