By | | Pioneer PressU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar will play a leading role in a congressional investigation into what went wrong when a mob was able to attack the nation’s Capitol this week and what Congress needs to do to beef up security in and around the building.When Democrats take control of the Senate later this month, Klobuchar will become chair of the Rules Committee, where she currently is the ranking member. In an interview Friday, the Minnesota Democrat said Senate leaders announced earlier in the day that the Rules and Homeland Security committees will jointly investigate how hundreds...…By | | Pioneer PressU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar will play a leading role in a congressional investigation into what went wrong when a mob was able to attack the nation’s Capitol this week and what Congress needs to do to beef up security in and around the building.When Democrats take control of the Senate later this month, Klobuchar will become chair of the Rules Committee, where she currently is the ranking member. In an interview Friday, the Minnesota Democrat said Senate leaders announced earlier in the day that the Rules and Homeland Security committees will jointly investigate how hundreds...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressAs President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are the big attraction atop the 2020 election ballot, two candidates are running in a race you may not have heard of for a seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court. You’ll have to flip over your ballot to even find the contest.Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Thissen is being challenged for his seat by perennial candidate Michelle MacDonald, who is making her fourth bid for the court that has disciplined her in the past over professional conduct.Is that news to you? If so, you’re not alone. Many people haven’t...…By | | Pioneer PressAs President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are the big attraction atop the 2020 election ballot, two candidates are running in a race you may not have heard of for a seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court. You’ll have to flip over your ballot to even find the contest.Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Thissen is being challenged for his seat by perennial candidate Michelle MacDonald, who is making her fourth bid for the court that has disciplined her in the past over professional conduct.Is that news to you? If so, you’re not alone. Many people haven’t...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressAdam Weeks, the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, has died, and the election for that seat will be postponed, Secretary of State Steve Simon announced Thursday.Weeks was an organic farmer from Goodhue County. The district also includes the southeast Twin Cities suburban counties of Dakota, Scott, and parts of Washington County, and runs southeast to include the city of Northfield.Gabby Ulan, who identified herself as Weeks’ partner, said the 38-year-old was found dead at his home in Red Wing after family members requested a...…By | | Pioneer PressAdam Weeks, the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, has died, and the election for that seat will be postponed, Secretary of State Steve Simon announced Thursday.Weeks was an organic farmer from Goodhue County. The district also includes the southeast Twin Cities suburban counties of Dakota, Scott, and parts of Washington County, and runs southeast to include the city of Northfield.Gabby Ulan, who identified herself as Weeks’ partner, said the 38-year-old was found dead at his home in Red Wing after family members requested a...WW…