MEETINGS 8:30 a.m.: Subcommittee on Employee Relations. Review and approve or reject state government employee union contracts from AFSCME and MAPE. 15 Capitol. EVENTS 5 ...
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EVENTS NOON: DFL U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison and GOP Challenger Chris Fields debate at MPR’s State Fair Booth, corner of Judson and Nelson Aves. The ...
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EVENTS 10 a.m.: Memorial Service for John French. At Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, Minneapolis. 4-6 p.m.: Minnesota’s construction industries host a fundraiser for GOP Transportation chairs ...
Read More »Special session passes relief bill; Parry subcommittee expected to reject labor contracts
MEETINGS THURSDAY 8:30: The Senate/House Joint Subcommittee on Employee Relations (Sen. Mike Parry, chair) will meet to vote on state contracts with AFSCME Council 5 ...
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MEETINGS 9 a.m.: House Ways and Means Committee hearing on disaster-relief bill. 200 SOB. Access live webcast here. 10 a.m.: Senate Finance Committee hearing on ...
Read More »Gauthier announces reelection bid, then withdraws; Dayton calls special session for Friday
MEETINGS None scheduled. EVENTS 11:15 a.m.: Clergy United for All Families Press Conference. At the State Fair main gate, on the median of Midway Parkway ...
Read More »Fellow Duluth DFLer Tom Huntley calls Kerry Gauthier “a child molester”
Just hours after the announcement of Rep. Kerry Gauthier's decision to defy his party and seek reelection, the scathing DFL reactions are piling up in bunches. The most extreme denunciation came from Gauthier's colleague Rep. Tom Huntley, who also represents Duluth. "As far as I'm concerned, he's a child molester," Huntley told the Duluth News Tribune.
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MEETINGS None listed. EVENTS 6:30 – 9 p.m.: The “MinnPost Asks” series hosts a “wide ranging” discussion of amendments tonight with Journalist Beth Hawkins, Secretary ...
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MEETINGS 10 a.m.: Minnesota State Canvassing Board. Room 10 SOB. EVENTS 12:30 p.m.: Grassroots event for Obama for America Campaign with Vice President Joe Biden. ...
Read More »Zellers calls for Gauthier’s resignation; governor, lege leaders meet today on flood session
MEETINGS There are no meetings on the legislative calendar. EVENTS MONDAY 11 a.m.: DFL House Caucus Fundraiser and Golf Event at Hillcrest Country Club, St. ...
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