Hatch faults Star Tribune in News Council complaint:
Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch is accusing the Star Tribune of asking "sleazy" questions after it was revealed that a political rival had hired an investigator to conduct research on Hatch.
The inquiry didn't result in a story being published, but Hatch sent a letter Monday complaining about the news-gathering to the Minnesota News Council, which hears complaints against media outlets.
The reporters' inquiries last week about a parking ticket and Hatch's daughters constituted "malice" and an effort to "throw dirt," he wrote.
"I ask the Minnesota News Council if it has any standard of decency as it applies to a public official's family?" Hatch wrote.
Maybe he should ask Rod Grams about that.
This is a rich. Over the years, Hatch's actions as Attorney General, particularly has crusade against health insurance companies, have received glowing reviews from the Star Tribune. Some of the stories published in the Strib almost read like press releases from Hatch's office. And the Strib reporters, especially one Glenn Howatt, always seemed to have access to information that only the companies under investigation and the AG's office were privy to. The "leaks for good pub" relationship appeared to be mutually beneficial and it's surprising to see Hatch and the Strib now throwing down over details of Hatch's personal life.
Which tells me that there just might be some "there" there after all.
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