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Gambling bills may be headed for photo finish
In previous legislative sessions, proposals to expand gambling have attracted more support from Republicans than DFLers. Given Minnesota's $5 billion state budget deficit and the new Republican majorities in the House and Senate, gambling proposals would seem to stand a much-improved chance of landing on the governor's desk as part of a budget agreement.
Nuke ban repeal moves forward
Republicans are wasting little time in moving a proposal to lift the 17-year-old state ban on nuclear power plant construction. But while the newly elected Republican majorities in the House and Senate are making a hard charge on repealing the moratorium, the issue is not radiating with much intensity outside the Capitol halls.
Meet the freshmen: Senate GOP, part II
As the Minnesota Legislature prepares for a transition that will see 60 freshmen join the rolls of the state Senate and House, PIM continues with our series of post-election portraits of the 2011 class. In this latest edition, we look at seven more members of the incoming Senate Republican majority.
GOP leaders talk about how they flipped a veto-proof majority in Senate
Late last week, three of the principal architects of the Republicans' Minnesota Senate takeover gathered in Sen. Amy Koch's office for one last time to talk about how they'd pulled it off.
Sliming me, sliming you
In some political attacks during this year's legislative campaign, the attacking party has been the one that's gotten bloodied.
DFL candidates criticize DFL Party attack ad
A full-court press by Republicans has gotten DFLers to hastily disavow an independent attack piece by the state DFL Party.
Party units spend on lege races in late going
A negative mailing arrived in Republican state Senate candidate Dan Hall's district last weekend that caught him by surprise.
13 could be lucky number for Senate GOP
Around convention time in the spring, Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem, R-Rochester, boasted that his caucus would retake the chamber’s majority in November. Considering Senate Republicans’ 38-year stranglehold on minority status, and the 13 seats that his troops will need to gain to make good on the pledge, it amounts to a tall order.
Rybak adds legislative support
R.T. Rybak called a Capitol press conference this afternoon to announce support from seven state legislators for his gubernatorial campaign. The only problem: the House and Senate members were still stuck trying to complete their work before the Easter break.
Bill would require public hearings on health insurance rate hikes
Anthem Blue Cross, California's largest for-profit-health insurer, recently garnered national headlines for its plan to raise health insurance premiums by as much as 39 percent for individuals. Under a bill introduced by state Sen. John Doll, DFL-Burnsville, individuals affected by such cost increases would get an opportunity to let insurance companies know what they think about the rate hikes.
Bill to end nuke ban stumbles in committee
Advocates pushing for an end to the state’s 16-year-old ban on nuclear power plant construction suffered a blow on Thursday when a bill to end the moratorium was amended in a way that “guts” the measure, according to the legislation’s author. But that’s unlikely to elicit much pushback from the energy industry, which is staying away from the debate this year.
Bill to lift nuclear plant construction ban stalls in Senate committee
The state Senate last year passed a bill that lifted the state's moratorium on nuclear power plant construction. After an important committee vote on Thursday, its chances in 2010 appear bleak.
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