Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Eight judicial seats in the First District Court were up during the Nov. 6 general election.
Diane M. Hanson and Kathryn D. Messerich received overwhelming voter support during the 2012 general, winning the judicial seats in First District Court, according to unofficial results posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Hanson received 63.29 percent of the votes over Michael L. Larson who received 36.38 percent of the votes for Judge - First District Court 10. Messerich received 64.92 percent of the votes to win over Brian A. Gravely who received 34.77 percent of the votes for Judge - First District Court 20. Other judicial candidates on the ballot, which won unopposed for First District court, included Arlene M. Asencio Perkkio, David. L. Knutson, Michael J. Mayer Erica H. MacDonald, Michael R. Savre and Terry E. Conkel.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Despite support from the Minnesota GOP, Patch's panel thinks the amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman will fall short.
Twin Cities Republicans aren't confident the so-called Marriage Amendment will make its way into the constitution after Tuesday's general election. In a flash poll issued Friday to Patch's panel of Republican politicians and activists, the majority believed the amendment, which requires a "yes" vote to be added to the constitution by voters, would fall short. About 57 percent of the 33 survey responders said the amendment would fall short. Our Republican panel also felt Barack Obama, running to remain president, had conducted a better campaign in Minnesota, a state he's favored to win in Tuesday night's election. "It's going to be exceedingly close, on the Presidential race and on both amendment questions," one pundit said. The …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Visit Patch’s live blog while you’re watching tonight's debate to share your thoughts on how the candidates are doing.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us At 8 p.m. tonight, Vice President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Rep. Paul Ryan will square off in the only vice presidential debate of the season. Moderator Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent) will guide the debate as it covers both foreign and domestic topics. The night will be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question. Throughout the debate, Patch will be moderating a live blog where users can …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Looking energetic and sounding "presidential," Mitt Romney turned back President Barack Obama in the first of three debates between the two men vying for the top office in the country. Our panel of local politicos weighed in late last night.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney looked less like a "frontrunner" and more like a man on the attack Wednesday night, emerging as the winner of the first presidential debate, according to participants in the area's "Red Twin Cities" and "Blue Twin Cities" surveys, conducted by Patches around the Minneapolis and St. Paul suburbs and exurbs. The "flash" style polls were conducted just hours after the debate from Denver came to close. Obama "missed his opporunity," according to one Democractic member of our panels. Another called him "rusty" in his first debate since winning two of the three presidential debates back in 2008. Demcocrats were defensive of the president, not surprisingly. However, more than half of our pollsters said Mitt Romney won …
Democrat Mike Obermueller, a resident of Eagan, is running against incumbent Rep. John Kline.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Second Congressional candidate Mike Obermueller will be hosting a meet-and-greet Thursday at the Gramercy Park Cooperative in Eagan. The meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m., is open to the public. A former state legislator who represented the seat once held by Tim Pawlenty, Obermueller lives in Eagan with his wife and two teenage sons. He volunteers at St. Thomas Becket Catholic Church, as a youth basketball coach and is an active member of the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce. Obermueller, a Democrat, is running against incumbent Rep. John Kline (R) for control over the congressional district. For more information on this race and …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
To help voters, Dakota County Commissioner Tom Egan also reviews the changes coming to voting precincts in Eagan.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us To the editor: It has been a great honor and I am thankful for the opportunity to have served the residents of Dakota County in District Three for the last eight years. I have had the privilege of serving as chair of the board during one and vice chair during two of those years. I look forward to serving the residents of District Three with equal enthusiasm for the next four years. Dakota is a great County and the Dakota County Board has worked hard to keep it that way. Dakota County has the lowest per-capita tax levy of all metropolitan area counties and the third lowest in the entire state. We have set as a board goal to never stop …
Friday, September 28, 2012
The local elections are heating up, judging from all the letters to the editor Eagan Patch has been receiving.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us To the Editor: Education is important to a healthy economy and a prosperous future, so it’s important we get the facts straight about who is up to the task of representing our kids at the State Capitol. Rep. Doug Wardlow voted to borrow $2.4 billion from our schools. As a result, schools in the Burnsville School District saw a $24 million cut and schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district were cut nearly $67 million! Then when given the opportunity to pay back our schools in full by closing the tax loopholes that allow corporations to hide money overseas, Wardlow voted no. Of most concern to me is that Rep. Wardlow is a proud …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
This letter writer has a less-than-positive opinion of House District 51B Rep. Doug Wardlow's track record when it comes to public education.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us To the Editor, I am writing in response to a letter written that lauds Rep. Wardlow’s support of public education. Rep. Wardlow’s voting record indicates otherwise. If the letter writer would look at Rep. Wardlow’s voting record over the past two legislative sessions, they would find he has consistently voted for legislation that negatively impacts ISD 196. What his voting record shows is a consistent failure to vote for legislation that would aid ISD 196 and all Minnesota school districts. I believe a legislator’s voting record indicates where there priorities are and what they support. It is obvious that Rep. Wardlow’s priorities are …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The forum, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, is open to the public.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter A handful of local political candidates are expected to make an appearance at a Wednesday evening candidate forum hosted by the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Rasmussen College in Eagan. The forum, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, will be held at Rasmussen College in Eagan. The forum is open to the public. Candidates invited to attend include Jim Carlson (DFL), Sen. Ted Daley (R), Rep. Diane Anderson (R), Sandra Masin (DFL), Laurie Halverson (DFL) and Rep. Doug Wardlow (R). As part of the forum, the attending candidates will have two minutes to make opening comments, and then one minute to answer each of a series of …
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
In honor of National Voter Registration Day, we’re giving you all the information you need on how and where to register to vote.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us If you haven’t yet registered to vote, get it off your to-do list now. Today is National Voter Registration Day, and thousands of local, state and national organizations have mobilized to make sure millions of people don’t miss the chance to cast their vote in this year’s elections. Six million people didn’t vote in the 2008 elections because they either did not know how to register or because they missed the voter registration deadline. The voter pre-registration deadline for Minnesota is Oct. 16. Here’s information on how you can register in time for the Nov. 6 elections. Fill out a voter registration form in person at your local Board of…
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