Minnesota Independent

Republicans push for Minnesota sovereignty

By Andy Birkey | 04.22.10 | 12:12 pm

Senate Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would make Minnesota the first state to require a two-thirds majority vote in the legislature to approve federal laws affecting the state. “Minnesotans enjoy inherent, natural, God-given rights,” the bill states, and “Citizens of Minnesota are sovereign individuals, subject to Minnesota law and immune from any federal laws that exceed the federal government’s enumerated constitutional powers.”

KSTP poll: Solid majority of Minnesotans support same-sex unions

By Andy Birkey | 05.14.09 | 4:53 pm

A SurveyUSA/KSTP poll released this week shows a high level of support in Minnesota for the recognition of same-sex couples. Sixty-four percent of respondents said the state should offer same-sex marriage or civil unions. Only 34 percent said same-sex…

Online media access to state House falls prey to ‘procedural gimmicks’

By Chris Steller | 02.24.09 | 3:39 pm

A noble debate on the virtues of freedom of the press and open government it was not. A hearing on a proposed rule change to allow online media workers press access to the state House of Representatives, which was scheduled at the last minute, ended just as abruptly today — before it started, in fact.