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The Capitol Note: Federal HHS to audit MNsure
Another audit of MNsure has been teed up. This time, it's from the feds.
Schultz: The legacy of Jim Oberstar
Jim Oberstar’s accomplishments include facilitating hundreds of billions, perhaps more than $1 trillion, in transportation infrastructure funding over the last quarter century.
The Capitol Note: Senate bonding bill out Monday, $1.2 billion still unlikely
1) Another audit of MNsure has been teed up. This time, it’s from the feds, Minnesota Public Radio reports. A subset of the federal Department of Health and Human Services will review Minnesota’s exchange to ensure that people who purchased private coverage through the marketplace fell within specific federally designated parameters. “Our understanding is that ...
The Capitol Note: Dayton addresses MNsure leadership change
Dayton said he had been speaking with the MNsure board on an increasingly frequent basis in recent months.
Stewart Mills eyes a run against Rep. Rick Nolan in 2014
Mills launched a campaign website and filed paperwork this week to form an exploratory committee to run for the seat in 2014 after experiencing a "groundswell of support" for his candidacy, he said.
Top races draw less outside ad cash than expected
One notable exception: Cravaack/Nolan CD 8 race
Cravaack, Nolan battle for the soul of the 8th
The scene at the first public debate between candidates in Minnesota’s northeast 8th Congressional District this year was far tamer than the same event just two years ago.
Chip Cravaack snags NRA endorsement
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack's bid for a second term. The NRA had previously in 2010 endorsed veteran Democratic Congressman Jim Oberstar, who Cravaack beat in an upset.
Howes builds 5A endorsement, money lead
For the last 10 years, state Rep. Larry Howes, R-Walker, has lived at the northern end of his north central Minnesota district. When the redistricting maps were announced last winter, the powerful chairman of the House Capital Investment Committee found himself on the southern fringe of a new district.
Quist, Nolan primary victories set stage for Congressional elections
Allen Quist and Rick Nolan have both been out of elective office for more than two decades. On Tuesday, however, both veteran politicos won their respective congressional primaries, surviving contentious intra-party battles and earning the right to challenge incumbents for a trip to Washington, D.C.
6B House primary may turn on mining, jobs
Voters are faced with a familiar dilemma in the heart of the Minnesota Iron Range. The unexpected retirement of 26-year DFL Rep. Tom Rukavina at the end of session has left a big hole in DFL-friendly House District 6B, which stretches across cities like Virginia and Eveleth and includes some of the state’s most mining-dependent towns.
CD 8 congressional primary is a toss-up
Anything could happen in the DFL primary in the 8th Congressional District. Three challengers — Jeff Anderson, Tarryl Clark and Rick Nolan — are running credible campaigns, and turnout is expected to be extremely low for the mid-August primary.
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