by Paul Demko
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Huffington Post
Amy Klobuchar is the smartest U.S. Senator, according to Huffington Post. The web site referenced her academic credentials in making the (dubious) determination.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 10, 2010
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Chris Shields, Comings and goings
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has been recognized by the National Narcotic Officers' Associations' Coalition (NNOAC) for her commitment to fighting drug trafficking.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 26, 2010
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Chris Coleman, Comings and goings, Epicurean Inc.
Dave Benson, owner and chief financial officer of Epicurean Inc. of Duluth, will attend President Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday as a guest of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
by Charley Shaw
Published: January 14, 2010
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Cook Hill Girard Associates, John Kavanagh, Sarah Strong
Longtime state Senate staffer and lobbyist John Kavanagh on Tuesday will become Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's state director.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: October 27, 2009
Tags: Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Northwest Airlines
The licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots involved in last week's "overflying" incident were revoked today by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a day after Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., called for a ban on using laptop computers in airline cockpits.
by admin
Published: October 20, 2009
Tags: Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Erik Paulsen
It looks like there's some bipartisan agreement in the debate over health care reform after all.
At least three members of Congress from the Land of 10,000 Lakes have come out against a $4 billion annual fee on medical device makers. The fee was approved by the Senate Finance Committee last week as part of a national health insurance overhaul.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: September 18, 2009
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, texting while driving
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., plans to announce her support Saturday for federal legislation that would establish a national ban on texting while driving.
by Staff
Published: August 27, 2009
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Edward Kennedy, Jim Ramstad, Rudy Boschwitz
Past and current Minnesota members of Congress praised the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., as a liberal stalwart who nonetheless knew how to build consensus on tough issues.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: August 12, 2009
Tags: Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Marty Seifert, Minnesota State Fair
Here’s a theory: Those who say they attend the Minnesota State Fair so they can meet candidates and politicians and visit politically oriented booths are like those who say they read Playboy magazine for the articles. Just in case such people exist, however, we’ve secured a list of political types and parties who have arranged for [...]
by Charley Shaw
Published: August 5, 2009
Tags: Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Farm Fest
The confirmation proceedings this week for Supreme Court judicial nominee Sonia Sotomayor in Washington D.C., has kept Minnesota’s two senators back in Washington. But their top agricultural policy aides have been holding down the fort at their booths at the Farm Fest agricultural gathering in southwestern Minnesota. Dave Frederickson (pictured, top), who serves as outreach director [...]
