We have the State Fair Surveys from the two legislative bodies. We reproduced the State Senates' and here in a link to the Houses' http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/leginfo/2010ballot.pd We always feel these questions are an early primer to what legislative leadership is interested in a...
Public Subsidy Numbers Announced Today, the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board announced the numbers of public subsidy for the candidate running for state office. In order to qualify for the subsidy candidates are required to meet the following obligations: To qualify for a p...
We found the announcement of the decision by Republican Candidate Tom Emmer's (R-19B, Delano) campaign to skip the League of Greater MN Cities debate not all that surprising. In 2002, then candidate Tim Pawlenty (R) attended their debate and after being elected a CD-Rom of his comments to the group...
For some the 2010 DFL Gubernatorial Primary created déjà vu providing a back to the future feel of 1982. The DFL gubernatorial fight in 1982 consisted of a contest between former Lt. Governor Rudy Perpich (DFL) and DFL endorsee Attorney General Warren Spannaus, during which a similar northern Minn...
The final outcome of the DFL Gubernatorial Primary paints an interesting picture of current Democratic voting patterns. Throughout Tuesday night, the election returns showed Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) leading by a significant margin mainly due to her accumulation of ...