by Briana Bierschbach
Published: January 9, 2012
Tags: Jaime Tincher, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Minnesota House DFL Caucus, Tarryl Clark, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Zach Rodvold
Zach Rodvold, House DFL Director of Legislative and Caucus Services, will now be the campaign director for the caucus. Redistricting analyst Jaime Tincher will takover Rodvold's job in mid January.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: November 18, 2011
Tags: Bobby Joe Champion, Chuck Wiger, Claire Robling, David Tomassoni, Dennis Fredrickson, Ellen Anderson, Jackie Cherryhomes, Jerry Janezich, Jim Carlson, Jim Metzen, Joe Biernat, John Derus, Julianne Ortman, Keith Langseth, Linda Higgins, Linda Scheid, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Minneapolis, R.T. Rybak, Sheree Breedlove, Steve Kelley, Warren Limmer, Wendy Underwood
Sen. Linda Higgins doesn’t want her political obituary written just yet. First off, while the five-term Minneapolis senator announced last Monday that she won’t seek re-election in 2012, she plans to serve out her term through the end of next year.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: October 12, 2011
Tags: Alida Messinger, Alliance for a Better Minnesota, Amy Koch, Bill Haas, Block E, CAGE, Chris Georgacas, Christine Zimmer, Dave Senjem, David Hann, David Lillehaug, David Tomassoni, Dean Johnson, Dick Day, Erma Vizenor, gambling, gaming, Indian gaming, John Knapp, John Kriesel, John McCarthy, Kurt Zellers, Leech Lake, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Marty Seifert, Matt Entenza, Michael Brodkorb, MIGA, Mike Hatch, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Pat Anderson, racino, Randy Asunma, Red Lake, Rich Ginsberg, Ron Valiant, Rudy Perpich, Shakopee Mdewankanton Sioux Community, Steve Sviggum, Ted Grindal, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Rukavina, Tony Sutton, Vikings Stadium, White Earth
A steady downpour didn’t keep Indian gambling workers from flocking outside the state Capitol in St. Paul last April. At least 1,500 people gathered outside on the building’s steps, some arriving by the busload from reservations hours away. Clad in raincoats and shielded by a canopy of umbrellas, workers thrust signs into the air that read, “Rural jobs count too” and “Don’t gamble with my job!”
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: July 13, 2011
Tags: Alice Hausman, Alida Messinger, Arne Carlson, Brenda Cassellius, Gene Pelowski, Jim Monroe, John Hottinger, Kathleen Gearin, Larry Jacobs, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Mindy Greiling, Steve Dille, Ted Grindal, Tim Pawlenty
The scene was a new one for the governor, at least since the state entered a historic government shutdown two weeks ago. While Dayton made an additional offer to the GOP majorities and appeared at two St. Paul news conferences in the week after the July 1 shutdown, few have seen the state’s chief executive outside of the confines of the now-locked down state Capitol.
by Charley Shaw
Published: May 27, 2011
Tags: 2011 legislative session, Cecilia Retelle, Chamber of Commerce, Charlie Weaver, collective bargaining, David Olson, government shutdown, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Minnesota Business Partnership, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Hesse
As the Republicans and DFL Gov. Mark Dayton persist in a stalemate that could result in a government shutdown, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce President David Olson said he’s not getting pushback from his members on the Legislature’s central budget choice: to hold the line on tax increases.
by Charley Shaw
Published: April 29, 2011
Tags: conceal carry, dan fabian, Dave Olin, Dennis Flaherty, gun rights, Joe Mullery, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, MPPOA Legislative Fund, National Rifle Association, NRA, Paul Marquart, Protect Minnesota, Tony Cornish, Warren Limmer
The issue of gun rights has blazed a path onto the policy agenda at the state Capitol. The subject invariably puts legislators at odds with either law enforcement or the National Rifle Association, depending on their vote.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: April 20, 2011
Tags: Alice Hausman, Ben Golnik, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Mindy Greiling, Pat Garofalo, Tom Bakk
Mark Dayton entered the Capitol in January owing its inhabitants very little. The DFL governor spent $3.9 million of his own fortune to win the primary and the narrow election in November, and for the most part conducted his campaign with little help from special interest groups or Democratic legislators.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: March 16, 2011
Tags: Bob Vanasek, Dick Day, Ed Burdick, George W. Bush, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Greg Davids, Larry Howes, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mary Murphy, Phyllis Kahn, Steve Sviggum
When news broke last week that longtime former House Chief Clerk Ed Burdick had died, representatives took time to reminisce on the chamber floor. Preston Republican Rep. Greg Davids remembered a time when the clock struck midnight on the last night of session. The Legislature was constitutionally required to adjourn, but had yet to finish its work.
by Charley Shaw
Published: January 19, 2011
Tags: Geoff Michel, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Jaime Tincher, Larry Jacobs, Larry Pogemiller, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Michael Brodkorb, Mike Parry, Peter Wattson, Roger Moe, Sarah Anderson, Tim Penny, Tom Gillaspy
With Minnesota's Census numbers expected to arrive as early as the middle of next month, state lawmakers are already laying plans to redraw Minnesota legislative districts and the state's eight congressional districts. But the partisan divide between Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican majorities in the Legislature portend a round of redistricting that is likely to fall apart - just as it has done in the face of divided governments over the past four decades.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: January 14, 2011
Tags: Aaron Brown, Jim Oberstar, Kurt Zellers, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton, Special Election, Tony Sertich
Dayton set Feb. 15 for the special election to replace him, but the Feb. 1 primary is likely to be the decisive battle in the heavily DFL district that covers Chisholm, Hibbing, Floodwood and Meadowlands.
