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Jeff Johnson

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    MNGOP report reveals "inadequate transparency and oversight" of party finances

    An internal review committee formed to look into the Minnesota Republican Party's finances found no "theft" at the MNGOP but uncovered evidence of mismanagement. The committee's members -- Pat Anderson, Scott Dutcher, Kelly Fenton, Randy Gilbert, Jeff Johnson, Terry McCall, Bron Scherer, Rick Weibl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Hennepin County removes UN flag from Government Center plaza [VIDEO]

    After more than 25 years flying alongside the US flag, the UN flag has been removed from the Hennepin County Government Center plaza. Last week, Hennepin County commissioners approved an "emergency" resolution directing staff to take the flag down. The US, Minnesota, and Hennepin County flags remain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    MNGOP, $2 million in debt, decries Obama's "out of control spending"

    ​Pot, meet kettle. Late last year, figures released by the MNGOP's own Internal Finance Review revealed that the party is about $2 million in debt. Review committee chair Jeff Johnson characterized the MNGOP's balance sheets as containing "some ugly stuff."Yesterday, President Obama released his p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    MN GOP is $2 million in debt

    Former GOP Party Chair Tony Sutton is batting 2 million.​According to new figures released today by the Republican Party's own Internal Finance Review Committee, the GOP is up to its neck in debt -- about $2 million worth. "The debt number is honestly higher than any of us wants it to be," said c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Stone Arch Festival of the Arts dissolves: An open letter from music booker Stacy Schwartz

    ​Sad news to hit the local arts world today: The long-running Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, which annually showcased over 200 artists and four free stages of music along St. Anthony Main, will be no more. The festival's founder, longtime local music advocate Ira Heilicher (son of legendary Soma ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2010

    Cloud Cult's incredible journey brings them back home

    First Avenue to host nationally acclaimed local band

  • News

    July 15, 2009

    Minneapolis spending $200K to promote tap water

    Controversy on tap draws critics, but could the campaign be worth it?

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2008

    Poster Offensive 4

    Controversy on tap draws critics, but could the campaign be worth it?

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    Stone Arch Festival releases final music lineup

    Controversy on tap draws critics, but could the campaign be worth it?

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2006

    A Win-Win Situation

    Controversy on tap draws critics, but could the campaign be worth it?

  • News

    November 15, 2006

    R.I.P.: The 2006 Political Boneyard

    Many fell and few are likely to rise again

  • News

    November 15, 2006

    Fade to Blue

    Five or six things about last week's winners and losers

  • News

    November 15, 2006

    Night of the Short Knives

    As the GOP suffered the death of a thousand cuts last Tuesday, CP staffers captured scenes from the victory party that (mostly) wasn't

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2006

    MN GOP chair: "Hatch gave us a gift"

    As the GOP suffered the death of a thousand cuts last Tuesday, CP staffers captured scenes from the victory party that (mostly) wasn't

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2006

    11/09 Morning Communiqué

    As the GOP suffered the death of a thousand cuts last Tuesday, CP staffers captured scenes from the victory party that (mostly) wasn't

  • News

    October 25, 2006

    Have You Seen Me?

    A law-and-order Christian conservative most people have never heard of tries to wrest the AG's office away from the DFL

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2006

    Primary results

    A law-and-order Christian conservative most people have never heard of tries to wrest the AG's office away from the DFL

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2006

    Steve and Sharon: The AG Primary Surprises

    A law-and-order Christian conservative most people have never heard of tries to wrest the AG's office away from the DFL

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2006

    Swanson competitive in DFL Attorney General Fundraising

    A law-and-order Christian conservative most people have never heard of tries to wrest the AG's office away from the DFL

  • News

    April 5, 2006

    Campaign Finance Reform: DOA

    Why did lawmakers punt a plan to regulate judicial fundraising?

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2006

    Spotted: Norm and his morning cup

    Why did lawmakers punt a plan to regulate judicial fundraising?

  • News

    January 11, 2006

    United He Stands

    In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

  • Arts

    September 7, 2005

    Home Improvements

    A few years ago, Ann Bauer was living with her parents, too broke to copy her manuscript. Now, the single mother of three is poised for literary success.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2005

    Wally the Horseman

    A few years ago, Ann Bauer was living with her parents, too broke to copy her manuscript. Now, the single mother of three is poised for literary success.

  • Music

    December 22, 2004

    Popcycle: Welcome to the World

    A few years ago, Ann Bauer was living with her parents, too broke to copy her manuscript. Now, the single mother of three is poised for literary success.

  • News

    August 18, 2004

    380,422 Teeth And One Chickenshit Sales Dep't

    A few years ago, Ann Bauer was living with her parents, too broke to copy her manuscript. Now, the single mother of three is poised for literary success.

  • News

    January 7, 2004

    Wheeler Dealer

    How Minnesota cops and the war on drugs made a successful entrepreneur out of a small-time hustler and snitch named Michael Felix

  • Books

    December 27, 2000

    Offensive Line Man

    Writer Jeff Johnson stretches the truth and covers the spread

  • News

    September 8, 1999

    Site Specific

    Writer Jeff Johnson stretches the truth and covers the spread

  • News

    December 3, 1997

    Last Train Out

    Hobos have been hopping freights since the Civil War. Now a new generation of riders is hitting the tracks--stockbrokers, students, and the occasional serial killer.

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