by Charley Shaw
Published: February 29, 2012
Tags: Bruce Kleven, carolyn mc Elfatrick, environment, Gary Dahms, Keith Langseth, Lance Ness, Paul Torkelson, Rod Skoe, wetlands conservation act
When it comes to battles over natural resources policy, efforts to change the state’s Wetlands Conservation Act (WCA) usually aren’t resolved overnight.
by Paul Demko
Published: February 29, 2012
Tags: ACLU, Eric Janus, Jeffery Keyes, Keven Scott Karsjens, Kurt Zellers, Legislative Auditor, Mark Dayton, Matt Dean, Moose Lake, MSOP, Teresa Nelson
In June Joseph Thompson, a civilly committed sex offender, filed a 57-page complaint on his own behalf in U.S. District Court alleging that the conditions of his confinement are unconstitutional. Thompson cited strip searches, confiscation of personal property and inadequate medical care as evidence that his confinement at a facility in Moose Lake is illegal.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: February 29, 2012
Tags: Amy Koch, Carol McFarlane, Carrie Ruud, Connie Doepke, Gen Olson, Glenn Gruenhagen, Karin Housley, Katie Sieben, Matt Dean, Michele Bachmann, Michelle Benson, Mike Jungbauer, Paul Gazelka, Paul Torkelson, Ray Vandeveer, redistricting, Steve Smith, Ted Lillie, Tony Cornish, Torrey Westrom
At least three prospective Republican candidates for the Minnesota Senate crowded a gathering of activists in the newly drawn Senate District 39 over the weekend.
by Stephen B. Young
Published: February 29, 2012
The recent reapportionment of Minnesota’s congressional districts was a nonevent — sadly. The status quo was ratified by the panel of judges that drew the new boundaries. In the main they are the same as the 2002 districts, only a bit more so.
by Bloomberg News
Published: February 29, 2012
Like the Republicans, President Barack Obama recognizes that our high corporate tax rate puts U.S. companies at a disadvantage to their foreign competitors.
by Stateline.org
Published: February 29, 2012
No state helped the gambling industry come out of a two-year recessionary slump more than Pennsylvania, which has seen more than a $1 billion increase in revenue in the past two fiscal years.
by The Associated Press
Published: February 29, 2012
PORTLAND, Maine — With Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe’s announcement that she won’t seek a fourth term, a number of Maine Republicans and Democrats are considering jumping into the Senate race, setting off a scramble with just two weeks before a deadline to get on the June primary ballot.
by Staff
Published: February 29, 2012
Has redistricting helped or hurt the party in control? Here’s a look at the most recent election results immediately before and after redistricting.
by Kevin Featherly
Published: February 29, 2012
Lucinda Jesson did not want to become Human Services commissioner. She was actually trying to help someone else get the job. (She won’t say who.)
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 29, 2012
Tags: 2012 legislative races, District 41A, Kate Knuth, redistricting, Tom Tillberry
State Rep. Kate Knuth has decided to retire from the Legislature after her current term expires. The three-term DFLer from New Brighton was paired with fellow DFL Rep. Tom Tillberry of Fridley in the new redistricting maps that were unveiled last week.
