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Monday, April 27th, 2009Democrat Representatives Tom Rukavina, Al Juhnke and Kim Norton were spotted with a cadre of lobbyists early in the evening on Friday at the Happy Gnome in St. Paul according to well placed sources. While the Democrat led legislature claims to be working hard to solve the current budget deficit, a plan they know is [...]
NYT: “MINNESOTA SENATE RIVALS DIG IN FOR RECOUNT BATTLE”
Friday, November 14th, 2008“In a statement on Wednesday, the Coleman campaign cited ‘concerns about’ Mr. Ritchie’s ‘ability to act as an unbiased official.’ So did Katherine Kersten of The Minneapolis Star Tribune, whose column tracing Mr. Ritchie’s ties to liberal Democratic groups quickly became the most-viewed item on the newspaper’s Web site. A Republican researcher from Eagan, Michael [...]
WHY GUARDING THE BALLOTS IS SO IMPORTANT
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Secretary of State Mark Ritchie had a press conference last Friday to provide an update about the upcoming U.S Senate recount. A question was asked by a reporter from the Pioneer Press about ballot security and U.S. Senator Norm Coleman’s campaign’s efforts to guard the ballots. Staff from Secretary of State Ritchie’s office rudely snickered [...]
PICTURES OF VANDALISM AT CONGRESSWOMAN BACHMANN’S HOME
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008A dedicated reader of Minnesota Democrats Exposed sent me pictures of the vandalism at Congresswoman Bachmann’s home. Please check back to Minnesota Democrats Exposed for information on this developing story.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008This is priceless. A new Paulsen for Congress billboard went up today on top of the building where the 3rd CD DFL coordinated campaign office is located on Highway 12/Interstate 394. ### This is a reminder that I am a part-time research consultant to Erik Paulsen for Congress. Minnesota Democrats Exposed is my personal blog [...]
PIONEER PRESS ON FARMFEST: “COLEMAN CLEARLY HAD THE MOST FANS CLAPPING FOR HIM…”
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008“All four candidates won some applause from the standing-room-only crowd of hundreds during the debate, but Coleman clearly had the most fans clapping for him after his closing speech. Coleman said that’s because, contrary to Franken’s claims, he’s been there for Minnesota farmers. ‘I spent six years working with folks here, and we’ve produced,’ Coleman [...]
AT PRESS EVENT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HIGH GAS PRICES, FRANKEN DOESN’T ACKOWLEDGE DOCUMENTED SUPPORT FOR GAS-TAX INCREASE
Monday, July 28th, 2008I attended Al Franken’s press conference about gas prices today. Click here for pictures. It’s rather hypocritical of Franken to complain about high gas prices when he supported raising the state gas-tax and refuses to rule out support for a federal gas-tax increase. U.S. Senator Norm Coleman’s campaign released a statement regarding Franken’s press event. [...]
TV CLIPS ABOUT AL FRANKEN’S FAILURE TO PAY WORKERS’ COMP INSURANCE
Friday, March 7th, 2008This is a collection of TV clips about Al Franken’s failure to pay workers’ comp insurance. Bill O’Reilly of FOXNews labeled Franken “a pinhead.” Dan Abrams of MSNBC called Franken “our big loser of the day.” It’s been a tough week for Team Franken. ### This post also appears on Blogs for Norm!, an [...]
AP: “ANOTHER SENATE CANDIDATE WITH WORKERS’ COMP PROBLEM”
Friday, March 7th, 2008"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Another Democratic Senate candidate finds himself playing catchup on unpaid workers' compensation insurance. This time it's Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. Just two days after Al Franken was reported to have an unpaid $25,000 judgment in the state of New York, Nelson-Pallmeyer's campaign reported that it hadn't covered its employees. Campaign manager Chris McNellis says [...]
FOX NEWS/MSNBC DISCUSS FRANKEN’S LEGAL TROUBLES
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Al Franken's legal troubles were mentioned during shows tonight on FOXNews and MSNBC. I'll try and post the clips tomorrow.
