MARGARET ANDERSON KELLIHER
The quest to create more jobs 
Three DFL candidates present plansIf they are Democrats, they must be talking about jobs. Creating jobs traditionally is a key Democratic-Farmer-Laborite campaign issue, and the 2010 governors’ primary race is no exception.
By Don Davis , July 18, 2010
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Dayton, GOP clash ... $2.4M in gov race ... Pawlenty's PAC ... more
The Minnesota governor’s race continues to focus on tax cuts, with the focus shifting from restaurant tips to military pensions. GOP Chairman Tony Sutton is criticizing Democrat Mark Dayton for opposing an income tax exemption for military veterans.
July 16, 2010
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Emmer gets lots of tips ... Protecting the Mississippi ... Supporting prayer ... more
Tom Emmer’s assertion that restaurant servers may make $100,000 a year provided politicians, commentators and political reporters plenty to chew on in recent days. His comment came as he called for a law change to lower the minimum wage for workers who receive tips.
By Don Davis , July 11, 2010
MINNESOTA POLITICS: State employees ad campaign ... Wellstone group vs. Tea Party ... 'Tenure a joke" ... more
Minnesota’s second-largest state workers union has launched a summer-long radio advertising campaign to tell the public that bureaucrats provide important services.
By Don Davis , July 04, 2010
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Foes ask: Where's Keiliher? ... GOP links Peterson to liberals ... Keillher/Gunyou vow to aid cities ... more
Minnesota Democratic governor candidates Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza have wondered aloud where Margaret Anderson Kelliher has been. After a recent education forum they both attended, Dayton said Kelliher has been missing in action from forums. Dayton said he had missed a couple of forums, but he feels it is his obligation to attend all he can.
By Don Davis , June 26, 2010
DFL candidates for governor nod spli on health care, taxes
Two months from Minnesota’s primary election, subtle differences on health care and taxes began to poke through Friday among three Democratic candidates angling for their party’s nomination for governor.
By Brian Bakst , June 05, 2010
Poll: Minnesota governor race is neck and neck
New poll results released Wednesday by Rasmussen Reports show the Minnesota gubernatorial race is pretty much a dead heat — no matter which Democrat wins the party’s Aug. 10 primary.
May 26, 2010
Kelliher gets Minnesota teacher union endorsement
Minnesota's largest teachers union has thrown its support behind Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher's campaign for governor.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2010
Dayton, Kelliher spar over taxes in Minnesota governor's race
The Democratic primary campaign for governor is heating up.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2010
Post-convention, DFL race for governor speeds up
Matt Entenza piloted a Cirrus airplane — “parts made right here” — across the state he hopes to helm as governor, including a short and lonely stop Monday in East Grand Forks.
By Stephen J. Lee , April 26, 2010
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is DFL's choice for Minnesota governor
House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher outlasted a slew of rivals Saturday to emerge as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s choice for governor.
Kelliher wrapped up the endorsement after a daylong floor battle that ran to six ballots and did not end until Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak conceded shortly after 11 p.m.
By Martiga Lohn , April 24, 2010
MINNESOTA POLITICS: Education reform push ... Broadband wanted ... Attack spots ... more
Everyone who matters seems to be saying they want to make education reforms required by the Obama administration so Minnesota can get additional federal funding, but it remains very much a question if that can be achieved. Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, DFL-Minneapolis, wants GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty to discard his long-standing policy to not appear in front of a legislative committee.
By Don Davis , April 17, 2010
Minnesota gov's race picks up as winnowing approaches
The governor's race is picking up ahead of two state party conventions that will knock out some of the candidates.
By Associated Press , April 16, 2010
With 7,000 bills to debate, no wonder lawmakers need a break
Minnesota lawmakers begin a weeklong Passover-Easter break Monday afternoon with nearly 7,000 bills left undebated. If legislators were to consider every bill that has been introduced in the current two-year session, they would take 233 votes every weekday until they adjourn in May.
By Don Davis , March 26, 2010
MINNESOTA POLITICS: GOP governor hopefuls poll strong ... Comic features Franken ... Pawlenty ready for unallotment loss ... more
The Minnesota governor’s race looks to be close, with a new poll giving Republicans reason to smile. The poll shows that Republican state Reps. Marty Seifert of Marshall and Tom Emmer of Delano hold their own against better-known Democrats, a sign of what some are saying will be a good GOP election year.
By Don Davis , March 14, 2010
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