DFL candidates vie for Pogemiller’s former Senate seat
By Jon Collins |
10.31.11 | 1:29 pm
Two DLFers, Peter Wagenius and Jacob Fry, are vying for the open state Senate seat in Minneapolis.
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Pogemiller takes job leading state Office of Higher Education
By Jon Collins |
10.28.11 | 3:08 pm
Pogemiller was known at the State Capitol for his willingness to scrap. As Senate majority leader, he presided over budget and policy battles with former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
Jeff Hayden wins DFLers nod in SD61
By Jon Collins |
09.14.11 | 5:58 pm
Hayden hopes to continue the Senate District’s progressive legacy.
Strong showing by Sadik Warfa in SD61 DFL race
By Jon Collins |
09.14.11 | 5:57 pm
His performance could be a sign of growing political engagement by the state’s Somali-American community.
Religious, political groups criticize Bradlee Dean prayer
By Andy Birkey |
05.23.11 | 2:21 pm
In the wake of Bradlee Dean’s controversial prayer before the Minnesota House on Friday, a number of religious and political groups condemned Dean and urged Republican leaders to disavow Dean’s prayer and his association with the House. The Minnesota Catholic Conference, which supports a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, said that Dean should not be associated with their movement. The ACLU, the DFL, the National Organization for Marriage, Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak and several legislators all weighed in on the controversy over the weekend.
GOP introduces ban on drug that killed Blaine teen
By Andy Birkey |
04.05.11 | 11:13 am
Four bills have been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to ban a substance known as 2C-E, a “designer drug” that is being blamed for the death of a Blaine teen and the hospitalization of 10 more. Republicans in the House and Senate introduced a bill on Monday that would make possession and sales of the drug a crime. The move follows a similar pair of DFL bills introduced two weeks ago.
Legislators want medical marijuana farming in Minnesota
By Andy Birkey |
02.24.11 | 3:04 pm
A bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature on Thursday would make it legal for farmers to grow medical marijuana and sell it to dispensaries in states where marijuana can be legally used for medicinal purposes. The Medical Marijuana Production and Export Act would direct the state government to develop a strict licensing plan for the potential grower and cites a positive economic benefit for the state’s agricultural sector.
Budget blues: $5 billion deficit visits Minneapolis’ North Side
By Paul Demko |
01.14.09 | 1:59 pm
The sub-zero temperatures didn’t scare away North Side residents. Roughly 50 folks gathered Tuesday night at the Minneapolis Urban League to meet with their state legislative delegation and learn the details of Minnesota’s looming $4.8 billion budget deficit. Freshmen Reps. Bobby Joe Champion (pictured) and Jeff Hayden (the only two African Americans in the legislature) were on hand, along with veteran state Sen. Linda Higgins. “The reality is that people are really, really frightened,” Hayden said at the start of the discussion.
