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Pawlenty: Should have not bet so much on Iowa

ST. PAUL -- Tim Pawlenty now thinks he spent too much time and money in Iowa, and Monday night said that if he knew then what he knows now he...

news Tue, Oct 11, 2011 - 12:00am

Former Minnesota first lady Mary Pawlenty sneaks a peak at her husband's newly unveiled portrait Monday night while former Gov. Tim Pawlenty posed for photographers. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Pawlenty Capitol portrait unveiled

ST. PAUL -- Tim Pawlenty placed his arm on the shoulder of his wife, Mary, posing for photos in front of his official governor's portrait, to be hung in the...

news Tue, Oct 11, 2011 - 12:00am

Redistricting talks begin; Minnesotans tell judges to save communities

news Fri, Oct 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe: Special election set for today; investigation started

A panel of judges Aug. 4 upheld a judge's decision that the June 28 Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe secretary/treasurer election was invalid. A special election today will decide between...

news / local / region Tue, Sep 27, 2011 - 12:00am

DFL Minnesota 7th District Rep. Collin Peterson, ranking member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, urged the audience at the Beltrami County DFL Fish Fry Monday to become engaged in electing a Democrat in the 8th District in the 2012 election. Pioneer Photo/Molly Miron

DFLers offer plans for improvement

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., 7th District, and Rick Nolan, DFL candidate for the 8th District, have clear views on how to fix the country's economy. The two were the...

news / local Tue, Sep 20, 2011 - 12:00am

Anne Allen, center, registers to vote Tuesday afternoon at Bemidji Town Hall along with Sharon Larson, left, and Monica Allen, right. Five candidates have registered to fill the vacant county commissioner seat of the late Jim Heltzer. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper

Anderson, Winger advance in Beltrami County District 3 primary election

With a shallow turnout, of750 votes out of a possible 4,960 in the Beltrami County District 3 special election primary, Richard Anderson and Scott Winger will be the finalists for...

news / local Wed, Sep 14, 2011 - 12:00am

President Barack Obama addresses the crowd early Monday afternoon at Hannah's Bend Park in Cannon Falls, Minn. Pioneer Photo/Regan Carstensen, Red Wing Republican Eagle

Obama campaign-style visit comes in GOP territory

CANNON FALLS, Minn.

news Tue, Aug 16, 2011 - 12:00am

After posing for a photo, summer school kids help President Barack Obama to his feet Monday in Chatfield, Minn., outside the George H. Potter Audirorium. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Obama notebook: 'Rural' part of rural tour limited to answers

CANNON FALLS, Minn.

news Tue, Aug 16, 2011 - 12:00am

Lively exchange at Cravaack town hall

DEER RIVER -- Minnesota Nice was out in full force, but some audience members still challenged Rep. Chip Cravaack on his economic theories Tuesday evening during a town hall meeting...

news / local / region Thu, Aug 11, 2011 - 12:00am

Cravaack plans mobile offices

U.S. Congressman Chip Cravaack, Minnesota Eighth District will hold mobile offices Friday, Aug. 12. The mobile offices will provide residents in the Eighth District an opportunity to meet with members...

news / local / region Thu, Aug 11, 2011 - 12:00am

Declaring himself the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama speaks to a crowd that nearly filled the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul June 3, 2008. Pioneer File Photo/Scott Wente

Obama's three-state Midwest tour includes visit to Minnesota

ST. PAUL -- President Barack Obama plans a southern Minnesota visit next week to start a three-state rural Midwestern tour. The White House late Tuesday afternoon issued a statement with...

news Wed, Aug 10, 2011 - 12:00am

People on the two sides of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage stand next to each other Saturday in front of the Minnesota House chamber. They chanted and waved signs most of the day. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Minnesota voters will decide on gay marriage ban

ST. PAUL -- Voices broke with emotion Saturday night as Minnesota representatives engaged in a quiet and serious debate over gay marriage. Powerful speeches brought out hitherto unrevealed personal histories...

news Sun, May 22, 2011 - 12:00am

Leech Lake Tribal Council Rep. Eugene "Ribs" Whitebird hands over the mic to former Sen. Mary Olson of Bemidji after presenting her with a Pendleton blanket during Monday night's Beltrami DFL appreciation dinner for her and former Rep. Brita Sailer of Park Rapids. Pioneer Photo/Brad Swenson

DFL Party starts long road back

That more than 200 people attended an appreciation dinner for two defeated incumbents "is a sign that the DFL Party is ready to come back in 2012," Sen. Mary Olson...

news / local Tue, Feb 22, 2011 - 12:00am

Cravaack to headline Beltrami GOP convention

Newly elected U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack, R-8th District, will be the keynote speaker at the Beltrami Republican Convention next Saturday in Bemidji. "Cravaack won an historic upset victory against Transportation...

news / local Sun, Feb 13, 2011 - 12:00am

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton takes the oath of office of Minnesota governor from Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea as sons Andrew, left, and Eric look on Monday in St. Paul. AP Photo/Jim Mone

Dayton calls for teamwork and higher taxes on rich

ST. PAUL -- Mark Dayton's first speech as Minnesota governor illustrated the problems he faces. While calling for teamwork to solve the state's problems, the new governor on Monday also...

news Tue, Jan 04, 2011 - 12:00am

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