Spending for those who can’t
In surveying the 2012 campaign cash landscape in Minnesota, it’s not immediately obvious who’s going to help Republican legislators defend their majorities.
View ArticleAmericans for Prosperity hits Doepke with last minute attack piece
Republican Rep. Connie Doepke is under attack from a second conservative independent group in her bid to replace retiring Sen. Gen Olson. Americans for Prosperity Minnesota recently sent out a piece...
View ArticleSpending on SD 33 GOP primary contest easily topped $100,000
The tightly contested Senate District 33 GOP primary contest between state Rep. Connie Doepke and David Osmek was an expensive affair. Osmek prevailed by just 107 votes in the race to replace retiring...
View ArticleAmericans for Prosperity recruiting volunteers for anti-Obama phone banks,...
Conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity Minnesota is seeking volunteers to make phone calls and knock on doors in the western suburbs. The group has sent out mailers and placed newspaper...
View ArticleLegislature failed to close campaign disclosure loophole
In the days leading up to a contentious Republican primary contest last year between Connie Doepke and Dave Osmek for a Senate seat in the western suburbs, Americans for Prosperity Minnesota circulated...
View ArticleHey, kid, want some health insurance?
MNsure aims to balance the risk pool by courting the young and healthy.
View ArticleThe Capitol Note: DFLer Dayton leads fundraising ahead of GOP primary fight
Gov. Mark Dayton continues to lead the fundraising contest against his GOP opponents -- the four of whom must still compete in an August primary -- with more than $750,000 cash on hand, according to...
View ArticleRight-to-work rumblings grow in Wisconsin
Backers of a right-to-work proposal say it would be easier to adopt than the 2011 law that stripped most public workers of the bulk of their collective bargaining rights.
View ArticleState GOP remains weighed down by debt
Year-end reports filed with the campaign finance board found the Republican Party of Minnesota (RPM) still weighed down by debts accumulated years before, and considerably worse off financially than...
View ArticleArena foes: Walker should heed grandma
Borrowing funds to keep the Bucks in Milwaukee has drawn criticism even from allies and stands at odds with Walker’s declarations in support of fiscal prudence and protecting taxpayers from long-term...
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