FRANKEN’S SPOKESWOMAN CLAIMS THE FRANKENS NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICES FROM THE WORKERS’ COMP BOARD
Thursday, March 6th, 2008"McIntosh said the Frankens never received the nearly one dozen notices that New York officials had sent them since April 2005. 'Had they gotten the notices, you know they would have paid them,' McIntosh said. 'The Republicans were going to jump on this eventually, so it wouldn't have been politically expedient [for the Frankens] to [...]
STAR TRIBUNE: “2ND SENATE CANDIDATE FAILED TO INSURE STAFF FOR WORKERS’ COMP”
Thursday, March 6th, 2008"Another DFL Senate candidate was caught in a workers' compensation bind Thursday, as the campaign manager for Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer acknowledged that the campaign has failed to insure its employed staff members since late last year. The news came as Al Franken's corporation agreed Thursday to pay a $25,000 penalty to New York state for failing [...]
TEAM FRANKEN TRIES THE OLD “BAIT AND SWITCH” TRICK TO DISTRACT FROM FRANKEN’S LEGAL TROUBLES
Thursday, March 6th, 2008"Sandberg said that the rumors that Ciresi won't honor the convention endorsement are being floated by the Franken campaign. 'This is a classic case of them saying, 'Let's deflect the attention from Al's workers' compensation problem to something else,' Sandberg said. 'Look, he's got a lot of union support. Workers' compensation is a key issue [...]
MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: FRANKEN CALLS HIMSELF A “CORPORATIONâ€; BOASTS HE EMPLOYS A “BUNCH OF PEOPLEâ€
Thursday, March 6th, 2008This video was shot of Al Franken in September during a DFL debate at Augsburg. Franken said “I’m a corporation, I employ a bunch of people.” Franken also said “I love corporations that play by the rules, and we have to make them play by the rules.” Alan Franken Inc. clearly did not play [...]
STORY ABOUT FRANKEN PAYING $25,000 FINE MOST VIEWED STORY ON STAR TRIBUNE WEBSITE
Thursday, March 6th, 2008This story about Al Franken paying a $25,000 fine for failing to have workers' comp insurance is currently the most view story on the Star Tribune's website. Team Franken can't be happy. ### This post also appears on Blogs for Norm!, an online community and blog covering the 2008 U.S. Senate campaign in Minnesota. [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA FILES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST WITH NEW YORK STATE REGARDING AL FRANKEN’S BREAKING OF WORKERS’ COMP LAW”
Thursday, March 6th, 2008St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the state of New York’s Worker’s Compensation Board regarding Al Franken's breaking of the state’s workers’ compensation law. "Al Franken now says he will finally pay the $25,000 he owes for breaking the state of New [...]
FRANKEN’S SPOKESWOMAN LASHES OUT AT MEDIA & MN GOP OVER FRANKEN’S $25,000 WORKERS’ COMP FINE
Thursday, March 6th, 2008"'We're not actually sure what happened at this point. As most small business owners know, when you're dealing with bureaucratic entities sometimes they make the mistake, sometimes you do,' she said. 'We don't know which one happened in this case but we're going to pay the fine in good faith so our accountant can deal [...]
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE AP: “FRANKEN CAMPAIGN SAYS HE’LL PAY NY WORKERS’ COMP FINE”
Thursday, March 6th, 2008"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Senate candidate Al Franken will pay a $25,000 fine to the state of New York for failure to carry workers' compensation insurance. Franken was fined for not carrying the insurance for three years. The judgment was entered more than a year ago, but Franken's campaign says he didn't find out about it until [...]
KSTP REPORTS ON FRANKEN’S FAILURE TO PAY WORKERS’ COMP INSURANCE
Thursday, March 6th, 2008### This post also appears on Blogs for Norm!, an online community and blog covering the 2008 U.S. Senate campaign in Minnesota. The primary goal of Blogs for Norm! is to organize bloggers who support U.S. Senator Norm Coleman.
THE HILL NEWSPAPER PICKS UP STORY ABOUT FRANKEN’S FAILURE TO PAY WORKERS’ COMP INSURANCE
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008"Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken owes the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board $25,000 for not providing workers’ compensation insurance for his employees between 2002 and 2005. Franken moved back to Minnesota, the state he grew up in, in 2005. Notices were reportedly sent beginning that year. Spokeswoman Jess McIntosh said the company penalized, Alan [...]
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