Carl Kuhl

Feb 22, 2013

Gay marriage poses dilemma for GOP

For Branden Petersen, the past week has been, in his words, “unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before.” It all started when the 27-year-old Republican senator from Andover told the Star Tribune that he’s likely to support a DFL effort to legalize gay marriage in 2013, just months after voters rejected a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman.

Oct 3, 2012

Marriage fight heats up suburban races

It was one of the first questions a voter asked of two suburban Minnesota House candidates at a recent forum: How were they planning to vote on the two proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall?

Oct 22, 2010

Emmer struggling in greater Minnesota

A late September poll from the Star Tribune found Emmer and Dayton running neck-and-neck in outstate Minnesota with 35 percent apiece, but a mid October KSTP/SurveyUSA poll put Dayton ahead in all regions.

Sep 22, 2010

Tea Party activism: MIA in MN?

On a Saturday afternoon in July, a dozen or so locals sat under a gazebo in Central Park in downtown North Branch. "Wanted: Karl Marx" posters were stapled to the gazebo, and a welcome sign and a waving Don't Tread on Me flag greeted members of the Old North Church Tea Party to what was billed as a candidate forum.

Sep 3, 2010

Emmer’s uncompromising politics, style have alienated some House GOP colleagues

Emmer, now the GOP nominee for governor of Minnesota, has earned a reputation over his three terms at the Legislature as an abrasive lawmaker, even with members of his own caucus.

Aug 27, 2010

Emmer adds former Coleman staffer to communications team

Tom Emmer's gubernatorial campaign has a new head of media operations. Public relations executive Carl Kuhl recently joined team Emmer as communications director.