by Briana Bierschbach
Published: March 21, 2012
Tags: Dave Senjem, Ellen Anderson, Gary Kubly, Gen Olson, John Howe, Keith Langseth, Larry Pogemiller, Linda Berglin, Mark Dayton, MN Senate, redistricting, Tom Bakk
Members of the 88th Minnesota Senate sworn in next January will have roughly 40 percent fewer years of cumulative service than the Senate that gaveled out in May 2010.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: January 10, 2012
Tags: Ben Schwanke, Jeff Hayden, Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Linda Berglin, Mark Stenglein, Nate Blumenshine, Special Election, Susan Allen
Attorney Susan Allen was elected in House District 61B, replacing former Rep. Jeff Hayden. Hennepin County staffer Kari Dziedzic easily won the Senate District 59 seat in northeast Minneapolis to replace former Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller.
by Charley Shaw
Published: December 6, 2011
Tags: Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Mohamud Noor, SD 59
Kari Dziedzic was the winner in the crowded field of DFLers seeking the nomination to succeed former Sen. Larry Pogemiller. Mohamud Noor finished second in a crowded field of DFLers.
by Charley Shaw
Published: December 2, 2011
Tags: Claire Robling, Clean Water Partnership Grant, Denny McNamara, DNR, Jim Nobles, Judy Randall, Larry Pogemiller, Legacy amendment, Legislative Auditor, Mark Dayton, Molly Pederson, PCA, Peggy Ladner
The Minnesota Legislative Auditor has written the latest chapter in the murky saga of what’s constitutionally permissible when it comes to spending state Legacy Amendment dollars. And in a 37-page report released Wednesday, Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles dealt an apparent blow to a key article of faith held by many environment and conservation groups.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: December 2, 2011
Tags: Greta Bergstrom, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Mohamud Noor, Paul Ostrow, Peter Wagenius, TakeAction Minnesota
At a candidate screening Thursday evening, Noor won the endorsement with 62 percent of the vote on the second ballot from the liberal advocacy group.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 30, 2011
Tags: AFSCME, Amy Klobuchar, Brian Elliott, DFL, Jacob Frey, Jean Wagenius, Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Linda Berglin, Linda Scheid, MAPE, Mark Stenglein, Mohamud Noor, NOW, Paul Ostrow, Paul Wellstone, Peter Wagenius, Phyllis Kahn, R.T. Rybak. Hussein Samatar, SD 59, SEIU, Stonewall DFL, Walt Dziedzic, womenwinning
Senate District 59, which encompasses the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota and northeast Minneapolis, is home to one of the most concentrated DFL constituencies in Minnesota.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 30, 2011
Tags: Ben Schwanke, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Mark Stenglein, Mohamud Noor, PACs, Paul Ostrow, Peter Wagenius, political action committees, R.T. Rybak, SD 59, Senate District 59
In the race for dollars, Kari Dziedzic and Peter Wagenius bested the pack of DFLers vying for the nomination in the Senate District 59 race to succeed former Sen. Larry Pogemiller. The amount of money raised in a month of campaigning exceeds the amounts raised by many legislative campaigns in an entire election year.
by Paul Demko
Published: November 22, 2011
Tags: Alicia Frosch, Ben Schwanke, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Larry Pogemiller, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Mohamud Noor, Paul Ostrow, Peter Wagenius
The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers have endorsed Mohamud Noor in the upcoming special election in Senate District 59.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: Larry Pogemiller, Linda Berglin, Linda Higgins, Minnesota State Senate
Higgins, a DFLer who has represented Senate District 58 in downtown and North Minneapolis since 1996, will retire after her term expires after next year's general election. She is the latest in a string of retirements of veteran Minneapolis DFL senators.
by Paul Demko
Published: November 4, 2011
Tags: Claire Robling, Dan Sparks, Jim Metzen, Keith Langseth, Larry Pogemiller, Mark Dayton, Minnesota Vikins, racino, Sondra Erickson
A bi-partisan group of 31 legislators sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday urging him to raise funds for a Minnesota Vikings stadium by allowing full-fledged casinos at the state's two horse racing tracks. It was signed by 27 Republicans and 4 DFlers.
