by Charley Shaw
Published: November 2, 2009
Tags: 2009 Legislature, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Tim Pawlenty
Lawyers for Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance filed a lawsuit last week against Gov. Tim Pawlenty and a couple of his cabinet members alleging their unallotment of the 2010-2011 violates state statute and the Minnesota Constitution
by Bill Clements
Published: May 15, 2009
Tags: 2009 Legislature, battle, budget deficit, Coleman, DFL, GOP, Minnesota, Pawlenty, Taxes
While some GOPers are sitting back today and smugly proclaiming their man, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, has
by Sarah Janecek
Published: May 15, 2009
Tags: 2009 Legislature, Larry Pogemiller, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Minnesota budget deficit, Tim Pawlenty
[This story first appeared in the May 15, 2009 issue of The Weekly Report.] In retrospect, it’s almost breathtaking. How could Sen. Maj. Leader Larry Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis) — a 29-year legislator and self-ascribed “creature of the Senate” — and House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis) — who has spent her younger but also entire professional life in the House [...]
by Staff
Published: April 14, 2009
Tags: 2009 Legislature, Omnibus bills
[This story originally appeared in the April10 issue of The PIM Weekly Report.] During the two legislative days this week, committees held over plenty of bills for consideration for their omnibus bills. In theory, it’s not supposed to be like the old days, with controversial bills appearing in obscure conference committee negotiations. Peter Wattson laid out [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 21, 2009
Tags: 2009 Legislature, Minnesota welfare
Republicans in the Minnesota House today suggested a new round of welfare reform, saying the proposal would end Minnesota’s reputation as a "welfare magnet" and help balance the state’s projected $4.8 billion deficit. But House DLFers promptly shot down the proposal, calling it "more of the same short-term thinking" that landed the state in the red [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 21, 2009
Tags: 2009 Legislature, Minnesota welfare
Republicans in the Minnesota House today suggested a new round of welfare reform, saying the proposal would end Minnesota’s reputation as a "welfare magnet" and help balance the state’s projected $4.8 billion deficit. But House DLFers promptly shot down the proposal, calling it "more of the same short-term thinking" that landed the state in the red [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 20, 2008
Tags: 2009 Legislature, Ryan Winkler, Sonia Pitt, Steve Simon
A DFL legislator will introduce legislation in January aimed at making it easier to prosecute state employees who misuse public money. The bill comes in the wake of two high-profile cases in which prosecutors declined to press charges against former employees of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for what [...]
