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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Ellison helps Entenza raise money for Gov run…

DFL Congressman Keith Ellison is helping his former MN House member, Matt Entenza, with his run for Governor. Ellison is scheduled to attend a fundraiser for Entenza (along with state Sen. Dick Cohen and several other DFL state representatives) tonight. Entenza formally announced his run for governor last week. You can find info on the…
by Tom Scheck

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Coleman files appeal…

Republican Norm Coleman is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to order the counting of at least 1,350 more ballots in the U.S. Senate race. Coleman’s attorneys have argued that local counties didn’t follow the same standards when it came to accepting and counting ballots. Here’s the appeal. Coleman’s team also sent a key provisions document…
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Pawlenty to raise money for new GOP group

Gov. Pawlenty will attend a fundraiser tonight for a group called the Republican Metropolitan Committee. The group, which just filed paperwork with the Campaign Finance Board, describes itself this way on its google groups page: The Republican Metropolitan Committee (RMC) is a political committee which provides organizational support, within the general boundaries of the existing…
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Gaertner to raise money in Minneapolis

Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner is holding a fundraiser for her campaign for governor tonight. Here’s the fundraiser letter: Beth Brill · Aram Desteian · Shelly Enright · Sara Fenlason · Lynn Moran Meyer · Jerry Miranowski · Milo Pinkerton & Virgil Taus · Janet Pollish & Doug Forsberg · David Potter & Darwin Lookingbill…
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Ad targets Pawlenty on election certificate

Ad targets Pawlenty on election certificate

Americans United for Change, a DFL leaning group, is buying cable television ad time in the Twin Cities and Rochester to deliver its message. The ad asks the Republican governor to do his legal duty if the court declares Democrat Al Franken the winner. That declaration isn’t expected any earlier than June. But the group’s…
by Tom Scheck

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Wisconsin Republican throws Coleman under the bus…

An official with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is circulating this CBS video featuring Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Here’s the exchange between Katie Couric and Ryan: COURIC: Well, if Al Franken wins, if Al Franken wins… RYAN: Yeah, most of us think that that’s going to happen. Here’s the video: Ryan also said…
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The Daily Digest: 4-30-09

State health officials are still waiting for test results from the CDC on whether the first case of swine flu has surfaced in Cold Spring, Minnesota. Gov. Pawlenty will travel to Cold Spring today to discuss the issue. School districts are scrambling to draft an action plan. The Minnesota Poll says the public supporters taxes,…
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Franken hires chief of staff

Democrat Al Franken (or as his campaign refers to him Sen.-elect Al Franken) announced today he’s hired a chief of staff for the Washington office he doesn’t really have yet. Franken’s choice is Drew Littman, who has been advising him on his transition. Littman has most recently been the head of his own consulting practice,…
by Mike Mulcahy

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Swine flu in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting the first case of swine flu has been found in Minnesota. Here’s the release from Gov. Pawlenty’s office.: Saint Paul – A lab specimen from a Minnesota influenza patient has been submitted to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be tested for the H1N1…
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The Daily Digest: 4-29-09

The Daily Digest: 4-29-09

Arlen Specter’s decision to switch parties puts additional attention on Minnesota’s Senate race. If Franken wins the contest, Democrats in the U.S. Senate will have a filibuster-proof majority. MPR, the Star Tribune, AP, the Wall Street Journal and the Pi Press have stories. Specter says he was at odds with the GOP. The Wall Street…
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