Major party candidates for governor spar over children's issues

Dayton and Emmer
Candidates for governor Democrat Mark Dayton, left, Republican Tom Emmer, right, and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.
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The major party candidates for governor -- Republican Tom Emmer, Democrat Mark Dayton, and the Independence Party's Tom Horner -- debate issues that affect Minnesota's children. The debate was sponsored by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, and MinnPost.

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