Same-sex marriage will again be a hot topic in the state Legislature this year, and some new initiatives are sure to create controversy. But for a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community that has been playing defense against social conservatives for more than a decade, the 2009 legislature will be the friendliest in years, some lawmakers say.
Rep. Ron Erhardt is a man without a political party. The nine-term Edina legislator was kicked to the curb by the Republican Party after voting to overturn Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto of the transportation bill in February.…
Gov. Tim Pawlenty already received one black eye this legislative session when a bipartisan coalition voted to override his veto of the transportation bill. Now another piece of legislation, the education finance bill, is causing our chief executive…
Tired of watching Governor Tim Pawlenty try to raid Health Care Access Fund dollars to balance deficits in the general fund, DFL legislative leaders are attempting to put the matter in the hands of the voters. On…
Ever since Tim Pawlenty was elected governor in November 2002, budget deliberations at the State Capitol have taken on a Groundhog Day redundancy. Regardless of whether the state’s general fund is showing deficits in the billions, millions,…
The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has compiled a historical guide to the relationship between Northwest Airlines (NWA) and the state of Minnesota. The guide begins in…
His Veep credentials tarnished by the override of his transportation bill veto back in February, Governor Tim Pawlenty needed a conversation-changer to reassert his political relevance. His line-item vetoes of 53 projects in the bonding bill…
Remember that survey a few years back that named Minneapolis the most fun city in the country? Apparently, the reputation isn’t sticking, which is why Mayor R.T. Rybak says he wants the City…
A street reconstruction plan aimed at making it easier for buses and pedestrians to get through downtown Minneapolis is expected to get a confidence boost this afternoon at the State Capitol.
The project calls for…
Last summer some friends of mine came up with a brilliant idea for my bachelor party. On a drizzly August afternoon, we boarded a bizarre, rectangular bicycle-built-for-16 called the Pedal Pub and set out for a long…
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