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Rep. Peterson pushes regulatory reform bill to ‘reduce unnecessary burden on job creators’

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By Andy Birkey | 09.23.11 | 6:00 am

A representative of a watchdog group said the law would result in a “near moratorium on rules.”

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In wake of Citizens United, Dems seek constitutional amendment to define ‘natural person’

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By Andy Birkey | 03.16.11 | 1:57 pm

Following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, Minnesota Democrats are proposing a constitutional amendment to define an individual as a “natural person.” The 2010 ruling gave corporations certain rights as “persons” and allowed them to engage in new levels of political activity. Sen. Scott Dibble of Minneapolis said the DFL bill is aimed at curtailing the idea that corporate entities have the same rights as human beings.

Minneapolis corporations top LGBT buying guide

By Andy Birkey | 11.25.09 | 9:05 am

Picture 25Just in time for Black Friday, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT advocacy group, has released a shopping guide that ranks hundreds of businesses on whether their policies support LGBT employees. Many of Minnesota’s top companies —…

Target to reconsider no-blogs communications policy

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.15.08 | 3:45 pm

Target spokesperson Amy VonWalter admits that her company has been traditionally conservative when it comes to dealing with the media, and its policy of not talking to trade publications and bloggers stems from that. But…