St. Paul Pioneer Press -Earlier primary would remake Minnesota's political calendar

Excerpt: "With backing from political VIPs including the GOP, DFL and Independence Party chairmen, two lawmakers said Thursday that they'll push to reschedule the September primary to early June starting in 2010. That, they said, would focus campaigns on ordinary voters instead of the party devotees who weigh heavily in primary elections."

Star Tribune - Strange things happen when veterans of political trench warfare call a truce