Gay marriage will get another hearing in the Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear three bills that deal with the issue. Like their counterparts in the House, the bills will be introduced and…
Carl Walker-Hoover, an 11-year old charter school student from Massachusetts, took his own life last week after incessant taunting by fellow students. His story served as an example of the eminent danger some students face as the Minnesota Senate debated — and passed on Thursday — a measure to guide school districts in addressing bullying. It’s a measure that Senate Republicans vociferously opposed.
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.”
With the DFL and GOP increasingly likely to move the 2008 caucuses to “Super Duper Tuesday” on February 5, DFL senate campaigns expressed general support for the idea. And none of the campaigns indicated the date would…
Agriculture and Veterans, Jim Vickerman, Tracy.
Business, Industry and Jobs, Jim Metzen, South St. Paul.
Capital Investment, Keith Langseth, Glyndon.
Commerce and Consumer Protection, Linda Scheid, Brooklyn Park.
E-12 Education Budget Division, LeRoy Stumpf, Plummer.
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