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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

IRV advocates fire back at math prof.

IRV advocates fire back at math prof.

Instant runoff voting advocates in Minnesota and nationally reacted strongly to a brief item published yesterday on MPRNewsQ.org. The headline: “Mathematics expert: IRV not the answer.” The piece was about mathematician Donald Saari, who gave a lecture Tuesday night at the U of M explaining why both traditional voting and instant runoffs can result in…
by Curtis Gilbert

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The Daily Digest

The 2010 race for governor leads the digest today. We’re fourteen months away from the election but candidates are meeting in forums and working the delegates on a pretty regular basis. Many of the DFL candidates will participate in a debate tonight in St. Cloud. MPR says the DFL gubernatorial candidates are candid about tax…
by Tom Scheck

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Seifert outlines his vision

Republican state Rep. Marty Seifert outlined his “Leadership Plan for Minnesota” at a news conference today. Seifert is one of nine Republicans running for Governor. His plan addressed job growth, health care, K-12, immigration, welfare and ethics. You can listen to the audio from his news conference here: Seifert’s newser comes one day after GOP…
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest

Gov. Pawlenty’s footsie with a 2012 run leads the digest today. It’s clear that Pawlenty is positioning himself for a possible (if not probable) run for president. He’s setting up fundraisers (more later) and shifting some policies to be more acceptable to GOP voters. One example of that is his position on efforts to reduce…
by Tom Scheck

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Kohls: Slash state spending to 2004-2005 levels

GOP state Rep. Paul Kohls of Victoria announced today that he wants to cut spending to 2004-2005 spending levels or about $28 billion. Kohls, who is running for governor, said the state can fund education, public safety, infrastructure and other “nice to haves” but didn’t reveal where the billions of dollars in cuts would come…
by Tom Scheck

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DNC on Pawlenty PAC

Here’s a statement from DNC National Press Secretary Hari Sevugan on Gov. Pawlenty’s federal PAC: “Tim Pawlenty is quickly becoming the definition of ‘say one thing and do another’. Today’s news about Pawlenty starting a political action committee is just the latest in a series of broken pledges by the Governor – first breaking his…
by Tom Scheck

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Pawlenty to start PAC

A spokesman for Gov. Pawlenty says Pawlenty will launch a federal PAC soon. The Fix first reported said that a “Save the date” e-mail has been sent out recently: The “Freedom First” PAC is slated to hold its first official event in November, according to a save-the-date e-mail being circulated among Republican activists. The event,…
by Tom Scheck

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Is Chris Coleman using mayoral campaign funds for 2010 planning?

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has been widely rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010. He’s also running for reelection as St. Paul’s mayor this year. Here’s the rub… Coleman’s mayoral opponent, Eva Ng, is calling on Coleman to explain why his campaign committee is spending money on airline tickets, restaurants and…
by Tom Scheck

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