MN 2012 Archives
MINNESOTA GUV HEADLINES 2012 Archives
DECEMBER 2012
2012: Top ten best political persons in Minnesota (mnpACT!, 12/31/12)
State transportation committee offers revenue-generating ideas for roads (Echo Press, 12/31/12)
Minnesota’s gun law history is hard fought (Star-Tribune, 12/31/12)
Dayton spends one more day at Mayo Clinic (MPR, 12/31/12)
MN public colleges must work for funding boost from DFL (MPR, 12/31/12)
Dayton to have back surgery next week (MPR, 12/21/12)
Brad Brandon considers MNGOP Chair run (Real Capitol View, 12/20/12)
Minnesota’s health exchange process gets conditional approval from feds (MinnPost, 12/20/12)
It’s time to revamp Minnesota’s sales tax (MN Progressive Project, 12/20/12)
Session ‘13 politics: Let the games begin (Politics in MN, 12/19/12)
Beyond the budget 2013 (Politics in MN, 12/19/12)
Same-sex marriage opponents plot legislative strategy (Hot Dish Politics, 12/19/12)
Minn. agency seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging state improperly pays for abortions (AP, 12/19/12)
Time is now for expansion of the state sales tax (mnpACT!, 12/19/12)
Dayton plan could expand sales tax (MPR, 12/19/12)
House DFL to focus on jobs (MPR, 12/19/12)
Gun control efforts in Minn. face cloudy future (MPR, 12/18/12)
DFL leaders want gun laws evaluated (AP, 12/18/12)
Dayton: Constitution limits gun control options (MPR, 12/17/12)
Minnesota legislators pursuing popular vote for president (Pioneer Press, 12/17/12)
Gov. Mark Dayton says he’s open-minded on Minnesota gun laws (AP, 12/17/12)
Some Minn. lawmakers want to make Electoral College irrelevant (MPR, 12/17/12)
Lawmaker wants teachers to carry guns (MPR, 12/17/12)
AUDIO: Minn. lawmakers considering 2013 bonding bill (MPR, 12/14/12)
Minnesota leaders off to a rocky start at legislative ‘preview’ (MPR, 12/10/12)
Dayton rips Parry for fundraising letter, cancels meeting (MPR, 12/9/12)
Marriage equality in 2013: The in-between senators (LeftMN, 12/3/12)
EDITORIAL: Balancing education budget a much-needed ‘Minnesota Miracle’ (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 12/3/12)
AUDIO: Minnesota same-sex marriage activists gather to plan strategy (MPR, 12/3/12)
Cities wean themselves from state aid (Star-Tribune, 12/2/12)
Same-sex marriage advocates will bring fight to Legislature (Hot Dish Politics, 12/1/12)
Dayton aims to overhaul Minnesota’s tax system (Star-Tribune, 12/1/12)
COMMENTARY: How a new Legislature earns respect (Star-Tribune, 12/1/12)
State health plan faces new future (Star-Tribune, 12/1/12)
MN: Gay-marriage advocates debate next move (Pioneer Press, 12/1/12)
NOVEMBER 2012
DFL Senate majority announces committee appointments (Politics in MN, 11/30/12)
State panel calls for gas tax hikes (Star-Tribune, 11/30/12)
Governor fills four judicial vacancies (Star-Tribune, 11/30/12)
Battered pension fund looks at changes (Star-Tribune, 11/30/12)
Dayton hits the road next week (MPR, 11/30/12)
Memo: Senate Majority Leader Bakk, what do we talk about when we talk about marriage freedom(Bluestem Prairie, 11/30/12)
PoliGraph: DFLers won, but leader’s claim goes too far (MPR, 11/29/12)
Liberty movement carries on in Minn. (Minnesota Daily, 11/29/12)
Policies and politics quiet ahead of the new session (West Central Tribune, 11/29/12)
Senator’s view: Possibilities, challenges await 2013 Legislature (Duluth News Tribune, 11/29/12)
Two Minn. legislative recounts start Wednesday (Politics in MN, 11/28/12)
Women poised to change politics, policy of next legislative session (MinnPost, 11/28/12)
AUDIO: Task force recommends revamping state education funding (MPR, 11/28/12)
Drazmania: More evidence emerges of Dayton Admin pitching citizens forums to farmers (Bluestem Prairie, 11/28/12)
Anti-tax crusader gets ready for Minnesota’s revenue debate (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 11/27/12)
Education-equalization proposal to go before state task force (MinnPost, 11/27/12)
MN Secretary of State Ritchie says he’d back legislative efforts to expand early voting (AP, 11/27/12)
The truth behind the Minnesota GOP’s opposition to early voting (Wry Wing Politics, 11/27/12)
Minnesota school financing overhaul on the table (Pioneer Press, 11/27/12)
State DFLers look to form progressive caucus (Minnesota Daily, 11/26/12)
Steve Drazkowski sends scary email about extremists hijacking EQB citizen forums (Bluestem Prairie, 11/26/12)
Rep. Kriesel: ‘I would never rule out a run for governor’ (Real Capitol View, 11/26/12)
Kriesel-for-governor tweet circulates over the weekend (MinnPost, 11/26/12)
Business will do just fine with the Democrats in charge (mnpACT!, 11/26/12)
Wary business community appears ready to work with DFL Legislature (MinnPost, 11/26/12)
AUDIO: Minn. tax hike not a sure thing, even as DFL takes reins (MPR, 11/26/12)
Voter restriction amendment senate author so looks forward to people setting MN straight (Bluestem Prairie, 11/23/12)
Voter restriction head: Voter fraud was partly responsible for amendment’s defeat (MN Progressive Project, 11/20/12)
Minn. health insurance panel assesses next steps (AP, 11/20/12)
State Rep. Jenifer Loon to be GOP’s House deputy minority leader (MinnPost, 11/19/12)
Two GOP state senators named additional asst. minority leaders (MinnPost, 11/19/12)
GOP minorities add to their leadership teams (Politics in MN, 11/19/12)
A seasoned conservative brilliantly explains the larger historic sweep (Growth & Justice, 11/19/12)
Minn. lawmakers ease off constitutional changes (MPR, 11/18/12)
EDITORIAL: Tax reform in Minnesota – key themes (Pioneer Press, 11/17/12)
OPINION: Liberals think they won. Not for long. (Star-Tribune, 11/18/12)
DFL Legislature: An opportunity to be bold (mnpACT!, 11/17/12)
Dayton urges union member to fight for better pay (MPR, 11/17/12)
Minnesota Republicans and that old Egyptian river (Wry Wing Politics, 11/16/12)
Senator majority’s new faces mix fresh with familiar (Politics in MN, 11/16/12)
Local lawmakers set to adjust to minority status (New Ulm Journal, 11/15/12)
Defeat of voter ID was team effort (Politics in MN, 11/14/12)
Governor won’t stand for Vikings stadium seat licenses (Star-Tribune, 11/14/12)
AUDIO: Stadium backers try to decipher Dayton’s objections to seat licenses (MPR, 11/14/12)
Senate DFL releases committee structure (MPR, 11/14/12)
DFL takeover of state Capitol raises new questions about Brodkorb suit (MPR, 11/14/12)
Rybak’s name floated as possible new DNC chair (MinnPost, 11/14/12)
Gov. Dayton unhappy with Vikings’ stadium plans, threatens to undo deal (Hot Dish Politics, 11/13/12)
AUDIO: Dayton blasts Vikings over stadium fee talk (MPR, 11/13/12)
DFL Legislature could make a difference for broadband (MPR, 11/13/12)
Sviggum, Penny offer their take on what went wrong for GOP (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 11/13/12)
How Minnesotans defeated the anti-Marriage Amendment (MN Progressive Project, 11/13/12)
Did Mark Dayton read the Vikings Stadium bill before signing it? (The Deets, 11/13/12)
Dayton letter slams Wilfs for Vikings proposals (Politics in MN, 11/13/12)
How the DFL can run on an ambitious agenda (MN Progressive Project, 11/13/12)
Victor reflects on voter ID campaign (MPR, 11/12/12)
GOP wants to blame process, when it really is just bad ideas (mnpACT!, 11/12/12)
Voter ID: The more you know, the less you like it (Huffington Post, 11/12/12)
11 ex-legislators successfully fight their way back to the Capitol (MinnPost, 11/12/12)
Ousted from power, Minn. GOP ponders its Capitol role (AP, 11/12/12)
AUDIO: Minority lawmakers hope for bipartisan commitment (MPR, 11/12/12)
While GOP leaders defend amendments, some losing candidates disagree (MinnPost, 11/12/12)
Now what? Legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota (Schultz’s Take, 11/10/12)
Many DFLers lead districts where marriage amendment passed (MPR, 11/9/12)
The new Minnesota House, by the numbers (MPR, 11/8/12)
The new MN Senate, by the numbers (MPR, 11/8/12)
Minnesota DFL, now controlling Legislature, looks ahead (MPR, 11/7/12)
Jeff Johnson ponders run for Minn. governor (MPR, 11/7/12)
OCTOBER 2012
Can taxpayers afford Minnesota’s pension plans? (KSTP, 10/29/12)
Commentary: Marriage equality is not a slippery slope (MinnPost, 10/29/12)
Commentary: Voter ID amendment — fraud, not fraud prevention (Pioneer Press, 10/29/12)
Voter fraud: Stuffing ballot boxes or the stuff of myth? (Star-Tribune, 10/29/12)
Marriage debate: Both sides begin final push (MPR, 10/29/12)
Audio: ‘Vote No Twice’ a grass-roots push to reject amendments on ballot (MPR, 10/29/12)
In marriage amendment fight, both sides predict victory (Pioneer Press, 10/29/12)
In presidential politics, Minnesota has become a ‘fly-over state’ (Pioneer Press, 10/28/12)
Minnesota Poll: Voters deadlocked on marriage question (Star-Tribune, 10/28/12)
Commentary: New faces in DFL party? (Star-Tribune, 10/27/12)
Commentary: On Minnesota’s marriage amendment, give yourself room to change your mind (Pioneer Press, 10/27/12)
Minnesota Poll: Passage of Voter ID shows 12-point edge (Star-Tribune, 10/27/12)
Messinger gives $100K against photo ID; Naegele donates $25K for marriage amendment (Hot Dish Politics, 10/27/12)
Spending, groundwork ramp up in key legislative swing districts (Politics in MN, 10/26/12)
Opposing sides in marriage amendment fight drop latest ads (Politics in MN, 10/26/12)
SCSU survey: Obama holds comfortable lead over Romney in MN (Politics in MN, 10/26/12)
Ousted GOP insider Brodkorb: Marriage amendment about votes, not values (Pioneer Press, 10/17/12)
Catholic leader makes case for state’s proposed marriage amendment (Marshall Independent, 10/17/12)
Opinion: Marriage vote: For the children (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/16/12)
