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Kline, Oberstar speak back to back on House floor on health care

By Chris Steller | 11.07.09 | 7:31 pm

kline oberstarIn brief, back-to-back appearances, U.S. Reps. John Kline and Jim Oberstar delivered diametrically opposed statements on the floor of the House of Representatives Saturday night during the historic debate over national health care reform.

Ellison: No fraud from same-day voter signups in Coleman-Franken recount

By Chris Steller | 11.03.09 | 12:49 pm

ellison1In making the case for his federal same-day voter registration bill, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison points to how much voter fraud was alleged in the “highly scrutinized” Norm Coleman-Al Franken U.S. Senate contest due to Minnesotans’ ability…

Same-day voter registration would go national under Ellison bill

By Chris Steller | 10.29.09 | 12:50 pm

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison has introduced a bill that would extend Minnesota-style, same-day voting rights to all eligible Americans in federal elections.

Two million pounds of pollutants dumped into Minnesota’s waterways

By Paul Demko | 10.21.09 | 12:49 pm

More than 2 million pounds of toxic chemicals were dumped into Minnesota’s waterways during 2007, according to a new report (pdf) by Environment Minnesota. 3M was by far the most prolific dumper of pollutants, with more than 1…

Paulsen pulls in more than $300,000 in third quarter

By Paul Demko | 10.15.09 | 10:24 am

PaulsenU.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.

AM.MN: This time, a fellow Rep worries about voices Bachmann’s not hearing

By Chris Steller | 09.17.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoLast week U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar expressed catty concern about whether voices Rep. Michele Bachmann hears are entirely divine. On Wednesday, another Democrat from Minnesota’s congressional delegation worried about the voices Bachmann is not hearing.…

AM.MN: Pawlenty meets skeptics at Farmfest

By Chris Steller | 08.07.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoIn a Farmfest speech that was as much national as state-focused, Gov. Pawlenty urged ailing dairy farmers to increase demand by selling to China and India and promised to create a Minnesota Farmer Assistance Network (MFAN) for…

Oberstar pulls in $240,000

By Paul Demko | 07.14.09 | 12:17 pm

oberstarSecond quarter political fundraising reports are due to the Federal Elections Commission by Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar appears to be the first member of the Minnesota delegation to…

Two wheels bad: Bachmann on warpath against bike paths

By Chris Steller | 07.10.09 | 8:51 am

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann blogs on how biking isn’t healthy:

You would think that any health care bill brought forth in Congress would actually be focused on reforming health care. Alas, it seems that both House and Senate

CQ ranks congressional voting records: How’d Minnesota do?

By Andy Birkey | 07.07.09 | 11:12 am

Congressional Quarterly has compiled their annual Vote Study for congressional votes leading up to the July 4 break. Each year, CQ compiles records based on party unity, support for the president and percentage of votes missed during the session.…