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Local GOP chair resigns to challenge Limmer in SD 34
Chuck Roulet, co-chair of the Republican Party in Sen. Warren Limmer's district, has resigned his post to run against the six-term incumbent.
Right-to-work schism dominates GOP amendment debate
For Republican Sen. Dave Thompson, time is running short. The freshman from Lakeville has spent the last six months readying a ballot initiative that would enshrine so-called “right-to-work” language in the state’s Constitution.
Politics, cost derail sex offender policy overhaul
A proposal to overhaul Minnesota’s policies for dealing with dangerous sex offenders looks highly unlikely to gain any legislative traction this year. The politically contentious issue appears to be disappearing from the legislative radar despite months of work by key Republican leaders and officials with the departments of Corrections and Human Services.
Tribal gaming dollars go bipartisan
Indian tribes have been a powerful force in Minnesota politics for nearly two decades, bankrolling major political party groups with hundreds of thousands of dollars for their campaigns. In 2011 they spread their money almost evenly between DFLers and Republicans.
Majorities press for more permitting changes
Republicans in the state Legislature are advancing a new set of initiatives to overhaul environmental regulation. The measures come after they reached accord last year with Gov. Mark Dayton on a sweeping bill that streamlined the environmental permitting process.
Bonding will be bargaining chip again
When lawmakers reached a truce that ended last year’s government shutdown, one essential sweetener in the final budget deal was a bonding bill to pay for state construction projects.
Voter ID constitutional amendment introduced in Senate
A total of 10 senators have signed on to two versions of the bill that would bypass the Gov. Mark Dayton's veto and instead put a controversial elections reform measure before voters this fall.
Legislators seek solution to sex offender dilemma
The systemic problems of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program are causing legislators to consider a significant overhaul of the state’s policies for dealing with sex offenders.
The politics of Session 2012
The 2012 legislative session should be unlike any in recent memory. That’s in part because there is no budget deficit to erase. The surprising December budget forecast — showing a surplus of nearly $900 million — removes the primary point of contention between DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Supporters of judicial retention elections gearing up for another push
Last year voters in Wisconsin witnessed an ugly campaign for a seat on the state’s Supreme Court between incumbent justice David Prosser and assistant attorney general JoAnne Kloppenburg. Some three dozen outside interest groups spent $4.5 million seeking to influence the outcome of the contest, according to a report by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Limmer will not run for MN GOP chair
Sen. Warren Limmer is not running for chair of the state Republican Party. On Tuesday the Judiciary Committee chair told reporters that he was weighing a bid for the party's top post, but has now decided to focus on his duties in the Senate.
Senate will back suit against Dayton’s unionization order
The resolution means the Senate will officially file brief in support of a lawsuit that has pitted 11 childcare providers against the Dayton administration in Ramsey County District Court
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