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Sen. Al Franken

Franken takes oath of office

Al Franken became Minnesota's second U.S. senator today, his hand holding the Bible that Paul Wellstone used when he was twice sworn into the Senate. Vice President Joe Biden swore...

Tue, Jul 07, 2009 - 7:21pm

Democrat Al Franken stands in front of reporters with his wife, Franni, in this file photo.

Supreme Court rules for Franken

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Supreme Court says Al Franken won the U.S. Senate race and should be sworn in as the state's...

news Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - 1:55pm

Justice Christopher J. Dietzen questions Al Franken's attorney, Marc Elias, during the Minnesota Senate election hearing Monday. Earlier, he questioned whether Norm Coleman presented enough evidence for his case.

Justices examine rural-urban Senate vote differences

ST. PAUL - Five Minnesota Supreme Court justices must decide whether thousands of greater Minnesota voters' absentee ballots were unfairly rejected in the 2008 U.S. Senate race. Republican Norm Coleman's...

news Tue, Jun 02, 2009 - 10:43am

Rep. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, listens to Minnesota House debate Friday on an economic development spending package.

Senate OKs $2.2 billion income tax increase

ST. PAUL - Senators opted to raise nearly every Minnesotan's income tax as a way to help fill a massive budget state budget deficit. The bill that passed 35-31 Friday...

news Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 11:02pm

Talking Points -- Coleman gets voters' ire but feels appeal is appropriate

Norm Coleman is doing some lobbying, which might be a career in his future should Minnesota's former U.S. Senator fail in his attempt to get a 312 vote defeat to...

news Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 6:26pm

Former Sen. Norm Coleman sits in a courtroom in the Minnesota Judicial Center. Pool photo by Ben Garvin, St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Senate case to stretch into June

ST. PAUL - Minnesota will go at least until June without a second U.S. senator. The Minnesota Supreme Court's schedule to hear Norm Coleman's Senate election appeal sets oral arguments...

news Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 11:12am

Norm Coleman, with his wife Laurie

UPDATE: Coleman relies on 'equal protection' argument

ST. PAUL - Norm Coleman says a constitutional principle, ensuring all voters are treated equally, drives his continuing U.S. Senate election fight. The former senator said his appeal to the...

news Fri, Apr 17, 2009 - 12:55pm

Sen. Al Franken

Judges say Franken won election

ST. PAUL -- Al Franken won the U.S. Senate race and should be sent to Washington, a three-judge panel unanimously ruled Monday evening, but Minnesota is at least a few...

news Mon, Apr 13, 2009 - 9:57pm

Judges Elizabeth Hayden of Stearns county, left, and Kurt Marben of Pennington County examine a certificate given to them by Minnesota Elections Director Gary Poser indicating the results of the counting of nearly 351 absentee ballots at the Senate election trial Tuesday in St. Paul. Pool photo by Jim Gehrz, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Franken increases lead in recount

By Scott Wente St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Al Franken took a lead of more than 300 votes Tuesday as a three-judge panel counted U.S. Senate absentee ballots...

Tue, Apr 07, 2009 - 4:18pm

Alexandria voter part of Senate recount saga

When Ole Nyland of Alexandria voted last fall, he did what he's been doing for the last three or four elections. He got an absentee ballot and visited his wife,...

news Mon, Apr 06, 2009 - 3:12am

Senate race heads to high court

ST. PAUL - Norm Coleman will appeal his U.S.

news Tue, Mar 31, 2009 - 11:00pm

Clay County Auditor-Treasurer Lori Johnson testifies during the Senate vote recount trial Thursday in St. Paul.

Missing Clay ballots end Senate trial testimony

ST. PAUL - Lori Johnson was a fitting final U.S. Senate trial witness because, like many other issues in the case, she left unanswered the main question attorneys asked. The...

news Fri, Mar 13, 2009 - 2:26pm

UMM students: Senate votes vital even as race drags on

By Karrah Anderson St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Minnesotans may be sick of hearing about the seemingly never-ending U.S. Senate election, recount and, now, trial, but many say...

Fri, Mar 06, 2009 - 4:02pm

U.S. Senate election trial Judge Elizabeth Hayden listens to testimony during the Monday proceeding in St. Paul. Pool photo by Jim Mone, Associated Press.

Franken opens case looking to protect victory

By Scott Wente St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Now it is Al Franken's turn. Franken's campaign started its case in Norm Coleman's U.S. Senate election lawsuit Tuesday. The...

news Tue, Mar 03, 2009 - 4:33pm

Republican Norm Coleman, center, meets with his attorneys during a break Wednesday in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election trial. Pool photo by Chris Polydoroff, Pioneer Press

Weeks of Senate trial remain

ST. PAUL - Norm Coleman's campaign said it is close to wrapping up its case in the U.S. Senate election trial. That means this trial, nearing the end of its...

news Thu, Feb 26, 2009 - 11:54am

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