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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

The Daily Digest: Ness may retire, Peterson profiled

Good morning and welcome back from what we hope was an enjoyable holiday weekend for you. Minnesota State finance officials deposited $150 million into the state’s budget reserve,  strengthening Minnesota’s financial standing in case of an economic downturn. (MPR News) The Minnesota GOP had its best fundraising month in years. (MinnPost) Duluth Mayor Don Ness says…
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McFadden campaign manager steps aside

WASHINGTON – The campaign manager who engineered Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden’s surprise endorsement by the Minnesota GOP is stepping aside and will take a diminished role in the campaign. Brad Herold confirmed to MPR News that he is becoming a senior adviser to the McFadden campaign. A campaign spokesman said the reshuffle was…
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The Daily Digest: Obama’s Jucy Lucy

Good morning! We apologize: technical problems have prevented us from getting you a Digest for the past few days. Minnesota President Obama wraps up his visit to Minnesota with a speech on the economy at Lake Harriet this morning. So far, he’s sampled a Jucy Lucy, held a town hall meeting, gotten ice cream and raised…
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Johnson says building money should go to flood relief

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson wants the construction of a new $90 million office building for the Minnesota Senate stopped before it starts. Johnson held a news conference Thursday to propose a one-day special session so that DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and lawmakers could halt the project and use the money to instead fund flood…
by Tim Pugmire

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Honour announces campaign ad, again

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott Honour is announcing the launch of a campaign radio ad — for the second time. The ad, titled The Party Is Over, criticizes the state health insurance exchange known as MNsure and highlights Honour’s private sector business experience. This was part of the new fundraising message Honour put on his web…
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Minneapolis woman key to Obama visit

Minneapolis woman key to Obama visit

WASHINGTON – A Minneapolis working mother named Rebekah will play a central role in President Barack Obama’s next visit to Minneapolis on Thursday. According to the White House, Obama will launch the first in a series of day in the life visits by spending the day with Rebekah (whose last name has not been made…
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The Daily Digest: Dayton rallies steelworkers

The Daily Digest: Dayton rallies steelworkers

Good morning! Minnesota DFL Gov. Mark Dayton will tour flooded areas around the state again today. He says a special session is a last resort. (MPR News) And Dayton seems to be acting like a (gasp!) candidate (Star Tribune) DFL Sen. Al Franken has released his fourth TV ad of the campaign. In it, he…
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