by Mike Mullen
Published: July 31, 2012
Tags: Dan McGrath, Greta Bergstrom, Mark Ritchie, Paul Austin
Despite the continuing legal drama surrounding the two constitutional amendments headed for this fall's ballot, the groups formed to support or defeat the amendments to outlaw gay marriage and mandate voter ID are in something of a holding pattern.
by Staff
Published: July 31, 2012
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by Charley Shaw
Published: July 30, 2012
Tags: Accretive Health Inc., Al Franken, Mike Rothman
The state of Minnesota has reached a settlement deal with Accretive Health, Inc., in which the company will pay $2.5 million and not do business in the state for two years.
by Staff
Published: July 30, 2012
News and opinion from MN political media.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: July 27, 2012
Tags: Dave Thompson, FEMA, flood relief, fracking, Joe Gimse, John Howe, Mark Dayton, Mark Ritchie, Paul Thissen, Roger Reinert, Sean Nienow, special session, Steve Sviggum, Tom Bakk, Tony Lourey
Governor, legislative leaders want disaster-relief-only special session, but will they get it?
by Charley Shaw
Published: July 27, 2012
Tags: Erick Kaardal, Mark Dayton, Mark Ritchie, marriage amendment, Voter ID
Conservatives looking forward to seeing two of their signature issues voted on this November as constitutional amendments were outraged when Secretary of State Mark Ritchie unveiled the titles that will introduce the questions on the ballot.
by Paul Demko
Published: July 27, 2012
Tags: Dave Senjem, Dave Thompson, Doug Wardlow, Jack Krage, Jeremy Miller, Jim Niland, Julie Rosen, Kyle Makarios, Laura Bordelon, MAPE, right to work, Steve Drazkowski, Tim Sanders, tom Hackbarth
When so-called right-to-work legislation came up for a floor vote in March, Sen. Jeremy Miller was the only Republican to vote against the proposal. Although it was merely a procedural vote to send the proposed constitutional amendment to a different committee, organized labor was grateful for the freshman legislator’s public opposition.
by Stateline.org
Published: July 27, 2012
Ohio State Representatives Michael Stinziano and Sean O’Brien thought they had a bill that would pass with no more than token opposition. It was a youth safety bill — a piece of legislation protecting young athletes who suffered head injuries on the playing field.
by David Strom
Published: July 27, 2012
Until now, the Metropolitan Council has lived a charmed life. For decades politicians have publicly criticized and even reviled the institution, threatened its abolition, and hated its highhandedness. Yet if anything, it is more powerful and out of control than ever.
by Bloomberg News
Published: July 27, 2012
The slow growth reported for the second quarter is enough to allow President Barack Obama an edge in his re-election bid, according to a forecasting model based on the economy and polling data.
