Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
WASHINGTON — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading ...
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Capitol Chatter: Gay marriage supporters promise to back 'yes' votes
It is a chant that may never have been heard in the Minnesota Capitol until gay marriage supporters wanted legislators to feel politically ...
Minnesota vets unfairly targeted by benefit change
Minnesota congressional delegation should rally around Kline’s fix.
Crop insurance, food stamps at issue in farm bill
The House and Senate Agriculture committees are debating a new farm bill this week. The current legislation directed more than $1 billion to ...
Norquist, Klobuchar find common ground on immigration reform
CC/Flickr/Fibonacci BlueAnti-tax activist Grover Norquist has also has been a big supporter of immigration reform proposals.
The Daily Digest (Marathon days at the legislature, Bachmann airs ads 18 months out)
The Daily Digest for Thursday, May 16, 2013
Lawmakers Huddle at White House on Sex Abuse in Military
More than a dozen members of Congress, mostly women from the Senate and House armed services committees, met with Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser ...
On Military Sexual Assault Issue, A New Era for An Old Committee
Women on the Senate and House Armed Services committees are leveraging their clout in response to the problem of sexual assaults in the ...
21 Senate Republicans vote for new taxes
WASHINGTON — An interesting thing happened in the U.S. Senate Monday night: Twenty-one Republicans voted for a bill that could lead to consumers ...
It's a puzzle: Why isn't Iowa electing women?
DES MOINES, Iowa — It was among the first states to legalize gay marriage and served as the 2008 campaign liftoff site for the first black ...