Tom Horner

Tom Horner is a public affairs executive with more than 45 years of experience in public policy and politics. He was the Independence Party candidate for governor in 2010. He was Chief of Staff for Senator David Durenberger, founder of an influential public affairs company, and otherwise an astute observer of Minnesota politics for decades.

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Wisconsin outcome shows reform opportunity for Minnesota GOP and DFL

Minnesota DFLers are celebrating the enormous boost their neighbors to the east gave the national party when Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the...

Minnesota Can’t Afford to Waste a Critical Election Cycle

Stupid political campaigns produce public policies that at best are ineffective and at worst are wasteful and even harmful. Minneapolis is a case in point....

Welfare Policy Should be Smarter than a Country Western Song

The irony of Federal spending is that it often saves US money "Well, God, if you're 5-foot-3 and you're 300 pounds, Taxes ought not to pay...

The critical innovation dance of counties

Hennepin County’s 2025 operating budget is $2.54 billion; about 60% of the projected spending is from state and federal sources for social services The old...

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