The Minnesota Independent covered a variety of issues this week, from in-depth looks at U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s inner circle to a state Senate special election primary in Minneapolis.
Christian and “pro-life” groups throughout the state have protested the Calif. since the state Legislature passed it, calling it “anti-parent.”
Bachmann said she hadn’t misrepresented herself as a doctor or scientist.
Fifty-nine members of Congress joined up with the HIV/AIDS caucus.
Officials offer assurances to military families in wake of Walgreen’s “confusing” outreach campaign.
Everyone from Rush Limbaugh to pediatricians criticized Bachmann’s continued assertions that the vaccine could be linked to autism.
The Catholic group urged Congress to support conscience protection legislation in light of this “unprecedented threat to religious freedom.”
Minnesota has the third lowest number of residents lacking health insurance coverage, according to a survey by Gallup. The state ranks below Massachusetts and Vermont, two New England states that have instituted universal health care insurance programs. According to the survey, 9.4 percent of Minnesotans lack health insurance.
Bachmann made a series of statements that are contradicted by reports from non-partisan congressional offices.
Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses the wealthy suburbs west of Minneapolis, should be competitive. Political strategists have often rated the district a tossup, but Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen has managed to keep the district in Republican hands following the 2008 retirement of moderate Rep. Jim Ramstad, even winning by double digits in 2010. As district resident Sharon Sund aims to change that, Paulsen is getting renewed attention from national Democrats, who are launching a new round of ads against him.
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