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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

The Daily Digest: Zellers claims shutdown victory

Good morning! Minnesota A witness disputes former Gov. Jesse Ventura’s version of what happened in that California bar in 2006. (AP via MPR News) Republican gubernatorial candidate and former House Speaker Kurt Zellers is claiming credit for getting Gov. Mark Dayton to “surrender” after the government shutdown three years ago. (Star Tribune) Whatever happened to the gay marriage…
by Brett Neely

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PCA union voting set for August

The state Bureau of Mediation Services today announced the timetable for a vote among personal care assistants and other subsidized, in-home health care workers on whether to form a statewide union. Under the bureau’s election order, ballots will be mailed to the homes of eligible workers on Friday, Aug. 1. All ballots must be returned…
by Tim Pugmire

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The Daily Digest: Is MNsure’s site needed?

Good morning! Minnesota Does Minnesota really need MNsure’s broken website? (MPR News) Mike McFadden may have won the GOP endorsement, have lots of money and be running ads on TV but some Republicans think their party should select a different U.S. Senate candidate. (MPR News) Sen. Al Franken may be trying to reintroduce himself to…
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State Sen. Nienow files for bankruptcy

State Sen. Nienow files for bankruptcy

A Minnesota state senator who champions himself as a good steward of taxpayer money has declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Sen. Sean Nienow, R-Cambridge, is in the process of liquidating his assets to pay more than $900,000 in debt he owes to the federal government, credit card agencies and a past business partner. Chief among Nienow’s…
by Tom Scheck

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Otto proposes new report on roads and bridges

Otto proposes new report on roads and bridges

DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto says she’s proud of her accomplishments over the past eight years and is already making plans for what she wants to do in a third term. Otto’s re-election bid faces a surprise primary challenge from former DFL state Rep. Matt Entenza, who has said the auditor’s office has been too…
by Tim Pugmire

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The Daily Digest: Senate fundraising

Good morning! Minnesota The Hennepin County Attorney’s office has found no evidence of a coordinated effort to improperly register voters using the address of a private mailbox center in Minneapolis. (MPR News) DFL Sen. Al Franken raised $3.3 million in the second quarter but spent even more, while his endorsed GOP challenger, Mike McFadden, brought…
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Report shows state revenues now exceeding projections

State finance officials released a new economic report today that shows state tax collections for the recently concluded fiscal year were $168 million more than they projected back in February. The quarterly update from Minnesota Management and Budget covers revenue for April, May and June. During that three-month period, revenues ran $235 million ahead of…
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Entenza takes auditor challenge to TV

Entenza takes auditor challenge to TV

Former DFL state Rep. Matt Entenza released a new TV ad today for his state auditor campaign. Entenza is challenging incumbent Rebecca Otto, the DFL party’s endorsed candidate, in the Aug. 12 primary. The ad, titled “Do More,” does not mention Otto. But it states that Entenza believes the “state auditor can do more than…
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Franken raises $3.3 million, spends heavily

WASHINGTON – Democrat Al Franken’s Senate re-election campaign raised $3.3 million in the second quarter of this year but spent even more heavily on television ads and field organizers well in advance of this fall’s midterm elections. That’s the most Franken has brought in this election cycle. According to a spokeswoman, the campaign will report…
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