Tom Emmer, the GOP-endorsed candidate for governor, told reporters at the Eagle Street Grille in St. Paul on Monday that the minimum wage for service workers who earn tips should be cut. Some waiters and bartenders, he noted, can…
Matt Entenza, a gubernatorial candidate who’s running in the DFL primary in August, released a new ad on Wednesday stating that as governor he will scrap No Child Left Behind. So far, Entenza has spent $823,117 on television advertising on…
OutFront Minnesota Action, the political action committee of the state’s largest LGBT advocacy organization, endorsed DFLer Margaret Anderson Kelliher for governor on Friday. The group interviewed the DFL candidates for governor as well as Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.…
Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner took issue with a proposal by Republican Tom Emmer that would allow Minnesota to opt out of federal legislation that its leaders don’t like. Horner said the idea would be disastrous for Minnesota businesses…
Same-sex marriage advocates think 2010 is their best chance yet to realize equality for gay and lesbian people. But a key factor will be who ends up occupying the governor’s mansion after Tim Pawlenty moves out — and whether he or she supports Minnesota joining the five other states and Washington, DC., that allow same-sex couples to wed. With the exception of Republican candidate Tom Emmer, all major candidates for governor are strongly in favor of same-sex marriage.
With the DFL locked in a tight race leading up to the gubernatorial primary, the GOP and Independence parties have been slamming each other over business associations — and now Independence Party candidate Tom Horner and Republican lieutenant governor candidate…
Users signing up for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s congressional campaign website got a surprise this weekend: the website thanked them for signing up for “Bachmann for Senate.” Martiga Lohn, state capitol reporter for the Associated Press found the typo and…
Prof. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, is known for his political prognostications, and he’s released his views on where the Minnesota gubernatorial race sits today: a toss up.
Independence Party candidate for governor, Tom Horner, announced on Tuesday that he has picked former Association of Minnesota Counties executive director Jim Mulder as his running mate. Mulder worked for the House Republican caucus in the 1980s, but
Gubernatorial candidate Matt Entenza, a DFLer challenging Margaret Anderson Kelliher in the August primary, has selected Robyne Robinson to be his running mate. Robinson is best known as co-anchor of…
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