Political operatives who have been crunching the numbers and talking to candidates see no shortage of swing districts in this year’s legislative elections. The new redistricting maps have tweaked the partisan complexion of many districts.
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Langseth to retire after term ends
State Senate stalwart Keith Langseth, DFL-Glyndon, likely won't pursue an 11th term in 2012.
Read More »New name, same mission
The Legislative Committee on Minnesota Resources (LCMR) has a new name and structure. Since its formation in 1963, the panel has been composed of Minnesota ...
Read More »Senate approves compromise to allow citizen members on resources panel
Lawmakers reached a compromise solution last week on the makeup of the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR). After failing to respond to Gov. Tim ...
Read More »Dairy farmers in Minnesota push for tax credit
Proposal didn’t survive first time around in ’05, but supporters hope for change this year after Pawlenty mentions plan in State of State address
Read More »MN's sales tax idea revived for funding natural resources
In the latest twist in this session’s push to increase funding to clean up lakes and streams in Minnesota, legislators are bringing back a proposal ...
Read More »Amended ethanol bill making MN Capitol rounds
An amended version of the state Senate’s recently passed ethanol bill is traveling the committee circuit in the House. The Senate passed its ethanol bill ...
Read More »Natural resources dedication amendment in doubt
The future of a measure to dedicate funding to natural resource preservation is in doubt after a move in a Senate committee last week to ...
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