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The very tail end of President Obama’s news conference today provided the best glimpse into the workings of the White House Press Corp
On MPR’s Midday this afternoon, Rep. Loren Solberg predicted massive property tax increases because of Gov. Pawlenty’s “unallotment.” At the same time, the League of Minnesota Cities has just posted a Department of Revenue spreadsheet showing the impact on each city in the state. Find it here. The League makes clear that pushing many of Read more →
I stumbled across this while doing some Google searches this morning. The governor is buying ads on Google to tout his Web site, which asks for political contributions, even though he’s already announced he’s not running again. Apparently they’ve been running for at least a week. Based on our own knowledge of Googleads, playing around Read more →
Some prominent Republican names are behind Web site domains for governor. But that doesn’t mean they’re running.
Tim Pawlenty is holding a 2 p.m. news conference ‘regarding his future plans,’ which gives us a little more time to engage in the national pastime for political types who have nothing else to write about: Tim Pawlenty’s future plans.