State Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, plans to announce next week how he would raise revenue by allowing slot machines at horse racing tracks. And there are plenty of other gambling-related revenue proposals waiting in the wings.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 5, 2010
Tags: Dick Day, John Marty, lobbyists, Mike Parry, racinos
Minnesota's newest state senator, who earned his job after his predecessor resigned to become a lobbyist for racinos, testified this morning against a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on former legislators and elected officials becoming paid lobbyists.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 2, 2010
Tags: Dick Day, Jason Engbrecht, Mike Parry
DFLer Jason Engbrecht, who fell to Republican Mike Parry in last month's special election to replace state Sen. Dick Day, R-Owatonna, doesn't plan to challenge Parry again in November.
by Paul Demko
Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: Dick Day, Elections, Mike Parry
Mike Parry's victory in a state Senate special election last week inspired fundamentally different reactions from the state's two major parties.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: Dick Day, Jason Engbrecht, Jim Vickerman, Karla Bigham, Leo Foley, Marty Seifert, Mike Parry, Roy Srp, Scott Brown, Steve Murphy, Tarryl Clark
As the 2010 Minnesota Legislature kicks off this week, a half-dozen legislators, most of them DFLers, have announced that they don't plan to be back when the gavel comes down on the 2011 session.
by Paul Demko
Published: January 26, 2010
Tags: 2010 Minnesota House races, Dick Day, Jason Engbrecht, Mike Parry, Roy Srp, Senate District 26
Republicans will keep control of the state Senate seat vacated by Dick Day. Mike Parry, a former Waseca City Council member, won Tuesday's special election with 43 percent of the vote.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 26, 2010
Tags: Dick Day, Jason Engbrecht, Mark Drake, Michael Brodkorb, Mike Parry, Roy Srp
Mark Drake, a spokesman for the Minnesota Republican Party, suffered a slight setback this morning while knocking on doors in southern Minnesota for state Senate candidate Mike Parry: He slipped on ice and fell on his back.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 21, 2010
Tags: Dick Day, John Kline, Mike Parry
U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., today endorsed Waseca businessman Mike Parry to fill the state Senate seat of Sen. Dick Day, R-Owatonna.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 19, 2010
Tags: Al Franken, Dick Day, Jason Engbrecht, Michele Bachmann, Mike Parry, Roy Srp
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has endorsed Republican Mike Parry to fill retiring state Sen. Dick Day's seat.
by Paul Demko
Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: Dick Day, Jason Engbrecht, John Benson, Julie Fobbe, Kevin Dahle, Larry Haws, Mike Parry, Roy Srp, Steve Drazkowski, Tarryl Clark
On January 26 a special election will be held to fill the Senate seat vacated by Republican Dick Day. The contest has attracted three challengers: Republican Mike Parry, Democrat Jason Engbrecht and Independence Party candidate Roy Srp.
