With FEC year-end reports due on Saturday, the committee for state senator Dick Day has filed a termination report. This action matches what we've been hearing: that Senator Day, a.k.a the Termindaytor, is more interested in running for state senate......

It's a slow news day on the prairie. We did notice that state representative Randy Demmer, who lost the Republican endorsement to Brian Davis--whom Congressman defeated decisively in November--filed his year-end report on January 13.Demmer closed the year with $99.25......

Is there a worse hack than G.R. Anderson, Jr., in the Twin Cities' press corps? He never met a Republican talking point about Congressman Walz he didn't wholeheartedly recycle (just as he has a hard time getting basic facts right).The......

The Mankato Free Press takes a look at local reaction to Tim Pawlenty's observations at a GOP governors' meeting: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, speaking to fellow Republican governors in Florida last week, said the Republican Party is in deep trouble, losing its ability to compete in large swaths of ...

The Mankato Free Press editorial page looks at the discussion about the new generation feedstocks in Corn debate should be just the beginning. The editorial takes note of the debate at the most recent governors' meeting and concludes: And keep in mind that while it’s true that corn alone isn’t t...

Sounds like it in a statement made to the 2007 First District RPM convention. While we didn't find any references to the Farm Bill on Brian Davis's site in our research for our last post, we did find this tidbit in a PDF of an excerpt from his speech to the First District convention in 2007. Davis s...

The Twin Cities press is running a short article on how Coleman, Franken to share stage at Farmfest. Later that afternoon, after Governor Pawlenty's keynote address, there will be a "Congressional Candidate's Forum on Agricultural and Rural Issues" featuring the following cast of character...

That's Teaching Geography Is Fundamental, of course. Congressman Walz is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1228, as are Representatives Ellison, McCollum, Peterson and Oberstar. Insert your own Michele Bachmann joke here. The Mankato Free Press reports in The bids are in and the race is on: . . .State Sen. Dick ...

We were out late last night cooking a going away dinner for a friend heading out for his summer naval ROTC assignment. It's remarkable how much pasta with pesto and garlic bread healthy young people can eat. Congressman Walz's communications and district director Meredith Salsbery returned our email...

A. How do we know when Brian Davis is lobbing horse apples at the world? B. Because his lips are moving--or his campaign manager is sending out a press release. A friend in the Sixth sent us the latest which begins: "Today, the Brian Davis for Congress campaign announces that their second quart...