Legislature’s budget votes fall outside party lines
DFL legislators in the House and Senate today passed a supplemental budget bill by comfortable margins. The votes weren't cast along straight party lines, however.
View ArticleParty units raising and spending chart
This chart shows six major party units' fundraising and spending action in the current year and for the same period in the last major election year.
View ArticleBetzold eyes return to Judiciary chairmanship
Sen. Don Betzold would like to regain the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee. Betzold, who currently is chairman of the State Government Budget Division, was Judiciary chairman from 2003 to 2006.
View ArticleSenate DFLers outraise GOP
The Senate DFL Caucus has raised $1.95 million as of Oct. 18. That trumps the Senate Republicans' $466,600 raised this year.
View ArticleSmart Politics: GOP will gain 8 seats in MN Senate
The Humphrey Institute political blog has an analysis that predicts the GOP falling short of taking the 13 seats needed to win back the Minnesota Senate. However, the Senate GOP should wipe out the...
View ArticleTom Bakk elected Senate minority leader
Iron Range Sen. Tom Bakk was elected minority leader this afternoon at a closed-door DFL caucus meeting. The caucus meeting was the first since the Senate DFL lost its 38-year-long majority in...
View ArticleBakk and Thissen face the press
New House and Senate DFL leaders, whose caucuses lost their majorities in Tuesday's election, vow to "negotiate very hard" with Republicans. In contrast to anti-tax Republicans, they said new revenue...
View ArticlePaper Trail: Senate DFL committee wish list
The Senate DFL's requests for committee assignments are floating around the Capitol. Among the requests is Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, to be lead minority member on the Senate Taxes Committee.
View ArticleSenate DFL caucus fills leadership slots
The Senate DFL rounded out its leadership staff Thursday, announcing some of the final staffers to join new Minority Leader Tom Bakk in running the caucus next session.
View ArticleSenate chair picks mix old guard with next generation
The Senate DFL has formalized its committee structure and appointed the chairs who will direct the flow of legislation through the byways of the legislative process in 2013. While the caucus has a...
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