Comments on: Report: Minnesota’s political refund program is ‘healthier’ model for country http://minnesotaindependent.com/38853/report-minnesota-political-refund-program-is-healthier-model-for-country News. Politics. Media. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:48:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ona http://minnesotaindependent.com/38853/report-minnesota-political-refund-program-is-healthier-model-for-country/comment-page-1#comment-33547 Ona Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:08:11 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=38853#comment-33547 If you're interested in the Political Contribution Refund Program and the general decline of good government principles in Minnesota, come to a speech by the national president of Common Cause, Bob Edgar, on Monday, July 13. The speech is entitled "Is Minnesota’s Era of Good Government Over?" and it will start at 7pm at the First Unitarian Society (900 Mt. Curve Ave. in Minneapolis). If you have any questions, give the office a call: 612-605-7978. Below is a more detailed description... Was the 2009 legislative session a harbinger of things to come? For the first time ever, the governor and the legislature could not come to an agreement on the budget. Partisan gridlock prevented needed election reforms bills from being enacted. In an unprecedented use of his unallotment authority, Governor Pawlenty has eliminated funding for one of the most important parts of our campaign finance system: the Political Contribution Refund Program. And a recent study from the Center for Public Integrity gave Minnesota a failing grade for its legislative disclosure requirements. The seeming abandonment of Minnesota’s long held principles of good government raises a troubling question: Is the era of good government in Minnesota over? If you’re interested in the Political Contribution Refund Program and the general decline of good government principles in Minnesota, come to a speech by the national president of Common Cause, Bob Edgar, on Monday, July 13. The speech is entitled “Is Minnesota’s Era of Good Government Over?” and it will start at 7pm at the First Unitarian Society (900 Mt. Curve Ave. in Minneapolis). If you have any questions, give the office a call: 612-605-7978. Below is a more detailed description…

Was the 2009 legislative session a harbinger of things to come? For the first time ever, the governor and the legislature could not come to an agreement on the budget. Partisan gridlock prevented needed election reforms bills from being enacted. In an unprecedented use of his unallotment authority, Governor Pawlenty has eliminated funding for one of the most important parts of our campaign finance system: the Political Contribution Refund Program. And a recent study from the Center for Public Integrity gave Minnesota a failing grade for its legislative disclosure requirements. The seeming abandonment of Minnesota’s long held principles of good government raises a troubling question: Is the era of good government in Minnesota over?

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