Speculation surrounds the probable impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision enabling corporations to spend money on express advocacy. Will it naturally favor Republicans? Will it mean more money in politics and therefore costlier campaigns? Perhaps, but other scenarios are also possible.
After several hours of debate, the Minnesota House this afternoon passed the so-called primary seat-belt law by a bipartisan but tight 73-60 vote. (Currently, it is a secondary offense not to wear a seat belt in Minnesota.)
The measure
In a smart tactical move this afternoon, saying he wants to avoid a costly special session, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he will
I believe strongly in the journalistic mission of providing both sides of every story.
In my 20-plus years as a journalist, I’ve often found myself glad that I was seeking different opinions
I believe strongly in the journalistic mission of providing both sides of every story.
In my 20-plus years as a journalist, I’ve often found myself glad that I was seeking different opinions
Rep. Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, this afternoon described Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s letter critiquing the bonding bill now in conference committee as containing
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is saying he’ll veto the bonding bill now in conference committee — if it’s as large as he’s hearing it is.
The second-term governor, who’sdebating running for a third term, later Fridaynight sent a letter to Sen. Keith Langseth, DFL-Glyndon, and Rep. Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, chairs in the Senate and House of [...]
Lawmakers from each house and caucus are hitting the road to hear from Minnesotans about the budget situation. PIM has just received the schedule. We included a scan of today’s earlier press release in today’s PIM Weekly Report, but please note that the address for the Rochester meeting has been corrected from that version. Here’s [...]
Lawmakers from each house and caucus are hitting the road to hear from Minnesotans about the budget situation. PIM has just received the schedule. We included a scan of today’s earlier press release in today’s PIM Weekly Report, but please note that the address for the Rochester meeting has been corrected from that version. Here’s [...]
Though the only tax proposal on the table now at the Minnesota Legislature is the governor’s pitch to lower corporate income taxes, that’s bound to change as DFLers take a hard look at ways to increase the state’s revenues through tax or fee hikes or by modifying some of the exclusions in current tax law.
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