Emmer to push veterans issues
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Emmer has scheduled a town hall forum on Thursday to focus on Veterans issues. The Emmer campaign says he'll speak at the Elk River American Legion. The focus of the campaign is to "do more than other states to convince retired veterans to live here."
The campaign may be working to continue the conversation over a plan that would exempt all military pay and pensions from state income taxes. The MNGOP criticized Democrat Mark Dayton last week for opposing the idea. Here's the info on the town hall from the campaign:
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Emmer Announces Veterans Town Hall Forum
Veterans make a valuable contribution to every community in which they live. They start businesses, raise families and volunteer. With the absence of a military base in Minnesota, we have to do more than other states to convince retired veterans to live here. We also need to make sure all returning veterans have access to good jobs.
Veterans Town Hall Forum
Elk River American Legion
525 Drive Northwest
Elk River, MN
2:30-4:00 pm
Emmer is also scheduled to tour a Sauk Rapids business on Thursday morning.
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