State Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, said she’s worried the unionization of child-care workers would mean children would engage in craft projects using macaroni noodles to spell out “tax the rich.”
The group also said that they spent a lot of money in the 2011 legislative session and appealed for donations.
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.
The state has lost 2,600 government jobs so far this year.
Hayden hopes to continue the Senate District’s progressive legacy.
Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, told Politics in Minnesota on Thursday that he has joined the steering committee of Minnesotans United for All Families, a coalition of labor, business and religious organizations that opposes a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Kriesel is one of a handful of Republican elected officials who oppose the amendment.
The Carver County GOP took heat this week over a fundraiser that featured an auction that guaranteed face-time with legislators for the highest bidder.
Minnesota experts on lobbyist disclosure say ALEC’s activity here requires the group to register as a lobbyist under state law.
The organization held an event without registering as a state lobbyist, as a Minnesota board ruled was necessary in 1995.
“About 30″ Minnesota legislators are members of a controversial nonprofit that critics say allows corporate members to lobby lawmakers and write bills without disclosure, according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s state chair, Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer.
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