by Charley Shaw
Published: October 4, 2011
Tags: Day and Associates, Dick Day, racino, Racino Now
Dick Day is leaving the pro-racino lobbying group Racino Now to start a contract lobbying firm. Day spent 19 years in the state Senate before joining the group that lobbies for slot machines in Minnesota horse racing tracks.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: September 21, 2011
Tags: Arne Carlson, Becky Kelso, Bob Vanasek, Dean Johnson, Dick Day, Dorothy McClung, gambling, Helen Blue-Redner, Jim Knoblach, John McCarthy, Marty Seifert, Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, racino, Ron Dicklich, Ronald Reagan, Rudy Perpich, Skip Humphrey, Steve Sviggum, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Neuville
The compacts that regulate Indian-run gambling in the state never came up for a vote in the Minnesota Legislature. In fact, the whole affair happened rather quietly.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: September 16, 2011
Tags: Bill Schreiber, Bob Johnson, Bob Vanasek, David Hann, Dick Day, Jim Abeler, Kurt Zellers, Linda Berglin, Roger Moe, Todd Hill, Tom Hanson, Tomy Kwilas
At the close of a news conference in July called by Republican legislative leaders to discuss the $11 billion health and human services bill, former DFL House Speaker Bob Vanasek offered some pointed criticism to Republicans David Hann and Jim Abeler from the back of the room.
by Charley Shaw
Published: August 19, 2011
Tags: Bob Gunther, Cory Merrifield, Dave Senjem, Dick Day, John Carlson, Mike Parry, racino, Vikings Stadium
Early on in the 2011 legislative session, racino lobbyists fashioned a proposal to suit the jobs-focused agenda espoused by legislative leaders.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: August 17, 2011
Tags: ALEC, Bill Schreiber, Bob Vanasek, David Hann, Dick Day, Gen Olson, Kevin Goodno, Laura Brod, Mary Kiffmeyer, Pat Pariseau, Roger Moe, Tom Hanson
During the early part of her two-plus decades in the state Legislature, retired Republican Sen. Pat Pariseau remembers being just one of a handful of Minnesota legislators who could call themselves members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: June 8, 2011
Tags: Amy Koch, Carla Nelson, Dave Thompson, Dick Day, Health and Human Services, Jim Abeler, John Howe, John Kriesel, Ken Martin, Kurt Zellers, Mark Dayton, Michael Brodkorb, Michelle Fischbach, Pat Anderson, Tom Bakk, Tony Sutton
Will Republican Party’s close ties to GOP majorities make it harder to reach budget deal?
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 20, 2011
Tags: Amy Koch, Bob Gunther, Dave Senjem, Dick Day, Gretchen Hoffman, Job creation, Joyce Peppin, Julianne Ortman, Kurt Zeller, Morrie Lanning, Steve Smith, Tony Sutton
Several high-profile Republican pet projects have faded amid a particularly contentious budget battle, including a repeal of the nuclear construction moratorium, pension reforms, corporate income tax cuts and slots at racetracks.
by Paul Demko
Published: May 13, 2011
Tags: Al Quie, Dan McElroy, Dean Johnson, Dick Day, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Mark Dayton
Six years ago GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the Legislature deadlocked over a $466 million budget deficit. The DFL-controlled Senate wanted to raise nearly $1 billion by increasing income taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents. Pawlenty dismissed the move as “profoundly stupid.”
by Charley Shaw
Published: April 27, 2011
Tags: Dan Hall, Dave Senjem, David Hann, David Tomassoni, Dennis Fredrickson, Dick Day, Doug Magnus, Jim Carlson, Jim Vickerman, John Carlson, John Doll, John Howe, John Pederson, Kathy Sheran, Michelle Fischbach, Pam Wolf, Paul Koering, Racino Now, Rick Olseen, Robin Brown, Ron Shimanski, Sean Nienow, Tarryl Clark, Ted Daley
In previous legislative sessions, proposals to expand gambling have attracted more support from Republicans than DFLers. Given Minnesota's $5 billion state budget deficit and the new Republican majorities in the House and Senate, gambling proposals would seem to stand a much-improved chance of landing on the governor's desk as part of a budget agreement.
by Charley Shaw
Published: March 16, 2011
Tags: Dan Skogen, Dick Day, Eliot Seide, Gretchen Hoffman, Mike Parry, Paul Thissen, Sandy Pappas, Scott Walker
Senate Government Innovation and Veterans Chairman Mike Parry, R-Waseca, has sidestepped the traditional route for pension legislation - which runs through the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement (LCPR) - and placed on the fast track a proposal to shift more of the cost of pensions onto workers. His move seems all the more bold in light of the fact that the House has not introduced a companion measure, and at least one influential House Republican on pension issues has expressed significant reservations.
