Public Campaign Financing in Minnesota: Damming Big Money in the Land of 10,000 Lakes concludes that, while Minnesota’s public campaign financing program has long led the nation in limiting big money’s power in state elections and the program is still considered one of the finest in the country, the program now faces a serious and growing challenge: independent expenditures by political parties and other non-candidate groups. [view report] - [Summary of Recommendations (.doc)] - Press Release (.doc)