by Charley Shaw
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: Alliance for a Better Minnesota, Denise Cardinal, House Republican Campaign Committee, Paul Kohls, renter's credit
The state House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) has taken legal action against a liberal-leaning Minnesota advocacy group over an online advertisement.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: American Mitigation Consultants, Discount Mortgage Relief, home foreclosure crisis, Lori Swanson
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson today filed suit against two mortgage modification companies for violating a 2009 law that prohibits companies that offer to modify the terms of an existing mortgage from asking for advance payments from homeowners.
by Paul Demko
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: Bob Fletcher, Chris Gerlach, Mee Moua, Nekima Levy-Pounds
Sen. Mee Moua's controversial proposal to prohibit law-enforcement agencies from maintaining gang databases came before the Senate's State and Local Government Operation and Oversight Committee on Friday afternoon. Supporters and detractors of the measure were primed for a debate. Deputies from the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and community activists concerned about police misconduct filled the committee room.
by Peter Bartz-Gallagher
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: photo of the day
PIM was around the Capitol all week; check out what we saw.
by Sarah Janecek
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Marty Seifert, Matt Entenza, Minnesotans Concerned for Life, Tom Emmer
Last night, Reps. Tom Emmer (R-Delano) and Marty Seifert (R-Marshall), the two top GOP contenders for governor squared off at Armstrong High School for one of the three last debates currently scheduled before the GOP state convention begins April 29.
by Steve Perry
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: Bob Fletcher, Criminal intelligence, Don Betzold, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Ramsey County Gang Database, The Paper Trail
A number of key legislative Democrats have complained repeatedly about the mounting cost of so-called "interagency agreements" between the governor's office and other state agencies during the Pawlenty years, casting those budget-sharing agreements as a means for the governor's office to augment its budget without the blessing of the Legislature.
by Steve Perry
Published: March 19, 2010
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, John Marty
As Homer Simpson always says, it's funny because it's true.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 18, 2010
Tags: DEED, Unemployment statistics
Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.3 percent in February -- the same percentage recorded in January, according to figures released this afternoon by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
by Paul Demko
Published: March 18, 2010
Tags: Dennis Flaherty, forfeitures, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, Rochester, Roger Peterson, The Paper Trail, Tina Liebling
There is a price to pay for crossing law enforcement's blue line of silence. Rochester Police Chief Roger Peterson is finding that out in no uncertain terms.
by Charley Shaw
Published: March 18, 2010
Tags: 2010 legislative session, County program aid, Keith Carlson, Local Government Aid, Paul Marquart, Tom Bakk
House and Senate DFLers have agreed to cut $105 million in aids and credits to local governments. But the two chambers are split on how to make the cuts.
