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In ‘purple’ Edina, a House contest like no other
Incumbent 84-year-old tax and transportation policy guru, Ron Erhardt, faces challenger, Dario Anselmo, who garnered the Republican endorsement despite sharing many of the moderate views that hastened Erhardt’s defection from the party.
Tallying endorsements ahead of primary
Anti-tax and pro-gun organizations are most active among the groups staking their position on contested races.
The Capitol Note: Dayton says stadium will boost state economy
Political and ideological opponents did not waste their chance to grab some of the spotlight from Tuesday's groundbreaking.
Marriage amendment brings campaign disclosure battle to Minnesota
The news that state campaign finance officials had released a long-awaited statement on donor disclosure rules barely made a ripple in the political news cycle, but the opinion figures to make Minnesota a critical battleground in the national, post-Citizens United legal war over transparency, privacy and campaign money.
Taxpayers League launches ad campaign to support GOP budget stance
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota is airing a new television commercial on cable stations calling on DFL Gov. Mark Dayton to negotiate a budget without tax increases. The ad asserts that state government spending would increase by 12 percent in the next biennium under the $34 billion budget that was passed by the Republican-led Legislature.
Minnesota’s budget fight heads to Main Street
For five months DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP-controlled Legislature sparred at the Capitol over how to eliminate the state’s $5 billion budget deficit. But with the legislative session concluded and no end to the budget impasse in sight, the debate will now move beyond St. Paul as legislators face constituents in their home districts.
Legislative budget bills criticized for leaving cut decisions to executive branch
The budgets being advanced by Republican legislative majorities have elicited a lot of grumbling from both DFL and nonpartisan fiscal hawks and insiders to the process. But while the most vocal criticism has revolved around the use of spending and savings figures that are not sanctioned by state agency fiscal notes, there have also been expressions of alarm over the GOP approach to enacting many o[...]
Republicans weigh ballot pushes
With the House and Senate now in Republican control, issues that have long been bottled up appear to stand a chance of making it onto the ballot in the next statewide election in 2012.
House GOP shapes key committees for budget battle
There were few surprises when the Minnesota House GOP released committee rosters last week. Legislators, Republican and Democrat alike, landed in spots where they've sat before, or - in the case of new lawmakers - where they have accrued relevant experience in their professional and personal lives.
How to spend scarce state dollars well – and how not to
I want to compare two recent transportation projects in Minnesota.
Strom moves from Emmer campaign to MN GOP
David Strom, who worked on communications and research for GOP nominee Tom Emmer’s gubernatorial campaign, has started a new job with the Republican Party of Minnesota.
Anybody heard from Minnesota’s legislative candidates?
For months now the air waves have been filled with hype and hyperbole from Minnesota's gubernatorial candidates explaining how they're going to come up with billions in revenue the state badly needs.
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