Brodkorb: Marriage amendment on ballot to boost voter turnout (MPR, 10/16/12)
Opinion: Marriage vote: Family’s love matters more than its form (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/16/12)
Interactive graphic: Legislative races in 2012 election (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/16/12)
Legislative candidates find Tea Party’s red-hot rage has cooled considerably (MinnPost, 10/16/12)
Supporters of voter ID taking to airwaves (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/16/12)
Video: What we don’t know about the voter ID amendment (MPR, 10/16/12)
Minnesota Council of Churches comes out against voter ID amendment (Hot Dish Politics, 10/16/12)
Audio: Brodkorb insists he was fired from state Senate unfairly (MPR, 10/15/12)
Audio: Military voting in the spotlight in photo ID campaign (MPR, 10/8/12)
Norm Coleman: Who is really crying wolf? (mnpACT!, 10/7/12)
Commentary: Business groups are snubbing DFLers (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/7/12)
Minn’s Dayton to host Sweden’s king and queen (KARE11, 10/7/12)
Marriage amendment: The archbishop draws the line (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/7/12)
Opinion: call it prejudice — because it is (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/7/12)
Commentary: Pass on voter ID, but add ranked-choice (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/6/12)
St. Louis County auditor: Educate yourself on voter ID amendment (Duluth News Tribune, 10/5/12)
Commentary: Coleman – Keep it easy to vote by ensuring ballot integrity (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/5/12)
Remember Ralph Reed? He’s back – and helping Minnesota marriage amendment supporters (MinnPost, 10/5/12)
Get yourself a Gieger counter, an Emmer candidacy for governor in ’14 is likely (PoliticsMN, 10/5/12)
Audio: Some black leaders say goal of voter ID requirement to suppress vote (MPR, 10/3/12)
PoliGraph: Voter ID specifics difficult to pin down (MPR, 10/3/12)
Opinion: Let’s keep it a clean Constitution (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 10/3/12)
City budget wind blows less harshly this fall (MPR, 10/3/12)
Video: Marriage amendment ad battle kicks off (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 10/2/12)
Dayton orders National Guard to help fight Minnesota fires (Hot Dish Politics, 10/2/12)
Campaign board clears Minnesota for Marriage in donor complaint (MPR, 10/2/12)
Low-key vote-yes ads frame marriage issue as one of voters’ rights (MinnPost, 10/2/12)
Marriage amendment supporters speak out (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 10/2/12)
Commentary: To balance our revenue system, start with a balanced discussion (MinnPost, 10/2/12)
Voter ID opponents drop $158K on first round of ads (MPR, 10/2/12)
Pro-marriage amendment group releases two television ads (Politics in MN, 10/1/12)
Supreme Court rejects anti same-sex marriage group’s appeal (MPR, 10/1/12)
Commentary: Envisioning the morning after the marriage-amendment vote (MinnPost, 10/1/12)
Candidates divorce themselves from marriage fight (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 10/1/12)
Same-sex marriage opponents debut first TV ads (MPR, 10/1/12)
SEPTEMBER 2012
Minnesota voter ID opponents call it costly, unnecessary (Duluth News Tribune, 9/30/12)
Commentary: About that state ‘surplus’: It’s really a mirage (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 9/29/12)
GOP lawmaker has (a long list of) questions about health insurance exchange (MinnPost, 9/28/12)
Republican Paul Sandman compares marriage equality to pedophilia (MN Progressive Project, 9/28/12)
Dayton hits the road for better economy (Capitol Chatter, 9/28/12)
Wealthy outside political groups find a home in Minnesota (MPR, 9/25/12)
Commentary: Voter ID requirement would make voting more complicated, expensive (Duluth News Tribune, 9/25/12)
Marriage amendment supporters put up first billboards (Hot Dish Politics, 9/24/12)
Audio: Activists criticize DFL in battle against voter ID (MPR, 9/24/12)
Audio: As MN considers marriage amendment, a look at same-sex unions in Iowa (MPR, 9/24/12)
Minnesota Poll: More than half of those polled back voter ID, but support is down (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 9/24/12)
Minnesota Poll: Marriage vote splits state in two (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 9/24/12)
Amendment opponent house parties raise $350K (Hot Dish Politics, 9/24/12)
Who will control the 2013 Minnesota Legislature? (MinnPost, 9/24/12)
General Mills defends gay marriage stance (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9/24/12)
It’s not defining marriage – It’s redefining the Constitution (mnpACT!, 9/24/12)
Amending the Minnesota Constitution: Reading the polls (Schultz’s Take, 9/23/12)
5 reasons you must vote NO on photo ID (mnpACT!, 9/23/12)
Voter ID amendment: Close elections drive battle (Pioneer Press, 9/22/12)
Editorial: Facing the facts about public unions (Pioneer Press, 9/22/12)
Lobbying pressures force health exchange move (Politics in MN, 9/21/12)
Elections: Absentee voting begins in MN (AP, 9/21/12)
Bakk blames GOP for gridlock at MN Legislature candidates forum (Duluth News Tribune, 9/21/12)
Dave Senjem: Working for his party, not his constituents (MN Progressive Project, 9/20/12)
Attack mail drop: Bank account isn’t only negative thing about MN Republican Party (Bluestem Prairie, 9/20/12)
So long, Tim Pawlenty – Wish we could say it was enjoyable (mnpACT!, 9/20/12)
Marriage amendment: Opponents ready second TV ad (Pioneer Press, 9/20/12)
Pawlenty to lead lobbying firm (Pioneer Press, 9/20/12)
Tim Pawlenty to head bank lobbying organization (Politico, 9/20/12)
GOP lawmaker: After Gov. Dayton’s spending spree (Pioneer Press, 9/20/12)
Marriage amendment: Opponent’s Facebook tool likened to stalking by measure’s supporters (Pioneer Press, 9/19/12)
Marriage amendment supporters accuse other side of ‘stalking’ (Hot Dish Politics, 9/19/12)
Teacher evaluation standards still fraught (Politics in MN, 9/19/12)
Archbishop Nienstadt wrong about marriage amendment (MN Progressive Project, 9/19/12)
Both sides in marriage fight appeal to faithful (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 9/19/12)
Farm bill not passing become political issue (AP, 9/19/12)
Ritchie launches online ballot tool (MPR, 9/18/12)
Minn’s new welfare-fraud law takes effect, food-stamp use rises (MinnPost, 9/18/12)
Audio: Citing potential conflicts of interest, Dayton moves insurance exchange to budget office (MPR, 9/18/12)
Nienstedt: Marriage amendment ‘not intended to be hurtful’ (MPR, 9/18/12)
Marriage amendment opponents launch first ad (Hot Dish Politics, 9/18/12)
Dayton says DEED grant biggest mistake so far (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 9/18/12)
Audio: Would voter ID amendment really prevent voter fraud? (MPR, 9/18/12)
Commentary: Marriage amendment has nothing to do with ‘separation of church and state’ (MinnPost, 9/18/12)
Michele Bachmannn: Pioneer Press helps her out again (MN Progressive Project, 9/17/12)
Unions take center stage in Rochester this week (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 9/17/12)
The photo ID Constitutional Amendment debate: Does voter fraud happen in Minn.? (PoliticsMN, 9/17/12)
Audio: Voter ID implementation costs in dispute (MPR, 9/13/12)
Does anyone care about Minnesota? (Polling the 2012 Presidential race) (Smart Politics, 9/12/12)
Marriage Amendment: A tale of two polls (mnpACT!, 9/12/12)
Dayton holds steady with solid job approval numbers (Public Policy Polling, 9/12/12)
Minnesota’s uninsured rate rises to 9.5%, below national average (Pioneer Press, 9/12/12)
Panel advocates against marriage amendment (Winona Daily News, 9/12/12)
Minn. Marriage Amendment a ‘tossup,’ voter ID supported, latest poll shows (Pioneer Press, 9/12/12)
Live candidate forums to be held for state legislative races (Pioneer Press, 9/12/12)
Marriage amendment foes, St. Paul school levy supporters bump heads over yard signs (Pioneer Press, 9/12/12)
Group working to elect Democrats slams GOP’s Cravaack as TV ads start in MN’s 8th District (AP, 9/12/12)
Rock County Star Herald mines consequences of photo ID amendment (Bluestem Prairie, 9/12/12)
Minnesota split on marriage amendment (Public Policy Polling, 9/12/12)
GOP lawmaker finally admits Voter ID amendment wouldn’t stop felons from voting (MN Progressive Project, 9/12/12)
Dayton warns tax opposition could be ‘death of the country’ (MPR, 9/12/12)
New PPP polls: Marriage amendment views even; voting amendment running strong (MinnPost, 9/12/12)
Poll: Voters split on marriage amendment (MPR, 9/12/12)
Dayton to name local DEED projects Thursday (MPR, 9/12/12)
Poll: Voter ID, marriage amendments poised to pass (MPR, 9/11/12)
Video: Alliance for a Better Minnesota begins running ads in race for legislature (MN Progressive Project, 9/11/12)
Supporters of proposed voting amendment rally in St. Paul (MinnPost, 9/11/12)
Did Viking Chris Kluwe’s Deadspin letter help gay marriage supporters? (MinnPost, 9/11/12)
Coleman outfit may weigh in on voter ID (MPR, 9/11/12)
Video: Marriage, voter ID amendments appear poised to pass in MN (KSTP, 9/11/12)
Planned Parenthood weighs in on marriage, voter ID amendments (MPR, 9/11/12)
State tax revenue rises in August (Politics in MN, 9/10/12)
Minn. to keep enforcing campaign disclosure law; federal judge called part of it ‘onerous’ (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 9/10/12)
Dayton renews call for higher taxes, more spending (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 9/10/12)
Michele Bachmann: The long shadow on Minn. down ticket races (MN Progressive Project, 9/10/12)
ABM to run statewide ads criticizing Republican legislators (Politics in MN, 9/10/12)
