Campaign finance board rules political funds can contribute to recount
Minnesota political funds can make unlimited contributions to the recount operations of candidates Tom Emmer and Mark Dayton, the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board ruled on...
View ArticleReport: DGA sends $250k to Dayton for recount
Dayton Recount Director Ken Martin said Tuesday that while fundraising had been difficult thus far, the effort had secured more than $1 million for its efforts.
View ArticleMN Supreme Court rejects Emmer’s arguments over ballot reconciliation
The Minnesota Supreme Court has unanimously rejected Republican Tom Emmer's legal arguments regarding the correct method of counting ballots in the Minnesota governor's race. The court issued an...
View ArticleRoger Moe drops all lobbying clients, assisting with Dayton transition
Former Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe terminated all lobbying clients at the end of November. The reason? He's serving as an adviser to Governor-elect Mark Dayton's transition team.
View ArticleEmmer concedes governor’s race to Dayton
With his legal options in the gubernatorial election recount at a dead end, Republican Tom Emmer conceded the race to DFLer Mark Dayton on Wednesday morning. “Minnesotans have made their choice, by...
View ArticleHorner ponders his future
Tom Horner took a bigger risk than most when he embarked on his run for governor of Minnesota. The former Republican pundit and strategist turned Independence Party candidate alienated many of his old...
View ArticleDayton finally celebrates victory, prepares to govern with GOP-controlled...
Two hours after being certified as the winner of the governor's race, Mark Dayton vowed his top priorities will be dealing with the state's $6.2 billion budget deficit and creating jobs. "Now the real...
View ArticleDayton forms political organization to plan for inauguration
At Wednesday's celebratory press conference, Gov.-elect Mark Dayton insisted that he'd spent little time thinking about inaugural plans. But apparently his campaign staff -- namely finance director...
View ArticleSearch and employ
Gov.-elect Mark Dayton’s transition team is casting a wide net as he assembles the first DFL administration in a generation.
View ArticleThe long, strange year that was: Top MN political stories of 2010
Here's a rundown of the year's top 10 political stories.
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