Steve Simon

Presidential Primary

02/06/08
There's a wave at the Capitol wondering if Minnesota should scrap the caucus system and go to a presidential primary. Sen. Ann Rest apparently has a bill that would retain caucuses for party business but create a presidential primary. Sen. Dan Larson and Rep. Steve Simon both have bills to establish a presidential primary but the bills didn't advance past a couple of committees.
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CD 3 Frontrunners

09/24/07
The field is quickly being formed to replace Congressman Jim Ramstad. On the DFL side, Andy Luger is out and he was seen as a frontrunner. So Luger, Humphrey, Lillehaug, Ruud and Luther are all not running. State Senator Terri Bonoff is running and everyone I talk to sees her as the frontrunner.
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Headlines (03/21/07)

Senators grill the Mall of America, the Senate guts the gov and charter schools in its education bill, bars get exempted from the smoking ban, lawmakers want to know what’s causing deformed frogs and farmers rally.

The Political Panel (02/16/07)

We fix our gaze on both St. Paul and Washington politics. Republicans Sarah Janecek and David Strom face off across the couch with Democrats Mary Jo McGuire and Rep. Steve Simon.

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