Koepke speaks to IP convention

The third candidate to be nominated for the IP endorsement was Jim Koepke.

He said as governor he would call agency heads into his office and tell them he would government like a business.

"My passion is jobs," he said, predicting the country's economic crisis would get worse.

He said he would offer any startup business or business relocating from another state freedom from corporate income taxes for 10 years.

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"Within two years we will have full emplyment in Minnesota," he said.

He said he supports education, but he is not impressed with the quality of education.

"It's not a problem that we can just pour more money into," he said. He promised to visit schools throughout the state to encourage them to do better.

On energy Koepke said Minnesota can produce energy. He said he had serious reservations about corn-based ethanol, but he said the state shoul b able to produce more biodiesel fuel than it can use.

He said his jobs program would bring in more tax money without a tax increase, and that will help balance the budget.