State Politics

06/03/2018 0

DFL Nominating Convention-Day 3, via The Uptake

UPDATE: Rep. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, names a woman with the same first name–Rep. Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley–as her running mate ... [Continue]

06/02/2018 0

DFL Endorsement Convention, via the Uptake

Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan have withdrawn their bid to win the DFL’s endorsement as governor. Erin Murphy has won the endorsement by ... [Continue]

02/02/2016 0

Why Iowa?

A Facebook friend wanted to know: Why is Iowa a bellwether state? Why should we care who they pick if it doesn’t look like the rest of the ... [Continue]

The inscription reads: "Susan. A Christianized Dakota girl murdered by the Ojibwa [sic] Indians, June 12, 1856. [Aged] 10 years." Photo: Kevin Featherly.

01/18/2015 0

Little Susan

“The past is never dead,” Faulkner wrote. “It’s not even past.” Today my preacher, the Rev. Myron Andes, gave a talk ... [Continue]

Sign in a store window during the 2012 labor protests In Madison, Wis. Photo: Kevin Featherly.

09/01/2014 0

For Labor Day: ‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’

For Labor Day, I thought I’d post my 2011 documentary on the public employees labor union protests in Madison, Wis. You can access it at the ... [Continue]

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton wonders why the guy in the funny hat has his arm around his his shoulder at the Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 23, 2014. It was my good fortune that the governor granted me an interview at the end of my run as political newspaper reporter for Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota. Photo: Matt Swenson

08/30/2014 0

The Guv & Me

This photo was taken at the Minnesota State Fair, summer ... [Continue]

Mark Ritchie, Minnesota's Secretary of State, works at a stand-up desk terminal in his office in St. Paul. This photo was taken during what is my second-to-last reporting assignment as a correspondent at Capitol Report and Politics in Minnesota, where I have been a contributor since 2008. Is that a hint that I'm looking for something new to do? Indeed it is. Photo: Kevin Featherly.

08/20/2014 0

Photo of the Week: Mark Ritchie

Another in my occasional series of feature photos. This time it’s Secretary of State Mark ... [Continue]

Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidates held a press conference Wednesday to demonstrate party unity in the wake of Tuesday's primary elections. Pictured, left to right are Kurt Zellers, Jeff Johnson, Marty Seifert and Scott Honour. Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner, won Tuesday's primary with 30 percent of the vote. He will square off in the race for governor against incumbent DFLer Mark Dayton in the November general election. Photo: Kevin Featherly

08/13/2014 0

Photo of the Week: A United Front

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04/10/2014 0

The View From the 19th Floor

Mark Siegel, state planning director for the Department of Human Services’ health care reform implementation team, is one of Minnesota’s ... [Continue]

02/27/2014 0

Amy Koch: Moving On

Amy Koch is interviewed at her business, the Maple Lake Bowl, during an interview with Capitol Report. Photo by Kevin Featherly. By Kevin Featherly ... [Continue]