It doesn't get any simpler or truer than that, folks: Mary Franson, first-term Republican State Representative from Alexandria is an abject moron, devoid of anything resembling rational thought. And a conspiracy-theory-fearing moron, at that. This fact... »
A reliable source here in Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District tells Bluestem that residents were getting phone calls last week asking who they would favor to represent the district in the U.S. House: Collin Peterson, Lee Byberg, or Gretchen Hoff... »
I’ll say this for the MNGOP: They sure are good at juggling. They can move money around so well that you can hardly remember where it came from in the first place. Too bad their constant shifts and accounting gimmicks only serve to hide our problems in... »
Bluestem's Twitter feed is flooded with messages from labor folks assembling at the state capitol for the senate judiciary hearing on the bill the Freedom Club--funded mostly by rich men who live in the western suburbs--likes to call "employment freedo... »
The House leaders of both parties say they don’t think GOP Rep. Mary Franson should resign over her recent comments that some found offensive.Franson, who later apologized, does not need to step down, agreed House Speaker Kurt Zellers and House Minorit... »
Given Mary Franson's tone-deaf glee at passing along cruel and confused misinformation about USDA and Department of Interior programs to her constituents, it's not hard to believe a letter to the editor published in yesterday's Alexandria Echo Press. I... »
When I wrote yesterday about Sen. Olympia Snowe's sudden decision to retire, I framed it in terms of the partisan battle for control of the Senate. But a New York Times story on the Snowe retirement this morning puts it in a different context -- the va... »
Lee Byberg will get a second chance at knocking off 11-term DFL incumbent Rep. Collin Peterson in the 7th Congressional District. Byberg defeated state Sen. Gretchen Hoffman on the first ballot to secure the GOP endorsement at Saturday's convention in ... »
