Good reporting here from Peter Callaghan

Final pre-election mail/absentee ballot stats via Minnesota Secretary of State:

Applications submitted (3/4/24): 207,509
Accepted ballots (3/4/24): 88,583

County-by-county breakdowns here: sos.state.mn.us/election-admin…

The budget forecast, a Politics Friday preview and the option to cast a presidential vote for Willie Nelson -- all in today's Capitol View (w/ Ellie Roth)

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Michigan primary recap and Minnesota primary lookahead plus the later start for the 2025 session all in today’s Capitol View. (W/ Ellie Roth)

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Ron Harris is out in #mn03 , leaving only Sen. Kelly Morrison on DFL side.

Lots to chew on in today’s Capitol View newsletter served up by me and Ellie Roth

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Former county elections official Rachel Bohman has filed paperwork to run as a Democrat in #mn01 , now represented by Rep. Brad Finstad.

Bohman previously ran for MN Secretary of State.

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Today’s Capitol View is out: Presidential race visit, budget forecast lookahead and a cannabis leader search deadline.

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I'm relative new to the morning tipsheet racket (unlike
Blois Olson and Torey Van Oot).

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I'm relative new to the morning tipsheet racket (unlike Blois Olson and Torey Van Oot).

I haven't been good about posting the Capitol View daily newsletter on this platform.

Sign up to get it in your inbox each weekday morning. mprnews.org/capitol-view-n…

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This NBC News story says one of those alleged to be closely involved was a prior vendor for Dean Phillips for ballot access work.

The Phillips campaign says it had no involvement in the deepfake Biden robocall and no longer works with the vendor.

Latest Minnesota presidential primary early vote stats:

Applications submitted (2/22/24): 189,112
Accepted ballots (2/22/24): 51,866

These encompass absentee ballots and mail-only precincts.

4 counties have had zero accepted ballots so far.

sos.state.mn.us/election-admin…

Friday night news from Minnesota’s Dean Phillips: He’s laying off “a lot” of his presidential campaign staff because raising money has proven difficult. But says he’ll press ahead and is on 43 state ballots to come.

Newest #mn03 candidate is Republican Tad Jude, who served in #mnleg as a Democrat then switched to GOP but lost in a pair of 1990s congressional races, then became a county commissioner and judge. He ran for GOP attorney general endorsement in 2022. docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…

For your #mnleg planner: February budget forecast due on Weds, Feb. 28. That's the one that will determine what money is available for lawmakers to work with this session.

Latest try to get remaining rebate checks cashed will carry clearer Minnesota labeling mprnews.org/story/2024/02/…

Hear me out, David Brauer: The Valentine’s Day wet white kiss.

“So if you think about budget year 2023, it is like a snake eating a hedgehog,” said House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park. “For a while, this snake is not going to be eating anything else — not like a mouse or anything — because it has to digest the hedgehog.”