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MINNEAPOLIS -- Improving education demands more money, Minnesota's top three Democratic governor candidates say, a tough challenge when the next state budget could face a $6 billion deficit. The three...

ST. PAUL -- If they are Democrats, they must be talking about jobs. Creating jobs traditionally is a key Democratic-Farmer-Laborite campaign issue, and the 2010 governors' primary race is no exception.

For a time earlier this year, I thought Sen. Michael Bennet had to be the biggest jerk in Washington. I had been spending some time in Colorado, daily ingesting Bennet's...

COKATO -- Darrin Anderson, who is running for the Minnesota House in District 18B, received the DFL endorsement Sunday in Cokato. Also Sunday, Hal Kimball of Cokato received the DFL...

BENSON -- Swift County had a New Hampshire-like feel about it on Saturday night, when the DFL party reaped the benefits of being one of the first to hold its...

MINNEAPOLIS -- More governor candidates showed up for a massive Wednesday night debate than the average precinct caucus will host next week. And still, just two-thirds of the candidates planning...

NEW LONDON -- New London mayoral candidate Bill Gossman is running for public office due to a recommendation. "Many of my friends said I should do it ... and that...

SPICER -- Spicer mayor candidate Denny Baker says he's running for office to "bring integrity back" to the city government and make city hall a more comfortable place for citizens...

SPICER -- After a challenging two years in office, Spicer Mayor Perry Wohnoutka is prepared to start making the changes during a second term. "Two years wasn't long enough," Wohnoutka...

I write because I am a woman, and Hillary Clinton supporter. Yet, Sarah Palin herself criticized Clinton for complaining about sexism: "When I hear a statement like that coming from...

WILLMAR -- Candidates running for the Willmar City Council in the Nov.

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota voters on Tuesday narrowed 16 U.S. Senate candidates down to the three who were favored all along. Comedian Al Franken beat attorney Priscilla Lord Faris and...