It's Nicollet County Fair time. Come visit us in the Wetherill Building, near the Grand Stand...August 9th -August 13th. See you at the Nicollet County Fair! nicolletcountyfair.com

Clinton's spokesman still hasn't responded to these Qs about her position on abortion weeklystandard.com/blogs/hillary-…

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce says two of the biggest reasons businesses leave the state are because of MN's high taxes and shortage of workers.

From the Washington Examiner: "Rate hikes expose shaky foundation of Obamacare" m.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2564841

‘Plant police’ briefly shut down Mankato dining patio on city sidewalk, citing lack of landscaping. strib.mn/1ekGNVv

"The rate requests ... suggest that insurance markets are still adjusting to shock waves set off by the [ACA]." mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/04/us/…

WATCH: Planned Parenthood appears to try and sell aborted baby parts. natl.re/YkuxVg

Youth labor force participation rates have declined in the past 15 yrs, reports Business Insider, reaching a low of 34% of youth (16-19 yrs)

Having a good time at the Nicollet County Fair in St. Peter. Thanks to Nicollet County GOP for all their good work. #mn01

The Labor Department reports a record 93,770,000 Americans were not in the labor force in June--a 38-year low.

The results of the post-debate presidential corn poll we conducted at our Nicollet County Fair booth.

According to the Pew Research Center, only 7% of Americans believe that the economy has fully recovered from the recession.

Rand Paul to visit Rochester postbulletin.typepad.com/political_part…

2014 Democratic #mnleg candidate's tweet getting a fair amount of attention on Twitter.

"Where’s my $2,500 Savings Congressman Walz?" Letter to the editor in the Mankato Times here: mankatotimes.com/2015/11/16/whe…

DFL Sen. Sheran will not run again - The Political Animal blogs.twincities.com/politics/2015/… #mnleg

Kim Spears Announces Run For Minnesota House keyc.com/story/31026754…

Willa Dailey to run for Senate District 19 seat: southernminn.com/st_peter_heral…

Jim Hagedorn Jim Hagedorn is endorsed congressional candidate. Congratulations, Jim.

Gubernatorial candidate Matt Dean will be at the Happy Chef off Hwy. 169 in Mankato tomorrow at 7 a.m. for a meet and greet.