House Republicans take legal action against Alliance for a Better Minnesota

The state House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) has taken legal action against a liberal-leaning Minnesota advocacy group over an online advertisement.

Kohls returns to work after spill

State Rep. Paul Kohls knows this much: He fell Sunday while ice skating with his daughter at the Victoria Field House. But beyond that the four-term Republican legislator is hazy about exactly what transpired.

Kohls out of race for governor 

A letter from Rep. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria) this morning let his supporters know that he has suspended his campaign for the governor's office.

Four would-be governors talk about their visions for Minnesota 

For the past month or so, we’ve been featuring interviews with 2010 gubernatorial candidates. What follows are excerpts from four of those conversations.

What makes them run: The PIM gubernatorial candidate interviews (so far)

Here’s a checklist of the interviews we’ve been doing for the past few weeks with 2010 candidates for governor. The dates of original publication are noted parenthetically. Collect ‘em all: Paul Thissen (DFL) (7/16) Marty Seifert (R) (7/17) Matt Entenza (DFL) (7/21) David Hann (R) (7/22) John Marty (DFL) (7/23) Paul Kohls (R) (7/27) Mark Dayton (DFL) (7/28) Tom Bakk (DFL) (7/28) Bill Haas (R) [...]

GOP Rep. Paul Kohls for Governor: "It’s about tomorrow, today!"

GOP Rep. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria, @paulkohls) made it official: he’s running for the GOP nomination for governor in 2010. Kohls, an attorney by trade, earned some attention via his consistently conservative stance on the Legislative Commission for Planning and Fiscal Policy, as well as the House floor. A consistent theme of both venues were the thoughtful, [...]

GOP Rep. Paul Kohls for Governor: "It’s about tomorrow, today!"

GOP Rep. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria, @paulkohls) made it official: he’s running for the GOP nomination for governor in 2010. Kohls, an attorney by trade, earned some attention via his consistently conservative stance on the Legislative Commission for Planning and Fiscal Policy, as well as the House floor. A consistent theme of both venues were the thoughtful, [...]

The House and the Senate passed the massive Health and Human Services omnibus bill on Monday, taking another step toward the end-of-session brinksmanship between legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty over health care and taxes. The two legislative bodies jousted mightily over the composition of the HHS bill. Although members of the House and Senate conference [...]

The House and the Senate passed the massive Health and Human Services omnibus bill on Monday, taking another step toward the end-of-session brinksmanship between legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty over health care and taxes. The two legislative bodies jousted mightily over the composition of the HHS bill. Although members of the House and Senate conference [...]