A bill to legalize marijuana for medical uses passed its final committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, last week, and could end up on Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s desk before the end of the session. The bill has already…
Not all vets want exemptions for VFWs and American Legions
Now that the Minnesota House and Senate have passed…
Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., spoke with pro-life activists in a conference call Thursday, emphasizing that a stem-cell bill he sponsored is the best chance pro-lifers have at blunting enthusiasm for embryonic stem cell research.
“Science is moving…
Two bills relating to embryonic stem cell research passed the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, one of which President Bush has promised to veto, and the other he will sign. The Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act,…
Two bills that would impact stem cell research in the United States will be taken up by U.S. senators later this week. One bill (S.5) was introduced by Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn. The other (S.997, also called S.30)…
House action yet to come
State Sen. Kathy Sheran, D-Mankato, entered the Minnesota Legislature just this past January. It was an experience that must have been like a bird pushed from the nest and told to fly. For she…
The St. Paul Pioneer Press sought out a Republican party official and blogger as a voice against a bill working its way through the state legislature. But in quoting the official, the Pioneer Press failed to note that his blog…
There is a common assumption that the Freedom to Breathe Act should receive a much more friendly reception in the DFL-dominated Minnesota Legislature than it has in the past when the GOP controlled the…
Four months ago Prof. Kathy Sheran was teaching classes in the School of Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and running for the Minnesota State Senate. Today she is Sen. Kathy Sheran (D-Mankato) and one of the chief…
In reality, the U.S. guarantees health care for all residing in this country; it just doesn’t guarantee who is going to pay for it.
Health care is certainly a top agenda item around the nation and…
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