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Comings and goings in the 5th

Posted at 5:28 PM on July 13, 2006 by Tom Scheck

Minneapolis City Council member Paul Ostrow got the endorsement of the Minneapolis Fire Fighters today. Ostrow also released his public safety plan which calls for a restoration of the Clinton Cops program. Ostrow also ripped DFL endorsed candidate Keith Ellison for authoring a bill that would mandate probation for first time drug offenses. Ostrow says that sends the wrong message to kids and ties the hands of judges. Ellison says he supported the bill because drug treatment is a better alternative than prison. He also said he called for a restoration of the Clinton COPS program last month.

Former State Senator Ember Reichgott Junge held a news conference saying she supports a bill that would provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. So does Ellison and former DFL State Party Chair Mike Erlandson.

The candidates will debate the issues tomorrow (FRIDAY) night on public television's Almanac.

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