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Judge: Election law challenged by Emmer backers will stand

By Jesse Zwick | 09.21.10 | 2:59 pm

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank for the District of Minnesota denied a temporary injunction in a lawsuit brought by supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, including an anti-abortion group and an anti-tax organization. They sued to overturn the law on free speech grounds and had asked Frank to suspend the disclosure requirements immediately.

The Crunch: Franken, Wigley among state’s top 50 political donors

By Paul Demko | 09.12.08 | 3:43 pm

The third installment of our multi-part look at Minnesota’s top 100 political donors focuses on contributors ranked 41st to 50th — a group of individuals or couples who have given between $32,750 and $36,800 each. Familiar names include Robert Pohlad, one of Twins owner Carl Pohlad’s three sons; Michael Wigley, founder of the Taxpayers’ League of Minnesota, and Al Franken, who with his wife Franni gave $33,800 to Democratic candidates this cycle.