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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Brodkorb elected MNGOP Deputy Chair

Delegates at the Republican Party State Central Committee elected blogger Michael Brodkorb as Deputy Chair. Brodkorb, who writes for the website MinnesotaDemocratsExposed and is also communications director for Republicans in the Minnesota Senate, said he will not blog when he takes his job on July first. He said he’ll focus on improving the party’s technology…
by Tom Scheck

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Sutton the new MNGOP Party Chair

Republicans have elected private businessman Tony Sutton as its new party chair. The delegates elected Sutton on the first ballot. He received 195 votes, radio personality Dave Thompson received 133 votes and former state Senator Carrie Ruud received 17 votes. Sutton said he’s committed to rebuilding the Republican party. The party chair is a critical…
by Tom Scheck

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Race for MNGOP Chair

I’ll be covering the MNGOP State Party Central Committee today. Check back to the blog to see who was elected State Party Chair (read this Pi Press article for background on the candidates). I’ll also try to post speeches and detail which gubernatorial hopefuls are making the rounds. As always, you can follow me on…
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Here’s a list of who’s on the public affairs show this weekend. Gov. Pawlenty told reporters earlier this week that he was scheduled to appear on Fox News Sunday but an AP rundown and the show’s website don’t list him. TPT’s Alamanac: We preview the big Vietnam Vets event at the State Capitol tomorrow with…
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest: 6-12-09

The Pi Press says drug companies spent less on doctors in Minnesota last year. There is a hearing today to determine the scope of the I-35W bridge lawsuit. DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher is questioning Gov. Pawlenty’s unallotment authority. The Star Tribune story followed a MinnPost article posted yesterday. For the record, Steve Perry…
by Tom Scheck

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Gov. Pawlenty sits down with Capitol Report

Gov. Pawlenty talked about his plans for unallotment, his political future and the legislative session on this week’s edition of Capitol Report. Also, Senator Sandy Rummel, DFL – White Bear Lake, discusses the new “sippy cup” law, and Senator Scott Dibble, DFL-Mpls., expresses his displeasure over the governor’s veto of the “anti-bullying” bill. You can…
by Tom Scheck

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Sullivan not running for Gov

Republican businessman Brian Sullivan says he’s not running for governor. Sullivan tried for the party endorsement for governor in 2002 but lost to Governor Pawlenty. He said he made the decision not to run next year because he’s trying to start up a new business and he has young children. “To run for governor is…
by Tom Scheck

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Ritchie rules out gubernatorial run

Ritchie rules out gubernatorial run

Asked this morning if he’d been urged to run for governor, Minnesota’s Secretary of State gave an emphatic “Oh, yeah,” at a State Office Building press scrum. But despite the incumbent governor’s stated intention to leave the office open, Ritchie said he isn’t giving in to temptation to upgrade his constitutional post in next year’s…
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds IRV

The court today ruled that the instant runoff voting system Minneapolis plans to use this fall is constitutional. Here’s more courtesy of MPR’s Curtis Gilbert: A group called the Minnesota Voters Alliance had challenged the system as unconstitutional, but the state Supreme Court ruled that the group’s challenge lacks merit. Instant Runoff Voting allows voters…
by Mike Mulcahy

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The Daily Digest: 6-11-09

A Ramsey County Court Administrator says Republican Norm Coleman has to pay Democrat Al Franken $94k for the court costs related to Coleman’s appeal of the recount. Court officials say the MN Supreme Court ruling won’t come at night or during the weekend. Under the Dome Local governments spent $8.5 million on lobbying the Legislature…
by Tom Scheck

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