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Swanson adds Nolan staffers to campaign team
DFL candidate for governor Lori Swanson has announced several hires to her campaign team that used to work for her running mate.
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's first ad was released Friday and will start airing on cable and broadcast television and digital.
Walz shakes up campaign team
Coming off defeat at state DFL convention, Tim Walz pivots to the governor's race primary campaign with a new leadership team.
Divisions in the DFL Party are on full display.
Nearly two dozen 2018 Minnesota House races will feature the same candidates as in 2016.
Mike Hatch says the field for attorney general is full, and he doesn't need to make a primary run.
The Minnesota governor's race gets more interesting and more crowded.
More questions than answers about who will be on the ballot in November.