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DFL Activist and Business Owner: Eliminate Corporate Income Tax
February 8th, 2010 by Kim CrockettTodd Rapp is a self-described life-long Democrat activist. He is also now a business owner (Himle Horner, a public affairs company). And he has called for the elimination of the corporate income tax here in Minnesota– no less on the front page of the StarTribune on Sunday, February 7th. He is thinking out of the [...]
Read MoreMinnesota Jobs! Job Fair Today, Monday Feb. 8
February 8th, 2010 by Kim CrockettCongressman Erik Paulsen (R-Third Congressional District) is hosting a jobs fair today, Monday February 8 at Normandale Community College (9700 France Av. South) from 1:30 to 5 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Here is the press release:
“Scheduled to attend Paulsen’s job fair are a wide variety of employers from health care, [...]
The Nashville Tea Party
February 8th, 2010 by Adam Axvig
Saturday night, Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave the closing address to the thousand plus participants in the first annual National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The speech capped off a vigorous three days of events ranging from prayer sessions to documentaries.
The convention, intentionally or unintentionally, seemed to focus around one question; where does the movement go from here? That question remains one of the most difficult to achieve consensus on. Many would like to see the movement remain decentralized and grassroots, others would like to see the Tea Party Movement organize and field candidates….
Read MoreGov. Pawlenty Proposes Lottery to Fund Vikings Stadium
February 7th, 2010 by Kim Crockett
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) released a mock-up of what a new $870 million Vikings stadium could look like. The concept, designed by Dallas-based HKS architects, was unveiled at a MSFC meeting on Thursday. Many key individuals involved with the project were at the meeting, but the event was characterized more by who wasn’t there; the Minnesota Vikings. Still miffed by the MSFC’s offer to delay the construction of a new stadium, the Vikings refused to participate in the event.
The Vikings’ move is the latest in a multi-year soap opera between the team, the State and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. But, the beloved Vikings have an ace in the hole…
Read MorePolitics in Minnesota Dissects The Bonding Bills
February 7th, 2010 by Adam Axvig
House and Senate introduce $1 billion packages
True to their pledge, DFL state legislators are pressing to pass a bonding bill quickly as they head into their first full week of the 2010 legislative session.
The chairs of the House and Senate Capital Investment Committees introduced their bonding bills on the first day of session last Thursday. DFLers on the Senate Capital Investment Committee leadership introduced their proposal as a committee bill and passed it onto the Finance Committee.
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