by Paul Demko
Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: gay marriage, Joe Mullery, Phyllis Kahn, Ryan Winkler
The debate over gay marriage was back at the Capitol on Monday afternoon. A trio of bills relating to same-sex unions were heard before the House's Civil Justice committee.
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 17, 2010
Tags: Citizens United, Common Cause Minnesota, Mike Dean, Mike Franklin, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Ryan Winkler
Common Cause and DFL legislators today lashed out at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce for filing a lawsuit that strikes down certain state campaign finance laws.
by Charley Shaw
Published: January 21, 2010
Tags: campaign finance, Citizens United, corporate influence, David Schultz, Hillary: The Movie, Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Ryan Winkler, U.S. Supreme Court
Minnesota will likely be affected by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down this morning that allows corporate spending in elections.
by Staff
Published: July 14, 2009
Tags: Jeremy Kalin, Keith Downey, Office of Enterprise Technology, Ryan Winkler, Tech
[This was first published in the July 10, 2009 PIM Weekly Report.] It’s been interesting in tech news lately, with the pilfered Goldman Sachs program trading code and the widespread attacks on U.S. and South Korean websites dominating the news. Minnesota had its own tech shortcomings come to light via a legislative audit yesterday; Session [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: April 3, 2009
Tags: Minnesota Legislature, Ryan Winkler, same-sex marriage
The chief author of a Minnesota House bill that would require the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states today cautioned against hasty action in the wake of an Iowa Supreme Court decision that struck down that state’s ban on gay marriage. "Deciding to expand the definition of marriage to include all citizens is [...]
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 [...]
