Elections & Campaigns

For GOP and Dems, elections are a geography lesson

ST. PAUL — Tuesday’s election exposed electoral challenges for both Democrats and Republicans moving forward. Democrats suffered all ...

Elections & Campaigns

3 in GOP vie for top Minnesota House post

ST. PAUL — Republicans in the Minnesota House are meeting to pick a leader. There are three contenders ...

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Election turnout down from 4 and 8 years ago

Almost the same percentage of registered voters in Freeborn County cast their ballots in Tuesday’s general election as ...

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Poppe defeats Schminke in 27B

District 27B will remain in the blue as State Rep. Jeanne Poppe, DFL-Austin, retained her seat Tuesday night ...

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Winnebago County rejects public safety center, needed 60 percent

FOREST CITY, Iowa — A majority of Winnebago County voters favored a $4.6 million public safety center project ...

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Reinartz unseats Groh in Mower County auditor-treasurer race

AUSTIN — Adams farmer Steven Reinartz defeated incumbent Doug Groh in the Mower County auditor-treasurer race Tuesday night. “It’s ...

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GOP seizes on anger for success

WASHINGTON — Their rout complete, Republicans are celebrating sweeping victories from North Carolina to Colorado. The GOP’s success, ...

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Election: A new order in Washington

WASHINGTON — A look at the postelection political order and how it came to be:   Conflict and ...

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Senate gets more young lawmakers

WASHINGTON — The next Senate will be slightly younger than the current one. With several races still to ...

Business

Delivery of Albert Lea Tribune to be delayed today

Due to technical difficulties with a machine that makes plates for the printing presses, delivery of the Albert ...

Elections & Campaigns

Franken gets wish: Easier path for 2nd term

MINNEAPOLIS — Sen. Al Franken’s re-election was decided in a matter of minutes, not months. Franken handily beat ...

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Day after: Obama, GOP in new dynamic

WASHINGTON — America awoke Wednesday to sharper dividing lines in an already divided government, forcing President Barack Obama ...

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Republican Joni Ernst is Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress

DES MOINES, Iowa — State Sen. Joni Ernst was elected to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming Iowa’s ...

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Divided government returns to Minnesota’s Capitol

MINNEAPOLIS — The party’s over for Minnesota Democrats. After two years of calling the shots in state government, ...

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Incumbents re-elected to Albert Lea City Council

No changes will be coming to the Albert Lea City Council from Tuesday’s election as voters re-elected four ...

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