No endorsement from AFL-CIO

Officials with the Minnesota AFL-CIO have decided not to endorse a candidate in the race for governor.

The labor organization announced the decision this afternoon after screening interviews with three candidates: DFLers Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Mark Dayton, as well as Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.

In a news release, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson stressed that union members are united to defeat Republican candidate Tom Emmer.

"At every turn, Tom Emmer has opposed job creation, opposed investing in students, and opposed making health care affordable," Knutson wrote.

Emmer was invited to the screening but did not participate.

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