The $14 billion bailout of the auto industry passed the U.S. House on Wednesday by 237 to 170, but the majority of Minnesota’s Congressional delegates voted against it. The bill will give loans to General Motors and Chrysler to…
If Congress votes to keep a cost-of-living increase this session as scheduled, Rep. Tim Walz will give that money back, Blue Stem Prairie reports.
“I am committed to fiscal responsibility and to changing the way Washington works,” said Rep.…
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“Now the president’s rejected our legislation, he has the responsibility to tell the American people how many more years does he expect us to stay. Do you think it will be five, maybe 10? … Wishful…
The Rochester Post-Bulletin reported Tuesday that the declared Republican challengers for the U.S. House seat in the 1st District in southern Minnesota are already off and running in the race to raise campaign cash. According to…
While some members of Congress avoid the spotlight unless it’s election time, others seem to relish it. It appears that novice Congressman Tim Walz in Minnesota’s 1st District is already charting the former course, which…
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Now that the Federal Railroad Administration has told the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern railroad that it is not going to give it the hoped-for $2.3 billion…
Not too long ago we posted a scorecard reflecting the players on the DM&E $2.3 billion, no collateral, taxpayer-guaranteed loan controversy. Since then, much has changed with the introduction of bills in the Senate and House requiring Congress to…
Republicans, Democrats combine to thwart Sen. Thune, DM&E back-door deal
One would think that it would be a cold day in hell or a consistently 70º Minnesota winter to see newly elected Minnesota Reps. Tim Walz and Michele…
Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District has been designated as one of 29 “frontline” seats for 2008 by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to a story by CQPolitics.com. Walz scored a stunning…
Despite what some politicians like to tell you, teachers are notoriously overworked and underpaid. And unlike disciples of free-market economist Milton Friedman (God rest his soul), they receive their rewards in forms other than money.
That’s why it appears that…
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