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.
Pressure mounts for Pawlenty to apply for federal Medicare funds
By Andy Birkey |
08.25.10 | 8:09 am
Democratic leaders in the Minnesota Legislature urged Gov. Tim Pawlenty Tuesday to apply for $236 million in federal health care money. In a letter to the governor, Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller and House Majority Leader Tony Sertich wrote that it would be “irresponsible” for the state to not seek the funds when many patients in Minnesota are struggling with the tough economy, adding, “You cannot let political ambition get in the way of doing what’s right for Minnesota.” They join the Minnesota Medical Association and the Mayo Clinic in calling for Pawlenty to secure the funds for Minnesota.
School ties don’t bind Pogemiller in effort to oust McElroy
By Chris Steller |
01.04.10 | 11:05 am
State Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller’s desire for an early end to Dan McElroy’s tenure as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) got a fresh airing last week by Minnesota Public Radio. One thing…
Pawlenty: Obama’s ‘scamming’ and ‘false advertising’ won’t save health reform
By Chris Steller |
07.24.09 | 12:19 pm
Gov. Pawlenty got off an international flight from Iraq and Afghanistan and immediately took to the domestic airwaves. The health care reform plan is a “joke” he told Fox News, and President Obama is ”scamming the American people” — with “
Redistricting draws reformers but some say process worked fine last time
By Chris Steller |
05.22.09 | 12:08 pm
Legislation to rejigger the state’s redistricting system passed the state Senate last week. Stakes are high, as the state may lose a congressional seat after the 2010 U.S. Census, and whether it’s Michele Bachmann’s in the Sixth District or someone else’s will be decided during redistricting. But some people closest to the work of shaping Minnesota’s political boundaries last time around say the system worked pretty well.
T-Paw to DFL: show me the $3 billion
By Paul Demko |
05.13.09 | 3:33 pm
The budget stalemate continues at the Capitol with no resolution in sight. The latest salvo comes from Gov. Tim Pawlenty. In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller…
Pawlenty offers compromise on state budget
By Paul Schmelzer |
05.11.09 | 2:28 pm
Fresh off criticisms of partisanship by possible 2012 DFL challenger RT Rybak, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has sent a letter to state Democrats outlining areas of compromise on the state budget. As the Pioneer Press’ Rachel Stassen-Berger
Seeing red: Pawlenty unveils his budget
By Paul Demko |
01.27.09 | 4:45 pm
His plan offers tax breaks for corporations, but steep spending cuts for higher education, local governments and health and human services. Plus, it relies on more than $3 billion in one-time fixes, dubbed “gimmicks” by Democrats.
Senate Democrats rebuff proposed postage stamp reduction
By Paul Demko |
01.06.09 | 4:25 pm
How many postage stamps does it take to run a state Senate office? That was the sticky issue debated today during the opening Senate session of 2009. Noting the emergence of email as a tool to communicate with constituents, along with the state’s looming $4.8 billion deficit, Sen. Amy Koch (pictured) proposed that the number of stamps allocated to each legislator be reduced from 5,500 to 3,500. “This is not a big cost savings,” the Republican from Buffalo acknowledged, “but I did a little math and it’s over $56,000.”