The battle for the MN Legislature: The Minnesota House of Representatives (PoliticsMN, 9/5/12)
AUGUST 2012
Republican leaders worry about divided state party organizations (The Hill, 8/27/12)
MN delegate accuses Romney campaign of ‘power grab’ (MPR, 8/25/12)
Republican recount fund files forms with state finance board (MPR, 8/24/12)
Audio: Marriage amendment campaigns square off at State Fair (MPR, 8/24/12)
Audio: Legislators take up flood aid in special session today (MPR, 8/24/12)
Emmer: The truth will set you free (True North, 8/24/12)
Leaders hope for smooth and short disaster session (Capitol Chatter, 8/24/12)
GOP lawmaker touts reasons for Voter ID amendment (New Ulm Journal, 8/24/12)
Gov. Dayton asks for additional $42.5M to build health exchange (MPR, 8/23/12)
Vikings assist legislative candidates this election year (MPR, 8/23/12)
Brodkorb lawsuit: Minnesota Senate’s legal costs top $100K (Pioneer Press, 8/23/12)
Disaster relief special session set to convene (Politics in MN, 8/23/12)
Audio: Senate’s Brodkorb legal bill hits six figures (MPR, 8/23/12)
Dayton shines as fundraising star for legislative candidates (MinnPost, 8/22/12)
Legislative primaries shake out across Minnesota (Politics in MN, 8/15/12)
Dayton says disaster aid price shouldn’t be shocking (MPR, 8/15/12)
Tea party wave rolls over Lake Minnetonka’s suburbs (MPR, 8/15/12)
Primary voters toss out longtime GOP legislator (AP, 8/15/12)
Minn. primary: Democrats pick Nolan; GOP goes with Quist (Pioneer Press, 8/15/12)
Tuesday’s primary sets up race for control of the Legislature (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/15/12)
Primary races had surprises and curiosities (mnpACT!, 8/15/12)
Voter turnout light for Minnesota primary (Duluth News Tribune, 8/15/12)
Incumbents and righties come through judicial primaries (MN Progressive Project, 8/15/12)
Today’s GOP: Taking care of #1 (MN Progressive Project, 8/14/12)
Tim Pawlenty sat on secret that it wasn’t him (ABC News, 8/14/12)
Vikings speak up for pro-stadium legislators (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/14/12)
Video: Are MN Senate Republicans campaigning at Capitol? (MyFoxTwinCities, 8/14/12)
Audio: Mankato weighs in on marriage amendment (MPR, 8/13/12)
Pawlenty can’t compete with a guy who cuts the boss’s tax rate to 1% (Wry Wing Politics, 8/13/12)
Audio: West metro legislative primaries a race to the right (MPR, 8/13/12)
Audio: Pawlenty’s future might lie in Romney Cabinet or 2014 Senate race (MPR, 8/13/12)
Political notebook: Republicans want more details on flood-relief package (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 8/13/12)
House Speaker Zellers says state employee raises are ‘overstepping the bounds’ (MPR, 8/13/12)
Is Minnesota in play? (Let Freedom Ring Blog, 8/12/12)
Battle over Minnesota Legacy dollars heating up again (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/12/12)
Primary will chart path for Congress and Legislature (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/12/12)
For MN GOP lawmakers, challenges from the right (AP, 8/12/12)
Passed over again, Pawlenty pledges to support ticket (Pioneer Press, 8/11/12)
Minnesota mayors discuss LGA issues (Marshall Independent, 8/11/12)
Businesses drawn into fight over marriage amendment (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/11/12)
Sticker shock: Dayton’s $190 million disaster bill (Politics in MN, 8/10/12)
The Minn. GOP needs serious self-examination (mnpACT!, 8/10/12)
State examining finances of charter founder’s schools (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/10/12)
Candidate Parry faces rowdy crowd at legislative hearing (Winona Daily News, 8/9/12)
Tim Pawlenty waits to see if his campaigning will lead to vice presidential nod (Washington Post, 8/9/12)
Parry hearing on public union contracts generates partisan fireworks (Politics in MN, 8/9/12)
Pawlenty on 7 corporate boards, raising new VP questions (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/9/12)
Pawlenty: Obama has nothing to show, except Bin Laden (Hot Dish Politics, 8/9/12)
Does Pawlenty have what it takes to be vice president? (Pioneer Press, 8/9/12)
New Medicaid payment method will save money, MN officials say (MPR, 8/9/12)
Editorial: Fresh voices for state Senate, House (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/9/12)
Opinion: Will governor put money where his mouth is? (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 8/9/12)
Public employee contracts face tough review (MPR, 8/9/12)
State Republicans criticize GOP Rep. Steve Smith voting record, union campaign funds (MinnPost, 8/9/12)
West-suburban struggles take center stage in GOP primaries (Politics in MN, 8/8/12)
Parry talks bipartisan, slams DFL, Dayton (Mankato Free Press, 8/8/12)
Why does Minn’s handgun permit map look like this? (MPR, 8/8/12)
Editorial: Candidate’s attack on governor was irresponsible (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/8/12)
Dayton and pills: ‘scary’ or a lie? (Capitol Chatter, 8/8/12)
Video: Farmfest video: MN CD-1 candidate Mike Parry & Gov. Mark Dayton respond to ‘pills’ claim fire (Bluestem Prairie, 8/8/12)
Republicans call for Ritchie’s impeachment (Let Freedom Ring, 8/8/12)
Dayton calls Parry’s comments ‘gutter politics’ (MPR, 8/7/12)
Video: The Parry-Dayton feud (MPR, 8/7/12)
Cash-strapped MN GOP buys time to pay fine (AP, 8/7/12)
Fine print within photo ID proposal could loom large (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 8/7/12)
Audio: GOP lawmakers taken aback by $190M flood proposal (MPR, 8/7/12)
Donor gives $325K to fight Minnesota’s proposed marriage amendment (AP, 8/7/12)
There is no real argument in favor of the photo ID Amendment (mnpACT!, 8/5/12)
JULY 2012
Ballot question groups biding time with bank accounts (Politics in MN, 7/31/12)
Title fights in MN Supreme Court (The Uptake, 7/31/12)
Who has power to name amendments? Supreme Court poised to settle dispute (MinnPost, 7/31/12)
Dayton appoints former rival Margaret Anderson Kelliher and five others to MnSCU board (MinnPost, 7/31/12)
Minn. DFL Party leads 2012 fundraising race (MPR, 7/31/12)
Minnesota Supreme Court weighs edited ballot question titles (Pioneer Press, 7/31/12)
Dayton endorses Nolan in 8th Congressional race (St. Cloud Times, 7/31/12)
Dems have cash edge in race for Minn. Legislature (AP, 7/31/12)
MN GOP amendment title ‘deceptive’ says Justice Paul Anderson (The Uptake, 7/31/12)
Capitol Chatter: As GOP running mate, Pawlenty would likely face issues (West Central Tribune,7/30/12)
House DFL Caucus has more than $1.2M in the bank for campaign (MPR, 7/30/12)
Marriage amendment activists mark 100 days till election (MPR, 7/29/12)
Hot Dish Politics: The colorful history of Minnesota’s paper ballot (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/28/12)
Low- and middle-income Minnesotans would pay for $30B business tax cut (MN Budget Bites, 7/27/12)
Special session: No shenanigans, please (Politics in MN, 7/27/12)
Tax reform in Minnesota? (Alexandria Echo Press, 7/27/12)
Marriage amendment support soars, but how ‘likely’ is that? (MinnPost, 7/27/12)
Dayton calls aid denial ‘cruel and wrong’ (MPR, 7/26/12)
Dayton backs new rules for crime labs (MPR, 7/26/12)
Opinion: State ballot measures — the name game (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/26/12)
Minnesota’s financial woes match those of other states (MinnPost, 7/26/12)
Minn. to extend children’s health coverage (AP, 7/26/12)
Dayton wants to investigate FEMA aid differences (Capitol Chatter, 7/26/12)
Dayton to fight FEMA decision to deny more flood aid for north (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/25/12)
Our legal bills from MNGOP drama are about to skyrocket (MNPublius, 7/24/12)
Brodkorb lawsuit could face limits on naming Capitol affairs (MinnPost, 7/24/12)
Minn GOP sex scandal causes political hazard (KSTP, 7/24/12)
Republicans trying really hard to imagine that the 2012 session was a success (MN Progressive Project, 7/24/12)
Brodkorb alleges steamy sexcapades, but can he prove it in court? (Wry Wing Politics, 7/24/12)
Michael Brodkorb sues over Senate firing after affair (Pioneer Press, 7/24/12)
Dayton appoints House DFL staffer Jaime Tincher as legislative liaison (Politics in MN, 7/24/12)
Minn. seeking outside Medicaid audit (MPR, 7/23/12)
KSTP survey shows momentum for Romney, cash-strapped conservatives (Politics in MN, 7/23/12)
MN Medicaid program: Independent audit sought; federal probes under way (Pioneer Press, 7/23/12)
Brodkorb sues the Minnesota Senate (MPR, 7/23/12)
Republican lawmakers warn of health care law’s tax implication (MPR, 7/23/12)
Early analysis shows limited Minnesota revenue impact from health care law (MinnPost, 7/23/12)
Brodkorb sues Senate for discrimination, defamation and invasion of privacy (Politics in MN, 7/23/12)
Minneapolis reports on effects of potential Voter ID law (MN Progressive Project, 7/20/12)
RPM asks: Where do we go from here? (Politics in MN, 7/20/12)
GOP legislators take Ritchie to task over voter ID (Hot Dish Politics, 7/20/12)
GOP accuses Sec of State Ritchie of ‘going deep into Orwellian playbook’ (The Uptake, 7/20/12)
MN Supreme Court could rule voter photo ID amendment unconstitutional (The Uptake, 7/19/12)
Video: Senate panel takes up changes to gay marriage, voter ID amendment titles (Pioneer Press, 7/19/12)
Bachmann backlash grows after she accused Clinton aide of terrorist ties (Pioneer Press, 7/19/12)
Dayton apologizes for Vikings arrest comments (Hot Dish Politics, 7/19/12)
Updated: Ritchie faces second suit over rewriting amendment title (Capitol Chatter, 7/19/12)
Revenue commissioner: State tax system in need of repair (Bemidji Pioneer, 7/19/12)
