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Communication Workers of America Minnesota State Council Endorses Kelliher
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Communication Workers of America (CWA) Minnesota State Council endorsed Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Governor today, praising her clear focus on putting Minnesotans back to work.
CWA Minnesota endorses candidates by evaluating their record, their stance on issues affecting working Minnesotans, and on the strength of their campaign. CWA Minnesota State Council said today that they were endorsing Kelliher because she was the winning candidate who would fight to create and preserve good-wage jobs in Minnesota.
“Margaret Anderson Kelliher has been a champion of working Minnesotans and has proven she will do whatever it takes to get hard-working Minnesotans into good-paying jobs,” said Tim Lovaasen, President of CWA Minnesota State Council. “Her commitment to bringing high-speed broadband to every community in Minnesota will spur our economic growth and create good jobs that will stay right here in Minnesota.”
Stories From the Road: Kelliher Visits South Central College, Grandview Nursing Home
ST.
PETER, MN – On day three of her “No Stone Unturned” jobs tour, DFL-endorsed
candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher visited 
South Central College
in Faribault and Grandview Good Samaritan Nursing Home in St. Peter. Kelliher
stressed the need for a highly trained workforce, and quality nursing care for
Minnesota seniors.
“Hard working people across Minnesota are paying their taxes and playing by the rules – but they aren’t getting the jobs and opportunity they deserve,” said Kelliher. “As Governor I will leave no stone unturned to get 214,000 Minnesotans back to work. I will wake up every day and do everything it takes to create jobs in this state. That’s what this jobs tour is all about – it’s why I’m running for Governor.”
Kelliher Campaign Goes Mobile
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher went mobile
today, in another effort to connect with voters where they are – on their
mobile devices.
Kelliher launched an iPhone application several months ago. Now that iPhone app is available on Blackberry, Android, and the web. Minnesotans can download the app at www.margaretforgovernor.com/mobileapp.
“Our mobile strategy is consistent with the grassroots focus of this campaign,” said campaign manager Jaime Tincher. “Adding this application to our arsenal of voter contact methods will help us connect even better with voters, volunteers, and donors.”
“People feel connected to a campaign using mobile technology. They can get information when they are discussing issues or can find a polling place – and that's when you want to reach them.”
Stories From the Road: DFL-endorsed Kelliher Meets with Workers in Keewatin, Talks Jobs
KEEWATIN, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher visited Magnetation, Inc. today in Keewatin on the second stop of her “No Stone Unturned” jobs tour.
Magnetation, a company partnered with the Iron Range
Resources Board, recovers magnetic hematite from tailings basins, and
effectively has found a way to extract more iron ore from leftover mining
deposits. It is a value-added process that turns what otherwise would be waste
into a product capable of helping rebuild Minnesota’s Iron Range economy.
“Today I saw the rebirth of the western Mesabi Range,” said Kelliher. “What is happening here in Keewatin is proof that hard work partnered with cutting edge innovation and targeted state investments is the recipe for job creation in our state.”
Magnetation is growing quickly and plans to open a second plant, creating 50 new jobs and expanding construction on the Iron Range. The average union worker at Magnetation earns $50-60 thousand dollars per year.
Stories From the Road: Kelliher Takes "No Stone Unturned" Jobs Tour to Duluth
DULUTH, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor
Margaret Anderson Kelliher visited the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
(DECC) today on day two of the “No Stone Unturned” jobs tour. Infrastructure investments
in the DECC reconstruction effort championed by 
Kelliher have created more than
300 good-paying jobs in Duluth.
“As Governor I will leave no stone unturned to get Minnesota back to work,” said Kelliher. “I will wake up every day and do everything it takes to connect hard-working Minnesotans with good, meaningful work. That’s what we have done here in Duluth, and that’s what you can expect from me as Governor.”
Kelliher says 214,000 Minnesotans are out of work – including 3,300 in Duluth alone. As Governor, Kelliher will bring jobs to Duluth and every Minnesota community by:
Kelliher Will Leave "No Stone Unturned" to Get Minnesota Back to Work
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN – On the shores of the Mississippi River, DFL-endorsed candidate for
Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher kicked off a statewide “No Stone Unturned”
jobs tour today. Kelliher will travel the state over the next several months
discussing the challenges and opportunities facing Minnesota families, and
collecting ideas for job creation in our state.
“As Governor, I will leave no stone unturned to get Minnesotans back to work,” said Kelliher. “I will wake up every day and do everything it takes to connect hard-working Minnesotans with good, meaningful work and a strong education. That’s what the ‘No Stone Unturned’ jobs tour is all about.”
DFL-endorsed Kelliher to Kick Off "No Stone Unturned" Jobs Tour at Stone Arch Bridge
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor
Margaret Anderson Kelliher will kick off a statewide “No Stone Unturned” jobs
tour Sunday afternoon at 12:00pm in
Minneapolis. The news conference will take place at the base of the
Stone Arch Bridge – near the Mill Ruins Park at the corner of Portland Avenue
South and West River Parkway.
“As Governor, I will leave no stone unturned to get Minnesotans back to work,” said Kelliher. “I will wake up every day and do everything it takes to connect hard-working Minnesotans with good, meaningful work and a strong education. That’s what the ‘No Stone Unturned’ jobs tour is all about – and that’s why I am running for Governor.”
Stories From the Road: Kelliher Wraps Up Part One of Rural Economies Tour
LITTLE FALLS, MN –
DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher spent Thursday
afternoon discussing the next generation of sustainable biofuels development.
Kelliher spent time in the farm fields of Staples’ Central Lakes College
Agriculture Center and walked the corridors of the Central Minnesota Ethanol
Co-Op in Little Falls.
“This is innovative work happening right here in central Minnesota – efforts that are making significant inroads toward more prosperous and sustainable rural economic development in our state,” said Kelliher. “Seeing this important progress firsthand assures me that Minnesota’s best days are still ahead of us.”
Kelliher Congratulates Roseau's Byfuglien on Stanley Cup Victory
To the Editor,
Minnesota is proud of our hometown sports heroes. As a mom with two kids on hockey teams, I know it takes a community to train a world-class athlete like Roseau’s own Dustin Byfuglien.
So on behalf of all Minnesotans – and every hockey mom in this state with more than a couple hockey sticks in the back of the van – I want to congratulate Dustin and the whole Roseau community on this Stanley Cup victory.
Seeing one Minnesotan’s dream come true on the ice was truly inspiring this week. It is just one more reminder that success in this state is still the product of hard work, some elbow grease, and a lot of early morning practice.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher
DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor
Stories From the Road: Kelliher Visits MN State Community & Technical College in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher started day two of her rural economies tour today at Minnesota State Community and Technical College (MSCTC) in Moorhead. Kelliher toured college classrooms and discussed new training programs with Provost Jerry Migler, state Rep. Paul Marquart, and state Sen. Keith Langseth.
“This
institution of higher learning is opening the doors of opportunity for hard
working Minnesotans,” said Kelliher. “More than 75 percent of students at
MnState are first generation college students. Many of the new students
enrolling here are people retraining for the next generation jobs of tomorrow.”
MSCTC offers a two-year associate of science degree in Biofuels Technology. The two-year degree prepares students to work in the fields of biofuel development and production. Much of the degree is based in the laboratory, which allows students hands-on research experience.