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August 6, 2014 1:16 AM

The Daily Digest: Farm Fest edition

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by Brett Neely

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August 5, 2014 10:22 AM

Construction to begin on Senate office building

Construction on a new Minnesota Senate office building is scheduled to begin Wednesday.

by Tom Scheck

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August 5, 2014 7:02 AM

Dayton wants more money for schools in second term

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton says he wants to continue giving annual funding increases to public schools if he’s re-elected this fall to a second term.

by Tim Pugmire

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August 5, 2014 1:23 AM

The Daily Digest: Outside groups edition

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August 4, 2014 8:38 AM

U.S. Chamber backs McFadden in MN U.S. Senate race

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Monday endorsed Republican Mike McFadden’s campaign against DFL Sen. Al Franken and said Minnesota’s Senate race will be one of its top priorities this fall. The chamber’s national political director Rob Engstrom announced the endorsement at a manufacturing plant in Burnsville. Engstrom said McFadden has a good shot at defeating Franken.…

by Mark Zdechlik

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August 4, 2014 8:17 AM

Honour would freeze minimum wage as governor

The four Republicans running for governor in next week’s primary are not big fans of Minnesota’s new minimum wage law, but one is proposing to stop the hourly rate in its tracks at $8. Businessman and first-time candidate Scott Honour outlined an economic plan today that would undo the minimum wage measure that DFL Gov.…

by Tim Pugmire

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August 4, 2014 7:17 AM

Outside money pours into Loon-Kihne MN House race

A Republican primary in a Minnesota House race is seeing spending that is starting to rival the outside spending in the gubernatorial primary.

by Tom Scheck

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August 4, 2014 1:54 AM

The Daily Digest: Primary campaigns on the home stretch

A daily rundown of the most important political news in Minnesota and beyond.

by Brett Neely

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August 1, 2014 11:45 AM

Despite new law, absentee voting trails 2010 pace

State election officials reported today that they’ve distributed nearly 19,000 absentee ballots for the August 12 primary, and about half have been returned.

by Tim Pugmire

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August 1, 2014 7:02 AM

PoliGraph: Entenza’s latest digs against Otto mislead

Matt Entenza's fliers go back to votes State Auditor Rebecca Otto cast as a legislator in 2003.

by Catharine Richert

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