The unofficial backgrounder for getting to know Tim Pawlenty (Wry Wing Politics, 7/19/12)
Strategist is central figure against gay marriage (AP, 7/19/12)
Video: Metro moms vow to defeat Marriage Amendment, one flag at a time (KSTP, 7/19/12)
Plenty on the ballot menu in 2012 (Marshall Independent, 7/19/12)
Voter ID backers file lawsuit over title change (MPR, 7/19/12)
Voter ID opponents out-raise amendment supporters (MPR, 7/18/12)
Common Cause seeks criminal charges against MNGOP, Sutton (MPR, 7/18/12)
Minn. Supreme Court: Group rebuts rebranding of marriage amendment (AP, 7/18/12)
Audio: Does Pawlenty make sense as Romney’s choice for VP? (MPR, 7/18/12)
MN marriage amendment group raises $289K in ’12 (MPR, 7/18/12)
Poll Tax Amendment proponents: The legislature can lie to voters if it chooses (MNPublius, 7/18/12)
Common Cause files criminal complaint against Sutton, state GOP (Politics in MN, 7/18/12)
Tony Sutton, party of one (Politics in MN, 7/18/12)
Coleman group reserves $860K in Twin Cities TV ad time for fall elections (Hot Dish Politics, 7/17/12)
Photo ID amendment: Bad wording and bad idea (mnpACT!, 7/17/12)
Voter ID challenge argued; Newman and Kiffmeyer confirm plan to sue Ritchie (Politics in MN, 7/17/12)
Commentary: Minnesota marriage amendment defies belief in limited government (Pioneer Press, 7/17/12)
Minnesota conservatives offer faint praise for Pawlenty as Romney VP (MinnPost, 7/17/12)
Top Minnesota court joins voter ID fray (Pioneer Press, 7/17/12)
Minn. Supreme Court vigorously questions Photo ID supporters and opponents — but doesn’t tip hand (MinnPost, 7/17/12)
Misleading or not? State Supreme Court mulls voter ID case (AP, 7/17/12)
Dayton officials fire back on $30M UCare payment (Hot Dish Politics, 7/17/12)
Revenue commissioner embarks on summer tax reform tour (Echo Press, 7/17/12)
ACLU leads challenge to voter ID amendment in court today (MPR, 7/17/12)
Opinion: Dayton should stay out of vonding decisions (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 7/17/12)
Stung by fines and ruling, Minnesota GOP tries to regroup (MinnPost, 7/16/12)
MN AG: Law permits change in ballot title (AP, 7/16/12)
Pros and some big cons of Pawlenty as Romney’s VP choice (MinnPost, 7/16/12)
Audio: Minnesota candidates collect money from outside the state (MPR, 7/16/12)
Legislative hearing planned on constitutional amendments (Hot Dish Politics, 7/16/12)
MN GOP on the hook for recount debts, Sutton and party fined (Politics in MN, 7/13/12)
Being suitable lifts Pawlenty stock in veep hunt (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/12/12)
Health care battles roll on (Politics in MN, 7/11/12)
Dayton says he’ll pick projects for $47.5M development fund (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/11/12)
2012 MN congressional races – current outlook (mnpACT!, 7/11/12)
Dayton, lawmakers agree on flood aid special session (MPR, 7/11/12)
Dayton reiterates plans for health insurance exchange (Insurance News Net, 7/11/12)
Hann to Gov. Dayton: No health exchange vote before election (Let Freedom Ring Blog, 7/11/12)
Special session to address disaster relief expected in late August (Politics in MN, 7/11/12)
Who abducted the ‘nonpartisan Mark Ritchie’? (Let Freedom Ring Blog, 7/11/12)
Dayton makes plans for state to implement health care law (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/10/12)
Former GOP Rep. Ron Erhardt tries to win back his old job as a Democrat (MinnPost, 7/10/12)
Dayton: MN is moving forward with health insurance exchange (MPR, 7/10/12)
Emmer: Again… why isn’t someone at least asking this question? (True North, 7/10/12)
Truth in advertising: Mark Ritchie and the election law amendment (MNPublius, 7/10/12)
Minnesota amendment proposals become legal battles over words (Duluth News Tribune, 7/10/12)
Dayton and Romney: A tale of two millionaires (Wry Wing Politics, 7/10/12)
Commentary: Ritchie meddles to help own agenda on marriage, voter ID (Pioneer Press, 7/10/12)
Minn. part of Coleman group’s $10M ‘orphan state’ effort (MPR, 7/9/12)
Backers sue over marriage amendment title (MPR, 7/9/12)
Voices of Conservative Women announces state House and Senate endorsements (Politics in MN, 7/9/12)
Ritchie also changes ballot title of photo ID amendment (Politics in MN, 7/9/12)
Marriage amendment backers to sue Ritchie, Swanson for changing ballot title (Politics in MN, 7/9/12)
Sec of State sued over marriage amendment (MPR, 7/9/12)
Express Scripts worked to bring ‘certainty’ to MN’s (GOP?) voters during redistricting (Bluestem Prairie, 7/8/12)
Photo ID amendment doesn’t fix what they tell us is voter fraud (mnpACT!, 7/8/12)
Marriage debate is about to get louder (Duluth News Tribune, 7/8/12)
Marriage amendment backers count on DFL votes (Capitol Chatter, 7/8/12)
Vote 2012: What to expect if the voter ID amendment is passed (Pioneer Press, 7/7/12)
Lessons learned from shutdown (Politics in MN, 7/6/12)
Emmer: Minnesota can and should refuse to create a health care exchange (True North, 7/5/12)
ThreeSixty: A lot hangs on voter ID question (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/5/12)
Editorial: Voter ID – The integrity of the vote is always worth talking about (Pioneer Press, 7/5/12)
Capitol preps for special session on Duluth flooding (Politics in MN, 7/3/12)
Dayton wins NEA award (MPR, 7/3/12)
Gov. Mark Dayton in DC to get NEA award for ‘America’s Greatest Education Governor’ (MinnPost, 7/3/12)
Opponents file court brief on Photo ID amendment (MinnPost, 7/3/12)
Common Cause files complaint against Minnesota Majority (Hot Dish Politics, 7/3/12)
Audio: Photo ID supporters question Ritchie’s opposition to amendment (MPR, 7/3/12)
Shutdown blame redux (Hot Dish Politics, 7/2/12)
House DFL blames GOP for shutdown, again (MPR, 7/2/12)
Minn. to be part of massive union, PAC ad buy (MPR, 7/2/12)
Foes of MN voter ID push decry question wording (AP, 7/2/12)
Business groups back light rail bonding request (MPR, 7/2/12)
House DFLers mark shutdown anniversary by blaming Republicans (Politics in MN, 7/2/12)
Minn. spends more than most states to educate each student (Pioneer Press, 7/1/12)
Marriage amendment allies rewrite playbook (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 7/1/12)
JUNE 2012
Cities and counties cut jobs by thousands (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/30/12)
Commentary: Voter ID as written is just not our style (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/30/12)
MN aims for buyer-friendly health marketplace (AP, 6/29/12)
Mark Dayton talks jobs, education during Thursday visit to Winona (Winona Daily News, 6/29/12)
Marriage amendment backers seek documents after ballot title change (Hot Dish Politics, 6/29/12)
Mark Ritchie fixes the Marriage Discrimination Amendment’s title (MNPublius, 6/29/12)
Dayton readies federal disaster request for floods (AP, 6/29/12)
Dayton: There will be a special session for flood relief (Politics in MN, 6/29/12)
Audio: Minnesota officials say they will press ahead with new health care system (MPR, 6/29/12)
Supreme Court ruling gives green light to health care reform in MN (Politics in MN, 6/28/12)
DFL chair confident about taking Legislature in 2012 (New Ulm Journal, 6/28/12)
Minnesota health system needs Obamacare too (MinnPost, 6/28/12)
Minnesota House hPVI (LeftMN, 6/28/12)
Minnesota reaction to the Supreme Court’s health care ruling (MPR, 6/28/12)
Sec of State Ritchie replaces marriage amendment title; proponents say he’s ‘meddling’ (Pioneer Press, 6/28/12)
MN political reaction to SCOTUS health care ruling (MPR, 6/28/12)
ABM to target GOP legislators with ads on shutdown anniversary (Politics in MN, 6/27/12)
Minnesota Majority files amicus brief in voter ID lawsuit (True North, 6/27/12)
Proponents of gay marriage amendment targeted by hackers (Politics in MN, 6/27/12)
Senate handling of Brodkorb situation: How NOT to handle it (mnpACT!, 6/27/12)
Dayton tours flood zone, says special session could provide aid (MPR, 6/26/12)
Brodkorb sets deadline for settlement talks with Senate (MPR, 6/26/12)
Marriage Amendment supporters to rally at General Mills (CBS Minnesota, 6/26/12)
Independence Party stays out of US Senate race, opposes constitutional amendments (Politics in MN, 6/25/12)
Why Tim Pawlenty will help Romney win Minnesota (Wry Wing Politics, 6/25/12)
Opinion: Marriage amendment: ‘No’ is the helpful vote (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/25/12)
High court ruling throws state campaign law into doubt (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/25/12)
The brief against Tim Pawlenty for VP (True North, 6/25/12)
Governor to make Highway 14 announcement Tuesday (Mankato Free Press, 6/25/12)
Pawlenty says to look elsewhere for potential VP (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/24/12)
Voter ID amendment: Minnesota’s version of ‘Papers, please?’ (Alexandria Echo Press, 6/22/12)
Video: Gov. Mark Dayton interviewed on Chinese TV (MinnPost, 6/22/12)
Marriage amendment dominates money landscape (Politics in MN, 6/22/12)
Republicans on the run: Cummins withholding cash, county editors scold GOP senate caucus lawsuit bills (Bluestem Prairie, 6/22/12)
Why sloppy drafting will kill the photo-ID amendment (Schultz’s Take, 6/21/12)
Who is funding the marriage amendment fight? (MinnPost, 6/21/12)
Sec of State explains all of the problems with the Poll Tax Amendment (MNPublius, 6/21/12)
DFL statewide media campaign needed: ‘Replace the worst legislature ever.’ (Wry Wing Politics, 6/19/12)
Ventura offers to campaign against marriage amendment (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 6/18/12)
Minnesota Vikings spend $115K lobbying for new stadium (Pioneer Press, 6/18/12)
Audio: For charter schools, mixed results at 20-year mark (MPR, 6/18/12)
