Report: Target may make additional amends over MN Forward donation
Target Corp. may be trying to find another way to cool down the anger of gay rights advocates upset over a $150,000 political donation to a group supporting a conservative Republican gubernatorial cadidate in Minnesota.
Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT) is in negotiations with the Human Rights Campaign, according to Politico.com, which cited sources close to the talks. The company is being urged to donate $150,000 to pro-gay-rights candidates and groups in Minnesota, the political news website reported. Read the full Politico.com story here.
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel on Thursday apologized to the retailer’s employees for the donation to MN Forward, a new business-advocacy group that is supporting state Rep No teletrak payday loan. Tom Emmer, a GOP gubernatorial candidate who opposes gay marriage.
But the move didn’t appease the outrage of advocacy groups such as MoveOn.org and the Human Rights Campaign, which held a protest outside of Target headquarters the next day.
Business Journal calls to Target and the Human Rights Campaign weren’t immediately returned on Tuesday.
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