J. Patrick Coolican
Minnesota Reformer
Twin Cities, MN, United States
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Carnahan resigns as chair of Minnesota Republican Party
Carnahan will leave with a severance package of $38,000 after an 8-7 vote of the party's executive committee, in a move that is sure to anger activists. → Read More
Met Council Chair Nora Slawik resigns after 10 months on the job
Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond. → Read More
Minnesota Republican Party executive director resigns
Kevin Poindexter has served as executive director since May 2018. → Read More
Idled Water Gremlin employees ask governor to reopen plant
The demonstration at the Capitol comes after the state shut down the factory to protect public health. → Read More
2020 vote could go either way with higher turnout
Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond. → Read More
Gov. Tim Walz hits the road for a major public works package
Tour anticipates a legislative battle over state infrastructure projects. → Read More
Minnesota House DFLers prepare to crack down on robocalls
Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, said the legislation would be the "toughest" in the country. → Read More
Can President Donald Trump really win Minnesota?
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Dan Feehan announces rematch with U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn in southern Minnesota
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Gov. Tim Walz to focus on reducing school dropouts; critics see a diversion from falling test scores
Graduation changes students' lives, he says. Others see a deflection from low test scores. → Read More
Democrats debate whether to mobilize progressives or persuade Obama-Trump voters
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Jodi Harpstead, new DHS commissioner, defends embattled social service agency
New leader vows to 'get to the bottom' of agency's problems. → Read More
Minnesota lawmaker goes from GOP backbencher to leading critic of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar
As the go-to guy for Fox News personalities to talk about U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Mazeppa Republican Steve Drazkowski has been given a national platform for political fundraising as he mulls a run for Congress. → Read More
Loss in court slices millions from Minnesota state budget
Rulings mean Minnesota can't tax certain trust accounts. → Read More
Minnesota Film and TV board makes changes in wake of Jimmy Fallon controversy
Productions around special events like the Super Bowl and those featuring candidates for office no longer eligible → Read More
DFL politics shaped by Minnesota's Fortune 500 culture
The role of the big corporate sector in DFL politics — and vice versa — is an interesting phenomenon of both political and business life here. → Read More
State senators demand answers after weeks of problems at Department of Human Services
Former medical director said agency making too many decisions without doctor input. → Read More
'They seem like no-bid contracts': DFLers expose policy rift over state job-training funds
Direct funding of nonprofits calls DEED's opportunity-gap results into question. → Read More
Republicans again hopeful in the Seventh, but Collin Peterson won't be easy to vanquish
The trend line doesn't look good for the sometimes cantankerous but often amusing chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. → Read More
GOP lawmakers demand answers on shake-up at Minnesota Department of Human Services
Republican lawmakers put pressure on Walz administration for answers about what happened at the massive social services agency. → Read More