Opinion: Marriage ban is bad for business (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/18/12)
Election confusion — signs of the times (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/18/12)
St. Paul files brief in suit challenging Voter ID amendment, wants measure kept off ballot (Pioneer Press, 6/18/12)
Dayton returns, his No. 2 heads out on trip abroad (MPR, 6/17/12)
Minnesota CEO rallying fellow execs to publicly oppose marriage amendment (Pioneer Press, 6/17/12)
GOP wary of shutdown talk (Marshall Independent, 6/16/12)
Minnesota’s reputation as electoral battleground state appears to be waning (Pioneer Press, 6/16/12)
Brodkorb case a campaign 2012 poison pill (Politics in MN, 6/15/12)
Another MN blogger wants you to believe GOP Agenda 21 fretting is shiny new crazy (it’s not) (Bluestem Prairie, 6/15/12)
MN Senate set to approve $46K in sex scandal-related legal fee (Hot Dish Politics, 6/15/12)
LGA payments contained in tax bill signed by Gov Dayton (Echo Press, 6/15/12)
Top Dayton aide to lead Vikings stadium authority (MPR, 6/14/12)
Firefighters speak at hearing to discuss risk to personnel, public (MPR, 6/14/12)
Audit released on agencies’ handling of the 2011 shutdown (Hot Dish Politics, 6/14/12)
Legislative leaders hire private attorney to defend Photo ID plan (Hot Dish Politics, 6/14/12)
Wheeling and dealing with Dayton in China (MinnPost, 6/14/12)
Little movement, more skepticism about MN job market (MPR, 6/14/12)
General Mills opposes marriage amendment (MPR, 6/14/12)
Dayton, Rybak appoint stadium authority members (Politics in MN, 6/14/12)
Commentary: Voter ID: Opponents underestimate the problem, overestimate the cost (Pioneer Press, 6/13/12)
Commentary: Minnesota dodged North Dakota tax bullet (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/13/12)
Audio: Former Gov. Jesse Ventura takes on ‘gangs’ in government (MPR, 6/13/12)
Koch group targets lawmakers on Vikings stadium vote (MPR, 6/13/12)
MN congressional races: The four GOP seats (mnpACT!, 6/11/12)
MN economic reports a mixed bag (MPR, 6/11/12)
Duluth rally promotes defeat of MN marriage amendment (Duluth News Tribune, 6/11/12)
When opportunity doorknocks: Redistricting and the rising tide of optimism among rural DFLers (Bluestem Prairie, 6/9/12)
The DFL’s window of opportunity? (Marshall Independent, 6/9/12)
Minnesota gay marriage vote divides state’s clergy (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 6/8/12)
Senjem, other Republicans seek to keep photo ID on ballot (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 6/8/12)
GOP legislative sponsors Kiffmeyer and Newman want to intervene in Photo ID lawsuit (MinnPost, 6/8/12)
Gov. Dayton leads MN trade mission to China (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/8/12)
Commentary: MN’s voter ID amendment: A Trojan horse with a surprise inside (MinnPost, 6/8/12)
Minn. clergy group kicks off effort to defeat marriage measure (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/7/12)
Poll: Romney trails Obama in MN; Norm Coleman is state’s most-favored Republican (Pioneer Press, 6/7/12)
MN Supreme Court drawn into newest chapter of ‘voting wars’ (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/7/12)
‘Emboldened’ MN GOP is going to lean on that 12% approval (mnpACT!, 6/7/12)
Opinion: Minn. legislative session good for business (Duluth News Tribune, 6/7/12)
State dismisses union lawsuit claiming university influence (MPR, 6/7/12)
Flurry of retirement sets off scramble for House, Senate seats (Politics in MN, 6/6/12)
Audio: Should businesses take a stand on marriage amendment? (MPR, 6/6/12)
Dayton family ramps up efforts to defeat marriage amendment (MPR, 6/6/12)
Stadium postmortem: How a wealthy NFL owner got millions from taxpayers (MinnPost, 6/6/12)
Audio: More than a dozen former legislators attempt comebacks this year (MPR, 6/6/12)
Vikings stadium commission still not set (MPR, 6/6/12)
Audio: Wis. recall outcome emboldens MN Republicans on union issues (MPR, 6/6/12)
State Supreme Court moves quickly to hear photo ID challenge (Hot Dish Politics, 6/6/12)
A Better Legislature campaign group’s geo-targeting finds voters right on their computer (MinnPost, 6/6/12)
Battlegrounds emerge in NE Minn. legislative races (Minnesota Brown, 6/6/12)
Racial minorities overwhelmingly support the photo ID amendment that suppresses their vote (Wry Wing Politics, 6/6/12)
Dayton picks new PUC chair (MPR, 6/6/12)
Minnesotans’ opposition to marriage amendment growing (Public Policy Polling, 6/5/12)
Poll: More Minnesotans oppose marriage amendment (MPR, 6/5/12)
Ranked Choice Voting now a part of the permanent DFL platform (MN Progressive Project, 6/5/12)
Poll says gay marriage ban losing support in Minnesota (Pioneer Press, 6/5/12)
Minn: With a quarter of Legislature’s seats up for grabs, candidates file (Pioneer Press, 6/5/12)
Interactive: Who’s running for the Minn Legislature (MinnPost, 6/5/12)
Dayton won’t fight court loss in child care union case (AP, 6/5/12)
Marriage amendment motivates voters on both sides (MPR, 6/5/12)
Poll: Opinion shifting against marriage amendment (Politics in MN, 6/5/12)
DFLers file to run in competitive Minnesota congressional races (Politics in MN, 6/4/12)
Minnesota DFLers head to Wisconsin to help improve turnout in Walker recall election (MinnPost, 6/4/12)
DFL convenes amid lots of loathing but maybe not enough fear (MinnPost, 6/4/12)
Political notebook: Dayton rips Republicans over civic center funding (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 6/4/12)
Will changes among religious Minnesotans make the difference in MN’s gay marriage vote? (Wry Wing Politics, 6/4/12)
DFL turns focus to training (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/3/12)
Dayton, barred from convention two years ago, praised this year (Hot Dish Politics, 6/2/12)
DFL state convention starts with plea against marriage amendment (Hot Dish Politics, 6/2/12)
DFL state convention gets underway in Rochester (MPR, 6/2/12)
Dayton: DFL must win majorities in the Legislature (MPR, 6/2/12)
Amy Klobuchar’s endorsement overshadowed by other DFL convention speakers’ fiery rhetoric (MinnPost, 6/2/12)
Commentary: Will the DFL capitalize on opportunity? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/1/12)
Legislative races take center stage for DFLers at Mayo Civic Center (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 6/1/12)
MAY 2012
Caucus campaign teams gear up (Politics in MN, 5/31/12)
Long-anticipated lawsuit filed opposing Photo ID constitutional amendment (MinnPost, 5/30/12)
Voter ID ballot question draws lawsuit (MPR, 5/30/12)
Star Tribune CEO: ‘No hurry’ to sell Vikings stadium land; would stay downtown (MinnPost, 5/29/12)
Editorial: Tuition cost shift hurts state’s future (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 5/29/12)
Campaign finance board to investigate ALEC (MPR, 5/29/12)
Legislative session gave us some environmental gains — and losses (MinnPost, 5/29/12)
MN campaign finance board to investigate complaint against ALEC (Pioneer Press, 5/29/12)
Future of Sartell paper mill unclear; Dayton pledges state help (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 5/29/12)
Democrats to hold state convention in Rochester (Rochester Post Bulletin, 5/29/12)
DFL chief wants parties to move toward center (Capitol Chatter, 5/28/12)
Opinion: Minnesota’s cookie-cutter GOP (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 5/27/12)
Soon-to-be-named stadium authority to influence $975M Vikings stadium (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 5/27/12)
Legislators explain session at local forum (Faribault County Register, 5/27/12)
Commentary: Sales tax bill becomes a litmus test (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 5/26/12)
Vikings stadium: At key point, it was state vs. Vikings. Guess who blinked. (Pioneer Press, 5/26/12)
Sec of State discusses Voter ID issues (Marshall Independent, 5/26/12)
At least part of recount group’s ‘mystery CEOs’ case may be solved (MinnPost, 5/25/12)
How the stadium deal was done (Politics in MN, 5/25/12)
Ramsey County won’t investigate GOP recount company (Hot Dish Politics, 5/25/12)
Stadium plan clears House on 73-58 vote; Vikings would pay more (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 5/8/12)
Last-minute lobbying aims to sway Vikings vote (MPR, 5/7/12)
11th-hour stadium rally led by Dayton (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 5/6/12)
The GOP’s Vikings problem (mnpACT!, 5/5/12)
Audio: Stadium outcome in question when House votes Monday (MPR, 5/4/12)
Monday’s the date for real jobs legislation (MinnPost, 5/4/12)
Strange turns precede looming stadium vote (Politics in MN, 5/4/12)
GOP lawmaker: Another chance for the governor to show he’s serious about putting people to work (Rochester Post Bulletin, 5/4/12)
Angry GOP not inclined to help Dayton’s priority (stadium) after losing its priority (tax bill) (MinnPost, 5/4/12)
Editorial: State makes two right moves (Red Wing Eagle Republican, 5/4/12)
Dayton signs off on racetrack-casino deal, vetoes standards bill (Hot Dish Politics, 5/4/12)
Legislative notebook: Cooperation fading as session nears end (Capitol Chatter, 5/4/12)
GOP Speaker Zellers says he ‘misspoke’ in KFAN interview about the Vikings (Hot Dish Politics, 5/4/12)
Dayton vetoes GOP tax bill, rejects tie-in to Vikings stadium push (Politics in MN, 5/4/12)
Dayton vetoes GOP’s business tax relief bill — will it affect stadium vote? (MinnPost, 5/4/12)
Why should a legislative Democrat vote for any of this? (mnpACT!, 5/4/12)
GOP leaders scrap roofless stadium plan, set end-of-session path (Politics in MN, 5/3/12)
Bonding bill delayed to ‘tweak’ higher ed funding (Hot Dish Politics, 5/3/12)
Audio: Job fairs are good politics, but unlikely to lead to work (MPR, 5/3/12)
