Hundreds of Twin Cities janitors - joined by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Congressman Keith Ellison - kicked off their contract campaign with a call to "make green cleaning a reality." Service Employees International Union Local 26, which represents [...]
City Hall labor/political junkie Kris Fredson sent word today he's leaving the administration of Mayor Chris Coleman.
Fredson, at left, whose formal title is Deputy Chief of Staff but who functioned more like a political director, will serve as political director for the Minnesota [...]
from the Political Animal:
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Wadena Mayor Wayne Wolden, through the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, called this morning for a special session to deal with the state's budget deficit.
"Minnesota cities are so close to the financial edge that any reduction in the December" [...]
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Wadena Mayor Wayne Wolden, through the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, called this morning for a special session to deal with the state's budget deficit.
"Minnesota cities are so close to the financial edge that any reduction in the December funding will spell" [...]
Chris Coleman is speaking right now, and the first round of panels will follow him. If you're here, drop in and use this post as an open thread for what you're seeing and hearing.
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St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman put together a great campaign team for his recent wildly successful bid for a second term in office, and like many Greater Minnesota progressives, I looked forward to seeing more of them in rural Minnesota had Coleman chosen to run for [...]
