Inside Minnesota Politics

Say it ain't so Joe. All those U.S. soldiers who died in Vietnam, died in vain. So says Joe Repya, the man who wanted to be Minnesota's Republican Party Chair and in the past has tried to quiet any questioning of the occupation in Iraq by questioning the questioners' patriotism. Thursday on WCCO's Don Shelby show, Repya said: "I want to see victory for the Iraqi people. I want to s

Steve Sarvi filed the papers today to run for Congressman John Kline's seat in the 2nd Congressional District. Sarvi is seeking the DFL endorsement. If he runs again, Kline , a Republican, will be seeking his 4th house term. For new listeners and readers I'm repeating an interview I did in May with Steve Sarvi while he was still in Iraq. Listen to the podcast here. Runs 10:27 Just

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has a tough choice to make on Monday. Legislators have sent him a letter indicating he can either show up to tell a legislative committee how the money he said he had for the 35W bridge disappeared just as suddenly as the bridge did, or he faces delaying other transportation projects. The "Transportation Contingent Appropriations Group" is the legisl

US Senator Amy Klobachar (D - Minnesota) has made a couple a votes that have upset some progressives. In this interview I did for AM950, she talks about her vote on the Foreign Intelligence Security Act also known as FISA and a resolution condemning a newspaper ad that said General Petraeus was “cooking the books for the white house” when he gave his report on Iraq. We also tal