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Entenza gets nod from Minnesota NOW

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.19.10 | 8:34 am

While Margaret Anderson Kelliher has the distinction of being the first woman to get a major party endorsement for governor in state history, it’s the campaign of Matt Entenza that got the nod from the state

New Kelliher ad dings ‘Pawlenty for President’; Emmer gets TV time

By Andy Birkey | 07.19.10 | 7:07 am

Margaret Anderson Kelliher released her second television ad on YouTube Sunday, and it’s set to bring its jabs at Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s presidential aspirations to the air today. And on Saturday, the corporate-backed GOP group MN Forward announced an…

Kelliher launches first television ad

By Andy Birkey | 07.12.10 | 2:30 pm

DFL-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher released her much anticipated first campaign ad to party activists over the weekend. Kelliher’s campaign lags behind DFL opponents Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza who have been on airwaves for months. Her first…

After saying he’d cut minimum wage, Emmer sets meeting with servers

By Patrick Caldwell | 07.09.10 | 4:44 pm

GOP-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer’s damage control continues after his statement earlier this week calling for a cut in the minimum wage for tip earners. He has already sent out an e-mail defending his

Emmer racks up complaints against opponents

By Andy Birkey | 07.08.10 | 6:52 am

Using campaign finance and ethics boards to tarnish ideological and electoral opponents is a common practice on both sides of the aisle, but no candidate for governor has used the process more than state Rep. Tom Emmer: Over his six years in the Minnesota Legislature he’s sued, issued formal requests for investigation or filed complaints nearly a dozen times — and each one was dismissed by boards hearing his grievances.

Kelliher follows Dayton’s lead, releases tax return

By Patrick Caldwell | 07.07.10 | 2:18 pm

Margaret Anderson KelliherDFL-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher released her 2009 tax return form Tuesday, shortly after primary opponent Mark Dayton disclosed his own records. Kelliher, Minnesota’s House speaker, filed her forms jointly with her…

Dayton releases tax return, but not net worth

By Patrick Caldwell | 07.06.10 | 2:33 pm

DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton fulfilled a recent campaign pledge and released his 2009 tax return forms Tuesday. Dayton’s income was $172,475 for the year, with the form listing $27,383 in charitable contributions.
The disclosure gives little…

Emmer: Cut minumum wage for service industry workers

By Andy Birkey | 07.06.10 | 7:29 am

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…

In new ads, Dayton vows to make wealthy pay ‘fair share’ of taxes

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.29.10 | 4:57 pm

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton unveiled two new TV ads today, both with the message that as governor, he plans to end “tax loopholes for the rich.” “We’re going to make the rich pay their fair share…

OutFront Minnesota Action endorses Kelliher

By Andy Birkey | 06.25.10 | 12:38 pm

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.…