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Both sides get ‘ready for Hillary’
Clinton fundraiser in Minnesota attracts well-heeled backers and predictable detractors.
Lobbyist spending continues to edge up
Lobbyist principals spent at least $62.8 million making their case to legislative, administration and metropolitan government officials last year.
State GOP remains weighed down by debt
Year-end reports filed with the campaign finance board found the Republican Party of Minnesota (RPM) still weighed down by debts accumulated years before, and considerably worse off financially than the DFL Party.
Incumbents hold funding edge in U.S. House
Republicans say momentum, not money, is key in two districts.
Gulf in fundraising for judicial candidates
In the Supreme Court races, the incumbents had sizeable fundraising leads over their challengers.
In money chase, GOP field still trails Dayton
The most recent round of fundraising disclosures finds the top-tier field picking up where they left off earlier this summer, which means each of the four GOP entrants is well behind Dayton’s strength in monetary terms
Campaign money: Indie spenders watch, wait
The DFL leads in party fundraising, but the conservative spending outlook is obscured by a big field of candidates for governor.
Dayton fundraising laps GOP gubernatorial field
The incumbent DFLer has five times the cash of his closest rivals.
After McCutcheon, a challenge to state’s ‘special sources’ law
Rep. Linda Runbeck and three other plaintiffs contend one aspect of the special sources limit effectively violates the free speech rights of both the candidates and donors.
Campaign finance reports hint at parties’ goals
For Democrats, the next two years are more about protecting political turf and keeping a political machine humming.
Minnesota GOP shows signs of resurgence
Sitting in his St. Paul office overlooking the Minnesota state Capitol, Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Keith Downey says there was a point in his life when, in his “wildest dreams,” he never would have imagined sitting at the helm of a state political party.
Chris Dahlberg: ‘I’m a scrapper’
The St. Louis County commissioner, Republican and now-retired member of the U.S. Army reserves kicked of his campaign for the U.S. Senate last week.
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