Audio: GOP leaders call Monday vote on original stadium plan (MPR, 5/3/12)
Audio: Movement at Capitol, as deadline nears (MPR, 5/3/12)
Dayton is Exhibit A in event on governor as ‘best job’ (MinnPost, 5/3/12)
Finally, a floor vote awaits after new stadium plan dies a quick death (MinnPost, 5/3/12)
It’s not all Capitol bickering as governor signs Legacy bill (MinnPost, 5/3/12)
Gov. Mark Dayton expected to veto tax-cut bill (Pioneer Press, 5/3/12)
Vikings stadium: House Republicans vow to vote Monday (Pioneer Press, 5/3/12)
Dayton vetoes bill to repeal LIFO (Politics in MN, 5/3/12)
Dayton vetoes bill that would weaken teacher seniority (MPR, 5/3/12)
Emmer: Omnibus tax bill passed by MN Legislature is more than what the mainstream media suggests (True North, 5/3/12)
GOP plan collapses, vote on original stadium plan set (Capitol Chatter, 5/3/12)
APRIL 2012
No deal yet, but Gov. Dayton and legislators are still talking (MinnPost, 4/30/12)
Dayton vetoes abortion clinic licensing bill (Hot Dish Politics, 4/27/12)
Commentary: Voter ID — what lurks in Minnesota’s proposed amendment (Pioneer Press, 4/27/12)
Audio: Little support for stadium among Minneapolis lawmakers (MPR, 4/27/12)
GOP: No new revenue…except when Vikings are involved (mnpACT!, 4/27/12)
Legacy bill on way to Dayton; passes Senate and House overwhelmingly (Pioneer Press, 4/27/12)
GOPers questions Vikings financing, pitch new taxes (Politics in MN, 4/26/12)
Will rank and file lawmakers support the stadium? (MPR, 4/26/12)
Audio: Tying together gambling, stadium a dicey prospect for lawmakers (MPR, 4/26/12)
Abortion clinic registration bill gets Dayton veto (MinnPost, 4/26/12)
It’s 11 AM on Thursday; do you know where your Vikings bill is? (Politics in MN, 4/26/12)
GOP group opposes gambling expansion for stadium (Hot Dish Politics, 4/26/12)
Tax talk trumps stadium hearing (Capitol Chatter, 4/26/12)
Audio: Legislators look for path to finish session (MPR, 4/26/12)
Racinos, St. Paul add new drama to Vikings stadium proposal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/26/12)
Dayton administration on defensive over MN Medicaid practices (MinnPost, 4/26/12)
Racino gets amended into Vikings stadium bill (Politics in MN, 4/25/12)
Congressional panel grills DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jackson on state Medicaid spending (MinnPost, 4/25/12)
Dayton says he won’t negotiate on LIFO (MinnPost, 4/25/12)
Drazkowski is outraged that state workers want benefits for their families (MNPublius, 4/25/12)
MN Legislature restores some HHS funding (MN Progressive Project, 4/25/12)
Vikings stadium: A reversal of fortune? (Politics in MN, 4/25/12)
Senate committee adds racino plan as it approves stadium bill (MPR, 4/25/12)
Council’s ‘Gang of Seven’ backs Minneapolis’ stadium plan (MinnPost, 4/25/12)
MN Legislature OKs new oversight for state school trust lands (Pioneer Press, 4/25/12)
Move to limit state worker pay, benefit increases advances in House (MPR, 4/24/12)
Legislative notebook: Both parties look for legislative wins (Capitol Chatter, 4/24/12)
State’s talks with unions ongoing (Pioneer Press, 4/24/12)
Old cross-town rivalries surface as St. Paul makes ‘fairness’ pitch at stadium hearing (MinnPost, 4/24/12)
Editorial: St. Paul fights for a fair shake in Vikings stadium tussle (Pioneer Press, 4/24/12)
Opinion: End of the state GOP as we know it? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/24/12)
Commentary: Responsibility – bill comes due for state GOP (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/24/12)
House bill restores some of last year’s human services cuts (MPR, 4/24/12)
Ron Paul backers to dominate Minn’s RNC delegation (MPR, 4/24/12)
Senate turns back effort to ban payments to ‘pray the gay away’ therapy (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/24/12)
MN GOP accuses unions of dragging their feet on state contracts (Hot Dish Politics, 4/24/12)
Dayton vetoes E-Verify bill (Hot Dish Politics, 4/24/12)
State offers same-sex domestic partner benefits in contract talks (MPR, 4/24/12)
Will next Vikings news be about team leaving? (Capitol Chatter, 4/18/12)
Commentary: We raise taxes, or we lose the Vikings. Simple. Now let’s vote. (Pioneer Press, 4/18/12)
Vikings: There is no next year (MPR, 4/17/12)
Senate Ethics panel deadlocks over Michel complaint (again) (MPR, 4/17/12)
Dayton, GOP hammering out tax deal (MPR, 4/17/12)
Every day is tax day somewhere in Minnesota (MinnPost, 4/17/12)
Vikings stadium: Dayton says wait a year; Vikings say no way (Pioneer Press, 4/17/12)
House committee defeats Vikings stadium bill (Politics in MN, 4/17/12)
Commentary: Photo ID: An end to ‘same-day’ registration in Minnesota? Not true (Pioneer Press, 4/17/12)
Senate ethics panel deadlocks again over DFL complaint against Geoff Michel (Politics in MN, 4/17/12)
Geoff Michel ethics hearing: move along, nothing to see here (MN Progressive Project, 4/17/12)
Who was the stadium flipper? (MPR, 4/17/12)
Dayton: We’ll do stadium next year if push fails (Politics in MN, 4/17/12)
Vikings stadium: In bipartisan vote, key House committee shoots down proposal (Pioneer Press, 4/17/12)
Tea party rallies faithful to get involved with 2012 election (West Central Tribune, 4/17/12)
Stadium needs ‘miracle’ after committee defeat (Capitol Chatter, 4/16/12)
MN Senate passes bill limiting union dues collections on child care subsidies (Pioneer Press, 4/16/12)
Commentary: GOP legislators preparing another fiscal time bomb (MinnPost, 4/16/12)
Some lawmakers ready to adjourn, some want more time (Alexandria Echo Press, 4/16/12)
MN lawmakers preparing for next contract showdown with state workers (MPR, 4/16/12)
GOP legislators see political salvation with ‘strong finish,’ but don’t count on it (MinnPost, 4/16/12)
Legislature OKs bill blocking taxpayer dollars for childcare unions (Politics in MN, 4/16/12)
Vikings stadium faces next high hurdle in House on Monday (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/16/12)
MN lawmakers return for countdown to final exit (AP, 4/15/12)
Opinion: Let serious debate begin on voter ID (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/15/12)
Child care union controversy not over (Capitol Chatter, 4/14/12)
Partisanship: The great divide (Marshall Independent, 4/14/12)
‘Statesmen are vanishing’ (mnpACT!, 4/13/12)
Dayton raised $82,000 in first quarter (MPR, 4/13/12)
Dayton vetoes school shift payback bill (Politics in MN, 4/5/12)
Dayton vetoes school payback; calls bill irresponsible (MPR, 4/5/12)
Editorial: Dayton shouldn’t veto teacher tenure bill (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/5/12)
Bonding bill in doubt this session (MPR, 4/5/12)
MN Chamber of Commerce voices support for stadium (MPR, 4/5/12)
MN House passes environmental package (Pioneer Press, 4/5/12)
Voter ID amendment is about vote suppression (MN Progressive Project, 4/5/12)
Gov. Dayton vetoes Legislature’s plan to to use reserves to buy back school shift (Minnesota Budget Bites, 4/5/12)
Tax conferees face big challenges (Politics in MN, 4/4/12)
Editorial: Voter ID provokes valuable debate about the integrity of MN’s voting system (Pioneer Press, 4/4/12)
Groups battling over Voter ID, marriage amendments worry about vote splitters (MinnPost, 4/4/12)
’98 percent’ constitutional amendment undercuts common-sense budgeting (Minnesota Budget Bites, 4/4/12)
Voter photo ID heads to Minnesotans (Capitol Chatter, 4/4/12)
MN voter ID measure going on fall ballot (Pioneer Press, 4/4/12)
Legislature approves Voter ID constitutional amendment (Politics in MN, 4/4/12)
Photo ID amendment passes Senate, heads to voters (Hot Dish Politics, 4/4/12)
Legislature considering variety of sunshine laws (West Central Tribune, 4/2/12)
Brodkorb’s case will cost public, win, lose or draw (Pioneer Press, 4/1/12)
Minnesota legislators torn: Work or go home? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/1/12)
Commentary: GOP offers its best ideas for jobs (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 4/1/12)
Two weeks of feverish legislative action, but to what end? (MinnPost, 4/1/12)
In email to constituent, Sen. Majority leader bemoans lack of corporate power at MN Capitol (Bluestem Prairie, 4/1/12)
MARCH 2012
MN Senate passes GOP tax relief measures (MPR, 3/31/12)
HMO audit bill could be revived (Politics in MN, 3/30/12)
MN House omnibus tax bill digs deficit hole deeper (Minn Budget Bites, 3/29/12)
Senate GOP spends $561M on bonding bill that focuses mostly on local projects (MPR, 3/28/12)
Short on cash, campaign board struggles to keep up (MPR, 3/28/12)
Have to wonder why farmers vote Republican… (mnpACT!, 3/28/12)
Appeals court restores Minn. judicial election rules (Pioneer Press, 3/27/12)
Legislators still seeking backup funding plan for Minnesota’s share of stadium costs (MinnPost, 3/27/12)
Senate GOP says lawsuit is delaying Michel ethics complaint (MPR, 3/27/12)
Republicans opposed to shining the light on ALEC activities in Minnesota (MN Progressive Project, 3/27/12)
Senate omnibus tax bill worsens state’s future revenue shortfall (Minnesota Budget Bites, 3/27/12)
Ethics hearing on Michel postponed by MN Senate president (Pioneer Press, 3/27/12)
Commentary: Redistricting pits party mates — and genders (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 3/27/12)
Senate OKs sale of hunting, fishing licenses in shutdown (MPR, 3/27/12)
Union workers blast amendments (MPR, 3/27/12)
Future of amendment of Photo ID proposal in doubt (Hot Dish Politics, 3/27/12)
Audio: Vikings stadium clears hurdle’ more to come in Legislature (MPR, 3/27/12)
Audio: Teacher tenure bill may be unacceptable to Gov. Dayton (MPR, 3/26/12)
Dayton criticizes GOP health insurance exchange efforts (Pioneer Press, 3/26/12)
