Minn. senator won't meet with opponent's backers
A state senator from Hutchinson is refusing to meet with representatives from groups that supported his opponent in the last election.
Last week, Republican Sen. Scott Newman turned down a request from the Minnesota Nurses Association to meet with nurses from his district. His legislative assistant, Kim Kelley, wrote in an e-mail to the group that Newman "will not see any organizations" that donated to or supported his Democratic opponent.
The e-mail was first published in Bluestem Prairie, a Democratic-leaning news blog about greater Minnesota.
The MNA endorsed Newman's opponent.
Newman tells the Star Tribune that the e-mail was an error that doesn't reflect the policy of his office. He says if the MNA wants to see him, they will see him.
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