While the two exchanged some banter, a pair of nurses delivered the doses — in the left arm of DFL Gov. Walz and the right arm of former Gov. Pawlenty, a Republican.
NISSWA--Compared to the typically one-on-one contests of general elections, primaries have a king-of-the-hill vibe--a whole slew of candidates, some serious contenders, some not, all scrapping tooth and nail for their party's nomination.
ST. PAUL--Political party endorsements are confusing to the public and mean little to many candidates. First, a basic primer on the endorsement and nomination process in Minnesota: The big early event is the precinct caucus, which parties hold th...
ST. PAUL -- President Donald Trump wants to influence Minnesota's governor race. The winner of the Tuesday, Aug. 14, Republican primary received the president's endorsement and the loser said he failed because he is not on Trump's wavelength. Tru...
ST. PAUL -- Jeff Johnson and Tim Walz will be Minnesotans' choices for governor this fall. "I think we sent a message, people want something different," Republican Jeff Johnson said shortly after 10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 14, as vote counting wound ...
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. -- Political candidates brought their best "Minnesota nice" to Farmfest. But voters should not get used to that. "First time out of the chute, got to be a gentleman," state Republican Rep. Jim Newberger said after his first t...
ST. PAUL--Major Minnesota governor candidates agree they would handle making regulations different than Gov. Mark Dayton. Mainly, they say, they would talk to those affected early in the process. Dayton has got into hot water, especially with far...
ST. PAUL--Minnesota Republicans should know something about their two major governor candidates in the Aug. 14 primary election. Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty each has been on the statewide ballot twice. Both say they are conservatives and agree ...
ST. PAUL--Dealing with sex offenders has been one of Minnesota's most difficult problems for at least 15 years. After a convicted sex offender just out of prison killed Dru Sjodin of Pequot Lakes in 2003, state and local officials scrambled to fi...
ST. PAUL -- Governors generally have little say in federal policy, but Minnesota's two major Republican governor candidates want to change that when it comes to refugees.
ST. PAUL -- Once upon a time, Republican candidates would not speak ill of another candidate in the party. These days, forget that. Take the Tim Pawlenty-Jeff Johnson race for the GOP nomination for Minnesota governor. Here are two politicians wh...
