Minnesota Public Radio hosts an editorial by Bill Hillsman about Target’s donation to Minnesota Forward. As the Target controversy proved, at least some of its customers don’t want corporate boardrooms in their bedrooms any more than they want the government in their bedrooms. If corporations want to be players in electoral politics without a lot […]
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Coordination and the post-Citizens United landscape in Minnesota
You’re a corporation. Or a trade association. Or a union. You do a lot of things. You have a PAC that makes contributions. You have executives that talk to candidates and officeholders. They make contributions of their own. Some volunteer for campaigns. Some serve on honorary campaign committees. You have lobbyists. You’re part of coalitions. […]
Minnesota Forward: Target President and CEO “genuinely sorry”
The Star Tribune reports that Target President and CEO Gregg Steinhafel told employees that he was “genuinely sorry” that Target’s donation to Minnesota Forward upset some. Steinhafel also said Target would set up a review process for future political donations after the company’s first one created a growing political firestorm. “While I firmly believe that […]