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A bipartisan bill let records of non-violent offenders be sealed so they could find jobs or housing. GOP campaign materials suggest DFLers voting for it aided felons. Prosecutors are pushing back.
GOP, Dayton launch final-week messages
With a week until Election Day, the Republican Party of Minnesota today announced the launch of a seven-day media campaign critical of DFL Gov. Mark Dayton.
With days to go before the election, Democrats have more money to spend on the gubernatorial and House races. But an array of right-leaning business groups are putting hundreds of thousands into the Minnesota House.