Republicans look to governor on teacher layoffs (Pioneer Press, 3/26/12)
MN Senate OKs $430M partial payback for schools, using reserve money (Pioneer Press, 3/26/12)
Audio: Bonding will be the focus at the MN Capitol this week (MPR, 3/26/12)
Dayton rips Republicans over constitutional amendments (MPR, 3/26/12)
Audio: Gov. Dayton’s bullying task force begins its work (MPR, 3/20/12)
Will the Voter ID Amendment require another ballot amendment? (mnpACT!, 3/20/12)
Right-to-work on the ropes (MPR, 3/20/12)
DFL senators file ethics complaint against Geoff Michel for handling of Koch scandal (Politics in MN, 3/19/12)
Who’s flexing their lobbying muscles at the Capitol? (Brick City Blog, 3/19/12)
Editorial: Bills should broadly deter shutdowns (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 3/19/12)
Audio: MN House to take up voter ID amendment (MPR, 3/19/12)
Audio: DFLers file ethics complaint over Brodkorb affair (MPR, 3/19/12)
Dayton lobbies Minneapolis City Council on Vikings stadium (MPR, 3/19/12)
House GOP floats plan to restructure regional planning (MinnPost, 3/19/12)
MN Senate panel rejects ‘racino’ proposal (Pioneer Press, 3/19/12)
Plan to curb welfare seen as reform — or cruelty (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 3/18/12)
Editorial: Public pension reform gains momentum (Pioneer Press, 3/17/12)
Ugly cloud hangs over Capitol, puts Legislature in bad light, senator says (Marshall Independent, 3/17/12)
MNGOP may not have the votes for union-busting amendment (MNPublius, 3/17/12)
Audio: House GOP approves payment to schools (MPR, 3/16/12)
Vikings stadium turning into legislative hot potato (Pioneer Press, 3/16/12)
Rival Vikings stadium bill takes step forward in Senate (Pioneer Press, 3/16/12)
Senjem: Votes aren’t there for right-to-work (MPR, 3/16/12)
Michael Brodkorb raises the stakes for GOP (MinnPost, 3/16/12)
Michael Brodkorb’s bitter fight with his former Senate employers goes public (Politics in MN, 3/16/12)
The economic and political truth about right-to-work legislation (MinnPost, 3/16/12)
Opinion: Super-majority requirements do not lower taxes or spending (Winona Daily News, 3/16/12)
Sen. Carla Nelson: Investment in education and job growth will sustain MN’s prosperity (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 3/16/12)
DFL lawmaker: ‘Right to work’ proposal is unwise, unfair, unnecessary (Pioneer Press, 3/15/12)
Vikings stadium bill still stuck in Senate (Pioneer Press, 3/15/12)
Opinion: New political map is good for local voters (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 3/15/12)
MN House passes bill to tap reserves to pay back schools (Hot Dish Politics, 3/15/12)
Landowners won’t get help fighting mining leases from MN Legislature (Duluth News Tribune, 3/15/12)
Vikings stadium: Dayton presses GOP for quick action as bill stalls in committee (Pioneer Press, 3/15/12)
Audio: Senate panel vote on Vikings stadium delayed indefinitely (MPR, 3/15/12)
Brodkorb threatens to depose women, out Capitol affairs (MinnPost, 3/15/12)
Business-backed ALEC’s relations with conservative lawmakers riles Democrats (MPR, 3/15/12)
Laura Brod’s fractured fairytales, ALEC edition: A series of unfortunately identical model bills (Bluestem Prairie, 3/15/12)
St. Paul’s health care best in US, study says (Pioneer Press, 3/15/12)
David Senjem faces difficult re-election campaign (MinnPost, 3/15/12)
Brodkorb asserts other staffers had affairs with govt officials, weren’t fired (MPR, 3/15/12)
Brodkorb threatens to expose other Capitol affairs (Pioneer Press, 3/15/12)
Key DFLer, Republican clash over Vikings stadium vote counting (Hot Dish Politics, 3/15/12)
MN business leaders tout legislative agenda at their Capitol day (MinnPost, 3/15/12)
Minn. demagogues exposed: Extortion attempt and more skeletons to come (MN Progressive Project, 3/15/12)
Senate won’t pay Brodkorb, lawsuit expected (MPR, 3/14/12)
Funding questions quickly sideline Vikings stadium bill (MinnPost, 3/14/12)
Brodkorb’s attorney confirms client’s affair with Koch before Senate firing (Pioneer Press, 3/14/12)
Ballot measure open season: The clowns have been busy (MN Progressive Project, 3/14/12)
GOP’s internal battles over right-to-work continue (Politics in MN, 3/14/12)
Redistricting maps give DFL advantage in legislative races, but… (MinnPost, 3/14/12)
Mailers pressing GOP senators on right-to-work came from GOP Sen. Gerlach’s mail shop (Politics in MN, 3/9/12)
Senate GOP makes a power play on Right-to-work amendment (MPR, 3/8/12)
GOP lawmaker backpeddles on voter ID compromise (MPR, 3/8/12)
Grassley questions Minn’s handling of Medicaid funds (MPR, 3/8/12)
Editorial: Shutdown measures are a good step (Albert Lea Tribune, 3/8/12)
Dayton says Sviggum embarrassing himself and the U of M (MPR, 3/8/12)
Bill calling for return of death penalty won’t last long (MinnPost, 3/8/12)
MN House GOP ties ‘last in, first out’ measure to school payback bill (Pioneer Press, 3/8/12)
MN lawmaker’s comments comparing food stamp recipients to animals draw complaints, threats (Pioneer Press, 3/8/12)
Dayton and Sec of State again tout electronic poll book as Voter ID alternative (MinnPost, 3/8/12)
Dayton, Ritchie offer ‘poll book’ as voter-ID alternative (Pioneer Press, 3/8/12)
Relief, but not much: How forecasted surplus will affect schools (MinnPost, 3/8/12)
Dayton, Republicans differ over plan to repay schools (West Central Tribune, 3/8/12)
Dave Thompson moves his anti-union constitutional amendment to another committee (MN Progressive Project, 3/8/12)
House GOP plans to tap budget reserve to reduce K-12 shift (MPR, 3/7/12)
GOP bills would keep some state services open in shutdown (MPR, 3/7/12)
Minnesota uninsured rate remains flat at 9% since 2009 (Pioneer Press, 3/7/12)
Right-to-work schism dominates GOP amendment debate (Politics in MN, 3/7/12)
For wave of voter ID bills, a conservative group offers a model (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 3/5/12)
Dayton says he’ll put another tax-the-rich plan before MN lawmakers in 2013 no matter what (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 3/5/12)
FEBRUARY 2012
Minnesota’s new political map tests friendships, careers (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2/28/12)
Legislative notebook: Senate votes against teacher seniority (Alexandria Echo Press, 2/28/12)
Audio: Voter ID compromise could avert amendment fight (MPR, 2/28/12)
State Senate strikes down teacher tenure (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2/28/12)
Election lawsuit targets ineligible voters (MPR, 2/28/12)
Voters Alliance lawsuit critical of voter eligibility monitoring (MPR, 2/28/12)
Changing times require rethinking rural leadership roles (Marshall Independent, 2/28/12)
Minnesota budget forecast expected Wednesday (MPR, 2/27/12)
Legislation would require in-person visit for abortions (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 2/27/12)
Two bills increase abortion regulation (Pioneer Press, 2/27/12)
State budget forecast is Wednesday, sets the map for Legislature (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 2/27/12)
‘Racino’ touted as way to fund stadium (Pioneer Press, 2/27/12)
Plan closes tax loopholes, gives schools $2 billion (Pioneer Press, 2/27/12)
Republicans target abortion clinics with new restrictions (MPR, 2/27/12)
What if Tom Emmer had won the governor’s office? (MinnPost, 2/27/12)
DFLers call for payback of money borrowed from schools (Hot Dish Politics, 2/27/12)
Two anti-abortion bills pass Senate committee (Hot Dish Politics, 2/27/12)
Redistricted Minnesota legislative candidates scramble to sort out new seats (Pioneer Press, 2/26/12)
Budget cuts lead to colleges’ consolidation (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 2/25/12)
Editorial: Clean lines (Red Wing Republican Eagle, 2/25/12)
Is Minnesota’s ballot the right place to make state law? (Pioneer Press, 2/25/12)
Legislators begin introducing new stadium ideas (West Central Tribune, 2/24/12)
New maps guarantee new faces at Capitol (Alexandria Echo Press, 2/24/12)
Gov. Dayton to Rep. McCollum: Stillwater bridge can’t be delayed (Pioneer Press, 2/24/12)
Governor’s bullying prevention task force members named (MinnPost, 2/24/12)
GOP misses a chance, DFL dodges a train (Politics in MN, 2/24/12)
DFL leaders Bonoff and Thissen agree to disagree on teacher tenure bill (MinnPost, 2/24/12)
Anxious (but generally optimistic) lawmakers await Wednesday budget forecast (MinnPost, 2/24/12)
Overhaul of Minnesota school integration in limbo (Pioneer Press, 2/24/12)
Dayton rejects latest Vikings Stadium proposal (MPR, 2/23/12)
The Vikings stadium plan that just won’t die (MPR, 2/23/12)
Audio: Legislators consider future in new political boundaries (MPR, 2/23/12)
Judge suggests Dayton could have avoided union vote lawsuit (Alexandria Echo Press, 2/23/12)
State manufacturers still optimistic, but worried about workforce (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 2/23/12)
Video: Governor nixes Vikings Stadium funded by property taxes (The Uptake, 2/23/12)
Video: Police opposition to MN gun bill doesn’t worry author (The Uptake, 2/23/12)
Video: Anger against MN welfare reduction bill erupts in ‘mic check’ (The Uptake, 2/23/12)
Another Vikings stadium funding proposal unveiled, unloved (MinnPost, 2/23/12)
Vikings: New stadium plan unworkable (Pioneer Press, 2/23/12)
‘Welfare Reform 2.0′ moves ahead, but met with anger at Legislature (MinnPost, 2/23/12)
Audio: Senate passes bill that expands use of deadly force (MPR, 2/23/12)
Hennepin County asks Supreme Court to add state to same-sex marriage lawsuit (MPR, 2/23/12)
To the GOP, Poor = Villain, Rich = Victim (mnpACT!, 2/23/12)
Redistricting fallout continues (MPR, 2/23/12)
Dayton signs teacher testing bill (Politics in MN, 2/22/12)
