Author Archives: ECM
Koch supports Emmer for 6th District race
Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch sat a Perkins Restaurant in Maple Grove on Tuesday morning, June 4, an announcement in hand.
Honeybees are the buzz at U of M, Capitol
Recent legislation and the ambitions of University of Minnesota researchers seek remedies for a crisis among the crop rows.
Lillehaug sworn in June 3 to replace retiring Anderson on Minnesota Supreme Court
Attorney David Lillehaug wore a black judicial robe for the first time in his legal career and was sworn in as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday.
Democrat Jim Graves drops out of 6th Congressional District race
The 6th Congressional District race is wide open.
State Capitol Perspective: Bachmann leaves no bones
Michele Bachmann didn’t care two cents for the barking dogs. One windy, cold autumn afternoon in 2002, a reporter accompanied then state Sen. Bachmann while she door knocked on doors in a part of Lino Lakes.
First GOP candidate comes forward to challenge Franken
Businessman Michael McFadden of Sunfish Lake has become the first Republican to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken in 2014.
The colorful and controversial congresswoman won’t run for re-election
by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporterOne of the most colorful and controversial Minnesota politicians in a generation is stepping down.Republican …
Bachmann says she won’t run in 2014
In an early morning video released May 29, 6th District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has announced she will not be seeking …
Dayton has scored many victories in his first term as governor
by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is having a sizzling first-term. The former U.S. Senator, who …
Dems and Republicans differ on whether the session was a success
by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter Weary lawmakers quit the State Capitol shortly after midnight on Monday (May 20) after …
