Former Sen. Coleman gives Cravaack’s campaign a hand
By Andy Birkey |
09.19.11 | 7:57 am
Cravaack has also garnered financial support for U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s PAC.
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Former lobbyists working for Congress outnumber lawmakers
By Yana Kunichoff |
09.14.11 | 11:07 am
Since the start of 2011, 155 lobbyists have become congressional staffers.
Torgerson launches campaign on 9/11, calls Ellison “radical Islamist”
By Andy Birkey |
09.13.11 | 10:41 am
Ellison responded that efforts to ban Sharia aren’t based in reality—there are no Sharia-run communities in the United States—but are a “thin-disguised effort at religious persecution.”
PAC: ‘To stop illegal immigration, support Michele Bachmann’
By Andy Birkey |
09.12.11 | 7:56 am
New radio ads paint Rick Perry as being soft on immigration.
Catholics, NOM register PACs for marriage amendment battle
By Andy Birkey |
08.29.11 | 12:00 pm
The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the policy wing of Minnesota’s Catholic bishops, and the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) have registered political action funds (PACs) with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The two funds join the Minnesota Family…
Sharon Sund campaigns to break GOP stranglehold in 3rd Congressional District
By Andy Birkey |
08.26.11 | 8:00 am
Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses the wealthy suburbs west of Minneapolis, should be competitive. Political strategists have often rated the district a tossup, but Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen has managed to keep the district in Republican hands following the 2008 retirement of moderate Rep. Jim Ramstad, even winning by double digits in 2010. As district resident Sharon Sund aims to change that, Paulsen is getting renewed attention from national Democrats, who are launching a new round of ads against him.
County GOP auctions legislators off to lobbyists
By Andy Birkey |
08.25.11 | 10:08 am
The Carver County GOP took heat this week over a fundraiser that featured an auction that guaranteed face-time with legislators for the highest bidder.
Family Council, NOM: Lobbyist complaint is harassment
By Andy Birkey |
08.23.11 | 10:06 am
The Minnesota Family Council, the National Organization for Marriage and Common Cause Minnesota have all weighed in on a complaint that was dismissed by the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board last week. The Minnesota Family Council and NOM said they were victims of the complaint, which was filed by Common Cause Minnesota, and characterized it as harassment, intimidation and an “attack.” Common Cause said the complaint highlights a loophole in Minnesota’s lobbying laws.
NOM spent $709,000 in Minnesota on 2010 marriage ads
By Andy Birkey |
08.18.11 | 7:46 am
Findings by the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board show that the National Organization for Marriage spent $709,000 on radio and television ads during the gubernatorial campaign in 2010. Those ads targeted DFLer Mark Dayton and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner for their support for marriage equality and lent support for the campaign of Republican Tom Emmer who supported a constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage.
Campaign finance board dismisses complaints against NOM, MFC
By Andy Birkey |
08.17.11 | 1:19 pm
Common Cause Minnesota had filed the complaints alleging that advertising by the National Organization for Marriage and the Minnesota Family Council on an anti-gay marriage amendment in 2010 constituted lobbying. The board ruled that the ads were too vague to trigger the registration requirement for lobbyists.
