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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

State officials reviewing national park options

Minnesota’s only national park could be reopened during the lingering federal government shutdown, if the state agrees to pay the bill. State officials are trying to determine how much it would cost to reopen Voyageurs National Park and where they would get the money. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is conducting the feasibility study. Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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Emmer gets Colbert’d

WASHINGTON – Congressional candidates are always looking for media exposure. But Tom Emmer, who’s seeking the Republican nod to replace Michele Bachmann in the 6th District, probably doesn’t want this kind of attention. Comedian Stephen Colbert found Emmer’s ad for a local remodeling company and had plenty of fun at Emmer’s expense. Just watch it:
by Brett Neely

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Stewart Mills kicks off campaign for Congress

Stewart Mills kicks off campaign for Congress

Businessman Stewart Mills today formally launched his Republican campaign for Congress against DFL U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan in Minnesota’s 8th District. Mills, 41,  is an executive with his family’s Mills Fleet Farm chain. He has never run for public office.  He said if he’s elected he will vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and Read more →
by Mark Zdechlik

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Auditor: Minn. Lawmakers, not Sec. of State, should OK online voter signup

Legislative Auditor James Nobles has declined to look further into whether Secretary of State Mark Ritchie overstepped his authority by launching a new online voter registration system. Instead, Nobles said he will rely on an analysis from the Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department, which concluded that implementation through legislative action is “the more sound Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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Ellison arrested during immigration protest

Ellison arrested during immigration protest

WASHINGTON – The federal government is shut down. Congress is deadlocked. And for a while on Tuesday, Rep. Keith Ellison was locked up. The four-term Democrat joined a rally on the National Mall to urge Congress to vote on an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws (remember that issue?) and was one of seven lawmakers Read more →
by Brett Neely

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