Betty Mccollum

The Minnesota Independent’s sister site, the Washington Independent, was on the scene Thursday for U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s “House Call” protest against health care reform at the U.S. Capitol.

The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) announced today that the organization will support the health care reform package moving through Congress, but only if it includes provisions for nonprofit agencies.

Assistant St. Paul Police Chief Matt Bostrom is likely to challenge Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher in 2010. Bostrom filed campaign papers with the Ramsey County Elections office today and will begin raising money for the contest. The challenger already boasts an impressive array of supporters: U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, Ramsey County Commissioners Victoria Reinhardt [...]

Rep. Betty McCollum is spearheading an effort to get nonprofit employees included in the health reform benefits being planned for small businesses. She has penned a letter to congressional leaders urging them to consider nonprofits on a level playing field with small businesses.

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is backing former state Sen. Steve Kelley for governor, according to Kelley, who formally announced his candidacy Monday.

U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen has raised nearly $1 million so far this year. The freshman Republican took in $318,000 in the third quarter of 2009 and had $725,000 in the bank, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Of 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, only ten have missed more votes this session than Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, according to the Washington Post’s tally. Bachmann has missed 105 votes, or 13.6 percent of all votes. Fellow Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen had the state’s best record, missing only six votes in the [...]

How long would you need to read a phone book … or its legislative equivalent? Two Minnesota Democrats have signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking that bills in Congress be posted online a minimum of 72 hours before a vote. The letter backs a pending resolution that already counts the state’s congressional [...]

At the Bruce Vento Dinner on Sunday, Rep. Betty McCollum lashed out at those who say a health care reform package in Congress should be bipartisan. Hosted by the 4th Congressional district DFL, the dinner remembers Vento’s two decades representing the district in Congress until his death in 2000.

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is circulating a bill that would stop federal funding of corporations that commit felony crimes. The ACORN Act (pdf) would also stop such corporations from funding federal campaigns and limit their lobbying. The bill’s acronym stands for “Against Corporations Organizing to Rip-off the Nation” and comes on the heels of various arms [...]