South Minneapolis Ablaze

May 28, 2020

Minnesota Report  The intersection of East Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue is the outer edge of the Longfellow neighborhood, and is now a war zone in the aftermath of the suffocation killing of George Floyd by Police Officer Derek Chauvin who knelt on his neck while...

Historic Election Turnout Numbers

Aug 13, 2018

The numbers from the most recent multi-candidate DFL Primaries are listed below. It is important to note, these numbers are from somewhat different districts because of 2012 redistricting, but they are valid ballpark figures. We have broken out the Seven Metro...

Preliminary Early Voting Numbers

Jul 27, 2018

If the Early Voting trend continues as much as 20-25% of the votes cast in the State Primary could be by mailed ballot. We have heard as many as 100,000 mailed ballots have been requested and the report from the Secretary of State Office shows 29.657 ballots have been...

Future Conventions and the Bent of this One

May 6, 2001

The delegates to the convention had other issues to address, which included endorsements for School Board, the Library Board, and the Park Board. They also voted to change the City Constitution and hold city based caucuses instead of using the previous years’...

Jun 8, 2000

The endorsement of Sen Jerry Janezich (DFL-05, Chisholm) was an exciting time on the convention floor. The endorsement system is now set to experience another significant challenge. Can a regional candidate with low name recognition and limited financial resources...