Tim Pawlenty To Run For Governor, Again
Pawlenty served two terms as Minnesota Governor from January 6, 2003 until January 3, 2011.
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Pawlenty served two terms as Minnesota Governor from January 6, 2003 until January 3, 2011.
If Ryan runs and wins, even those closest to him aren't certain he'll stay in Congress, particularly if Republicans lose their House majority.
Minnesota Republicans will push to impose a work requirement for the state's health care program for those in poverty.
Democratic candidates for Minnesota governor are crushing their Republican opponents in the fundraising race for 2018.
Housley is running for the seat that was just filled by former Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith.
He tweeted "the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate has been terminated as part of our Tax Cut Bill, which essentially Repeals (over time) Obamacare."
For many Minnesota taxpayers, this tax bill is fraught with uncertainty.
The 1,097-page bill would change the 35 percent rate on corporations to 21 percent, a crown jewel of the measure for many Republicans.
That plan would likely be challenged by Minnesota Democrats, since it puts a Republican a heartbeat away from the governorship.
The first vote on the GOP tax plan is expected later this week. And the changes if passed and signed by the president would affect every American starting with their 2018 tax bill.
There were plenty of encouraging signs for Democrats trying to travel the road to recovery.
Gov. Dayton vetoed the $130 million budget this spring amid a dispute over tax breaks and other measures he signed into law.
Breitbart News, which had earlier praised Gillespie as a "culture warrior" before Election Day, derided him as a "Republican swamp thing" late Tuesday.
Rep. Chris Taylor says he's among Democrats skeptical that Republicans will deliver middle-class tax cuts.
The legal battle between Democratic Gov. Dayton and Republican Legislature has been in limbo for months.
Johnson is one of five major Republican candidates in a field that is expected to grow.
McCain's statement likely deals a fatal blow to the last-gasp GOP measure in a Senate showdown expected next week.
Both sides are sworn to secrecy as they try to bridge their impasse.
GOP leaders and the White House are pushing for a vote next week.
The two sides have been locked in a legal battle for months over Dayton's decision to veto the Legislature's budget.
Both parties will be focused squarely on the 2018 election, when an open governor's seat and U.S. Senate race will be top prizes.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is exploring options for salvaging the battered Republican health care bill.
Minnesota Republicans are moving to block cities from implementing their own sick leave policies or minimum wage hikes.
Minnesota officials responded to months of unrest last year after the death of a black man shot by police officers with funding meant to reduce the state's widespread racial disparities. This year, a new Republican-controlled Legislature is plotting a crackdown on protests, with tougher penalties for highway marchers and potentially putting some demonstrators on the hook for the enforcement costs at unruly protests.
Just winning the 34-33 majority was a welcome surprise for Senate Republicans: GOP candidates lost two Senate seats but won eight DFL districts en route to the party's second majority in more than 40 years.
