February 8th, 2012
On Tuesday night, Rick Santorum swept, winning all three contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, and pulling ahead of Mitt Romney in the number of states won. But will it do him much good moving forward? (more)
February 7th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgent Rick Santorum has been declared the winner in three states, raising questions about Mitt Romney’s appeal with conservatives at the core of the Republican Party. (more)
February 7th, 2012
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum‘s presidential campaign is seeing a significant resurgence in the polls for the first time since his Iowa caucus win in early January. (more)
February 6th, 2012
After former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty bashed Rick Santorum’s record Monday on behalf of Mitt Romney, the Santorum campaign went after both men, reviving Pawlenty’s “Obamneycare” attack on Romney from July. (more)
February 6th, 2012
Coming off weeks of alternately attacking Newt Gingrich and President Barack Obama, the Romney campaign switched gears on Monday and came out swinging against former Sen. Rick Santorum, who looks to be Romney’s toughest competition in the three primary contests on Tuesday. (more)
January 25th, 2012
On Wednesday’s “Fox & Friends” on the Fox News Channel, former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she would be looking at seeking a fourth term in Congress representing Minnesota. (more)
November 29th, 2011
Former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is the least influential person alive, according to GQ’s ‘25 Least Influential People Alive‘ list. (more)
November 22nd, 2011
NEW YORK — After filing two separate antitrust lawsuits against the league in different states, NBA players are consolidating their efforts and have turned to the courts in Minnesota as their chosen venue. (more)
November 12th, 2011
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann suggested that the United States should be more like China to spur economic growth. (more)
November 12th, 2011
Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann may be a crusader against government waste, but the GOP presidential candidate is standing firm against critics who say the construction of a new $690 million bridge that she supports over the St. Croix River in her Minnesota district is wasteful. (more)
July 15th, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans agreed Thursday to end a budget impasse that prompted the longest state government shutdown in recent history, after the Democratic governor surrendered on raising taxes. (more)
July 13th, 2011
Hundreds of bars, restaurants and stores across Minnesota are running out of beer and alcohol and others may soon run out of cigarettes — a subtle and largely unforeseen consequence of a state government shutdown. (more)
July 5th, 2011
Last week, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) opted to shut down state government rather than accept a Republican budget that cuts spending and avoids tax increases. It appears the governor is taking a page out of the Obama playbook by insisting on massive tax increases while ignoring the fact that a Republican legislature refuses to budge on the issue. (more)
July 5th, 2011
Tim Pawlenty blasted the bipartisan group established to help reach an agreement to end the Minnesota government shutdown, applauding Republicans for “sticking to their guns.” (more)
July 5th, 2011
Three high-profile Minnesotans are coming together to help end the state government shutdown — former governor Arne Carlson (R) and former senators Walter Mondale (D) and David Durenberger (R). (more)
June 30th, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota stumbled into its second government shutdown in six years on Thursday, with a partisan divide over taxes and spending to close a $5 billion deficit becoming only more bitter as a midnight deadline came and went without agreement. (more)
June 2nd, 2011
Prospective Republican presidential candidate Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann attacked former Minnesota governor and current presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, on The Laura Ingraham radio show Thursday, for his past “openness” to mandatory health insurance. (more)
June 1st, 2011
With former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty in the 2012 race and Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann gearing up for her own presidential run, polling data released today indicate that the pair’s home state constituents are less-than-supportive of their Oval Office aspirations. (more)
May 24th, 2011
The conservative Club for Growth issued a somewhat negative review of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as a presidential candidate, noting his mixed record on pro-growth policies and concluding that he was not particularly reliable on the issues that the group supports. (more)
May 18th, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is keeping fundraising expectations for his presidential campaign in check, saying he simply needs enough to run a “Buick”-type campaign. (more)
