Select A Candidate redux
It looks like maybe next week -- or the week after -- we'll have the first of several Select A Candidates ready for public consumption (and criticism). I've contacted all the campaigns for their positions and a few have answered; most have not. That reminds to write something sometime on what an utter waste of time submitting anything via a candidate's Web site can be (with some exceptions).
Anyway, democracy is participatory and so is Select A Candidate. So if you've seen anything anywhere that sounds like a position from those below, please forward it to me at bcollins@mpr.org.
Mike Hatch
* His position on a statewide smoking ban
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* Whether he considers tax increases necessary in the budget mix?
Peter Hutchinson
Huchinson has made it clear to me, through his communications director, that he's not going to "respond to any surveys." I asked about his plan for creating jobs and was told they'd get back to me. They didn't. So...
* Position on dedicating sales tax receipts to natural resources etc.
* Position on dedicating motor vehicle sales tax receipts to transportation.
* His job creation plan.
Sue Jeffers
We've got 'em all. She was, without question, the most accessible candidate for the purposes of SAC.
Steve Kelley
I got 'em all.
Becky Lourey
* Position on dedicating motor vehicle sales tax receipts to transportation. (I could get this is if SF3764 ever sees the light of day in the Senate. I see it just got yanked out of the Transportation Committee and sent to Finance, btw).
Got 'em.
Tim Pawlenty
I got 'em.