As Incumbents Head for Senate Exit, Few Step Up to Run for the Seats

At least 8 of the 33 senators whose terms expire in 2014 won’t run again, but potential candidates are passing on a once coveted ...

Topics: Minnesota , Republican Party , Elections

John Nichols: Why Mark Pocan wants constitutionally guaranteed right to vote

Capital Times May 15

With so many attacks on voting rights, Congressmen Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison are right to call for an amendment to guarantee the right to ...

Topics: Minnesota , Republican Party , Elections

Franken looks to restrain e-Verify errors in immigration reform

MinnPost.com May 15

WASHINGTON — Of the 300-some amendments Senate Judiciary Committee members have offered to the immigration reform bill, 18 were from Minnesota’s ...

Topics: Republican Party , Minnesota , Issues & Policies

Koch Brothers Face Backlash, Colbert Reacts to Sister’s Loss, and More

Truthdig May 10

Texas Toast: Gov. Rick Perry greeted Barack Obama when the president touched down in Texas on Thursday as part of the first stop of a tour around the ...

Topics: Minnesota , Republican Party , Issues & Policies

Connecticut Weighing Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

Wall Street Journal May 06

Connecticut Democrats are rallying around a plan that would allow people who are in the U.S. illegally to get driver's licenses, making the state one ...

Topics: Minnesota , Republican Party , Issues & Policies

How the States Have Changed

Booman Tribune May 10

I took a look at Cook's Partisan Advantage Index (PVI) ratings going back to 1994 and ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of ...