Marci Anderson and Tom Heidemann, both of whom support the “neutrality policy” won, as did Scott Wenzel, who opposes the policy.
The state legislators say the bridge is too expensive and would cut into state funding for areas like roads, healthcare and education.
Sen. Al Franken said many Republicans want to change the internet so that large corporations can increase their profit margins at the expense of small businesses and consumers.
Community activists have urged more protections as oil drilling nears more dense population areas in western states, states like North Dakota have threatened to sue about some new rules.
A Republican PAC with ties to Tea Party Express is hoping to launch a campaign against Democrats using the Occupy Wall Street movement, which the group’s head describes as “mobs.”
Still in the early stages, campaigns for and against the constitutional same-sex marriage ban are using very different strategies as they build up their armies of grassroots supporters for next year’s ballot.
While the private sector hires showed a slight bump, the number of new hires at state and local governments fell 14,000 in September.
About 420 North Dakota residents who have been locked out of work at American Crystal Sugar since Aug. 1 are being denied unemployment benefits under state law.
Earlier studies have shown that people changed their positions based on the wording of the poll.
The medical device industry is a major backer of Rep. Erik Paulsen, with donations from industry Political Action Committees (PACs) and executives helping to make him the lead fundraiser in Minnesota’s House delegation.
The findings could provide enough evidence for an administrative judge to recommend that June’s vote to reject the union at the New York store be overturned.
Twin Cities Pride is asking the LGBT community for feedback over the decision by Target to stay neutral on an anti–gay marriage amendment that will appear on the ballot in 2012.
In the new 2011 Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign, three Minnesota corporations’ ratings were decreased due to political activity: Target, Best Buy and 3M.
Brandweek, a weekly trade magazine for the marketing industry, notes that Target’s reputation or “buzz” took a serious hit after donations to MN Forward were revealed in early August.
Earlier this year, an eating disorder clinic called the Emily Program was attempting to open a new facility in an affluent part of Orono, a town of 7,500 people west of Minneapolis. But opposition from some neighbors, as well as…
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