Minnesota Lawyer

MEETINGS WEDNESDAY 2 p.m.: Ladder Out of Poverty Task Force. Chairs Rep. Morrie Lanning and Sen. Mike Jungbauer. Room 300N, SOB. EVENTS 11:30 a.m. – ...

Minnesota House and Senate candidates took in more than $6 million during the second quarter of 2012, according to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann raked in the biggest haul at $1.9 million. That's more than six times the amount raised by DFL challenger Jim Graves in the Sixth Congressional District.

EVENTS 6 – 8 p.m.: Fundraiser for GOP Rep. King Banaian. Wayzata Yacht Club, 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata. Donations up to $500 per person are ...

MEETINGS MONDAY 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Governor’s Task Force on Broadband public meeting. Panels on tribal issues and education.  Full agenda can be found ...

Freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack can now boast of being labor-endorsed. The International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 49 announced on Thursday that it's backing Cravaack in the 8th Congressional District contest.

Obamacare is here to stay. That is the apparent takeaway from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that largely upheld the 2010 federal health care overhaul.

Gov. Mark Dayton expects to call a brief special legislative session during the last two weeks of August to address disaster relief for northeastern Minnesota and other parts of the state.

House Taxes Committee chair Greg Davids has scheduled a hearing for July 23 to discuss the financial implications of the federal health care overhaul.

**UPDATED** Voices of Conservative Women is backing 18 female GOP candidates in state legislative contests, it announced on Monday. The list includes two candidates who are engaged in GOP primary contests.

The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters is backing 58 DFLers and 23 Republicans in House and Senate races across the state. The union's first round of endorsements includes 14 challengers -- all DFLers.