Stillwater bridge: Dayton imposing March 15 deadline for federal approval (Pioneer Press, 2/22/12)
Education grade for Legislature = F (mnpACT!, 2/22/12)
MN’s ‘fair’ redistricting map ensures big legislative turnover (MinnPost, 2/22/12)
Redrawn maps shake up Minnesota’s political landscape (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2/22/12)
Redistricting ‘showdown’ shaping up between Minneapolis DFL Reps. Greene and Hornstein (MinnPost, 2/22/12)
MN Senate committee passes photo ID for voting (Pioneer Press, 2/22/12)
Audio: MN teachers weigh in on proposed tenure shakeup (MPR, 2/22/12)
Dayton signs bill requiring teachers to pass skills test (Hot Dish Politics, 2/22/12)
Audio: Feds give MN $26M to develop insurance exchange (MPR, 2/22/12)
MNGOP attacks teachers at ALEC’s request (MN Progressive Project, 2/22/12)
Legislative map: All shook up (Politics in MN, 2/22/12)
GOP lawmaker takes on state’s labor unions (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 2/21/12)
State redistricting maps set for Tuesday release (Politics in MN, 2/20/12)
State redistricting plan to be released 1 PM Tuesday (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 2/20/12)
Dayton welcomes federal investigation of MN Medicaid (MPR, 2/14/12)
MN governor vetoes ALEC template bills (The Uptake, 2/11/12)
Politics 2012: Minn caucuses provides glimpse of activists’ preferences (UPI, 2/5/12)
JANUARY 2012
Line between political spending and religious speech getting blurrier (MinnPost, 1/31/12)
Dayton blasts GOP senators as ‘unfit to govern’ (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/31/12)
Audio: Lawmakers to debate over health exchange (MPR, 1/31/12)
Opinion: Who is telling the truth on state senate staffing cuts? (Pioneer Press, 1/31/12)
Dayton: Legislation could be needed on exchange (Politics in MN, 1/30/12)
Brodkorb hires another lawyer (MPR, 1/30/12)
GOP lawmaker calls on state GOP to improve its money management (Pioneer Press, 1/30/12)
Michael Brodkorb hires additional law firm to fight Senate dismissal (Pioneer Press, 1/30/12)
While GOP balks, Dayton moves ahead with Minn. health exchange (MinnPost, 1/30/12)
Dem lawmakers blames Gov. Dayton in part for her decision to leave Legislature (MinnPost, 1/30/12)
Senate rejects Anderson on party lines; Dayton blasts GOP (MinnPost, 1/30/12)
Audio: Teacher seniority, NCLB top education issues in low-key legislative session (MPR, 1/30/12)
State falls short stopping felons from voting, group says (MPR, 1/30/12)
GOP response: Sen. Hann disputes Dayton/DFL’s health exchange plan (MinnPost, 1/30/12)
GOP ready for voters to rule by amendment (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/30/12)
GOP senators reject Commissioner Ellen Anderson in act of political cowardice (MN Progressive Project, 1/30/12)
Group fighting marriage amendment raises $1.2 million (MPR, 1/29/12)
Minnesotans United for All Families reports raising $1.2M to fight ban on gay marriage (Pioneer Press, 1/29/12)
Editorial: A different tone at Capitol (Mankato Free Press, 1/28/12)
Editorial: The urgency of school reform in Minnesota (Pioneer Press, 1/28/12)
GOP lawmaker open to collecting Internet sales tax (MPR, 1/27/12)
Poll: Dayton approval at 53%; 59% oppose public money for Vikings (Politics in MN, 1/27/12)
GOP push for ‘right to work’ amendment could produce ‘another Wisconsin’ (MinnPost, 1/27/12)
Dayton approval rating rises to 53%, far outdistancing legislators of both parties (MinnPost, 1/27/12)
<Facing budget cuts, 12 counties consider collaborating to deliver human services (MinnPost, 1/27/12)
State seeks delegates to join Dayton on China trade trip (MinnPost, 1/27/12)
Ballot measure open season: The insanity has begun (MN Progressive Project, 1/27/12)
Dem leader: Extremely difficult and painful first week (MN Progressive Project, 1/27/12)
Polling data: MN legislative GOP should consider reevaluating (mnpACT!, 1/27/12)
Dem minority leader decries ‘blatant, partisan attack’ over Senate budget (Politics in MN, 1/27/12)
Senate looks to take down Anderson as PUC Commissioner (MPR, 1/27/12)
Senate Republicans come out swinging (Politics in MN, 1/27/12)
Audio: Gov., legislators share goal to get Minnesotans back to work (MPR, 1/24/12)
Dayton to Vikings: Dome site or else (Pioneer Press, 1/24/12)
Appeals Court: State Defense of Marriage Act constitutional — for now (Politics in MN, 1/23/12)
In Vikings stadium game, St. Paul is likely loser (Pioneer Press, 1/23/12)
Amendment politics: How many and which ones? (the Cucking Stool, 1/23/12)
Local leaders ask state for more flexibility (MPR, 1/23/12)
Audio: DFL chair files complaint over GOP senator’s income (MPR, 1/23/12)
Legislators may spend much of the session focused on jobs — their own (MinnPost, 1/23/12)
Former Senate majority leader Amy Koch still a polarizing figure among Republicans (Pioneer Press, 1/23/12)
Appeals court: MN gay marriage case will get trial (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/23/12)
MN legislative session could see raft of voter amendments (CBS Minnesota, 1/22/12)
State legislators have plenty to do when session kicks off (St. Cloud Times, 1/22/12)
Opinion: Hope, pray for cooperation in the Minn. Legislature (Duluth News Tribune, 1/22/12)
Opinion: State’s public pensions – A worst-case scenario (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/22/12)
GOP leaders: Our Minnesota agenda (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/22/12)
DFL leaders: Our Minnesota agenda (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/22/12)
Minn. legislative session may be quick, but it won’t be quiet (Pioneer Press, 1/22/12)
Dayton: Don’t count on racino money quickly (Capitol Chatter, 1/22/12)
2012 Minn Legislative session: Q&A with leaders (Pioneer Press, 1/21/12)
Senator Amy Koch: Back up after ‘punch to the face’ (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/21/12)
Audio: MN GOP looks to recover from $2M debt (MPR, 1/20/12)
Questions & more questions about the MN GOP (mnpACT!, 1/20/12)
Stadium prospects growing bleaker (Politics in MN, 1/20/12)
Dayton to release construction project wish-list (MPR, 1/17/12)
Audio: Voter photo ID legislation introduced as constitutional amendment (MPR, 1/17/12)
Amid DFL attacks, Davids open to property tax cap (Politics in MN, 1/16/12)
Senate GOP taps Sviggum as communications chief (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/16/12)
Redistricting: That ain’t no least change (minn-Donkey, 1/16/12)
Gov. Dayton likely to include LRT on his bonding wish list (MinnPost, 1/16/12)
Commentary: Vikings stadium wars appear far from over (Pioneer Press, 1/16/12)
DFLers back bill to block gay marriage amendment (Politics in MN, 1/16/12)
In Vikings stadium debate, lawmakers have the ball (Pioneer Press, 1/15/12)
Opinion: The marriage amendment from all angles (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/14/12)
Commentary: The marriage amendment vote (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/14/12)
GOP lawmaker: No Senate GOP lawsuit to block health exchange (Politics in MN, 1/13/12)
Repairing the Republican brand (Politics in MN, 1/11/12)
Common Cause: Campaign finance board will investigate MN GOP (Politics in MN, 1/9/12)
Editorial: State budget revisited (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/9/12)
State board will look at GOP finances (MPR, 1/9/12)
MN GOP Senate leaders eye $2M in operating costs (MPR, 1/9/12)
Legislators push for audit of state energy program (Rochester Post-Bulletin, 1/9/12)
GOP’s firing/unfiring of Susan Thornton shows ‘growing pains’ of handling legislative power(MinnPost, 1/9/12)
MN’s political parties are facing big changes, challenges (MinnPost, 1/9/12)
Minnesota’s political parties are facing big changes, challenges (MinnPost, 1/9/12)
By the numbers: The MN GOP’s Cooked Books, Part 3 (MN Progressive Project, 1/8/12)
Minnesota’s new GOP chair thinks ideas can trump turmoil (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/8/12)
Editorial: Mystery surrounds GOP’s power play (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/8/12)
Before you buy the story about MN’s high taxes, read this (Growth & Justice, 1/7/12)
Opinion: What now for GOP? What now for women? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/7/12)
Coalition still trying to get anti-stadium language on Ramsey County ballot (Pioneer Press, 1/6/12)
Gov. Dayton has a way of keeping his news conferences unpredictable (MinnPost, 1/6/12)
Fresh faces in the Minn Republican Party for 2012 (MN Progressive Project, 1/6/12)
Stadium foes prepare for ‘Plan B’ against Ramsey County (Politics in MN, 1/6/12)
Dayton prepares for bonding bill, speech (MPR, 1/5/12)
Judicial panel on road to new congressional maps (Alexandria Echo Press, 1/5/12)
State GOP accused of campaign finance violations (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/5/12)
Partisans make pitch to court on redrawing political boundaries (Pioneer Press, 1/5/12)
State GOP: New day, old troubles (Politics in MN, 1/4/12)
Department heads vent concerns to lawmakers (New Ulm Journal, 1/4/12)
Editorial: Adapting to the necessity of hard choices (Pioneer Press, 1/3/12)
Commentary: From economics to elections, looking back and looking ahead (MinnPost, 1/3/12)
Survey: MN economy will see slow growth in 2012 (MPR, 1/3/12)
Dayton dines with Senate leaders (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1/3/12)
Sutton’s secretive slush fund, Count Them All Properly, Inc, changes management (Bluestem Prairie, 1/2/12)
Tony Sutton’s “by any means necessary” leadership (mnpACT!, 1/2/12)
Minnesota political parties ‘at a crossroads’ (MPR, 1/2/12)
Predictions for 2012: Local politics (MNPublius, 1/1/12)
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