100th birthday of NH Primary celebrated
A bipartisan group of the state’s political elite gathered to celebrate the 100-year birthday of the law establishing a state presidential ...
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Late-February start planned for Minnesota lawmakers in 2014
When Minnesota lawmakers finish their session Monday, May 20, they'll have a full nine months to cook up plans for next year's ...
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All-day kindergarten a statewide reality in '14
And a sigh of relief from stressed-out moms … Jim Ragsdale’s Strib story says: “Most parents will have access to free, all-day kindergarten beginning ...
Budget bills prepared for floor votes
Late Saturday night, early Sunday morning, the joint House-Senate committees dealing with taxes, state government and transportation finished their ...
Fate in doubt for Minnesota minimum-wage and unionization bills
It appears that two key DFL priorities — raising Minnesota’s minimum wage and unionization efforts for child-care workers — could be the casualties ...
Minnesota lawmakers spell out tax increase details
Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL legislative leaders have cut a deal on a tax bill that will increase income taxes on top earners and more than double ...
Minnesota passes same-sex marriage
The roar of the crowd packed into the rotunda of the Minnesota state Senate could be heard periodically throughout the 4-hour-plus debate over ...
Patience, please
* Before we begin, let us recall that Rep. Dunkin’s name appears twice on the “Century Club” trophy. He actually “won” the award three times, but ...
DAY 3 RLC NATIONAL CONVENTION: Liberty Caucus gets a new Chairman
Libertarian Republican Congressman Steve Stockman in attendance at national convention in Austin Yesterday, at 3 pm, the business meeting of the 2013 ...
The Issue: The 2013 farm bill
The biggest issue in the U.S. farm bill has little to do with agriculture and everything to do with partisan politics and the role of government in ...