Capitol notebook: Sunday sales bills likely done for the year
Minnesota House members did not get a chance to vote on whether they want alcohol to be sold on Sundays. Continue reading →
View ArticleCapitol notebook: Rare disease may get awareness week
A bill written to raise awareness of a rare disease that killed a southwest Minnesota boy is headed to the governor. Continue reading →
View ArticleJudges plan meetings to hear public redistricting thoughts
Five judges on Tuesday begin hearing Minnesotans’ opinions about fair congressional and legislative districts, a topic that surfaces every 10 years but is little understood by the public. Continue...
View ArticleRedistricting slows would-be candidates’ decisions
Potential candidates for eight U.S. House, 134 state House and 67 state Senate districts are lining up to represent Minnesotans. But this year it is a slow-motion, and often quiet, effort. Continue...
View ArticleJudicial panel on road to new congressional maps
How Minnesotans use roads could help determine the shape of new congressional districts. Continue reading →
View ArticleNew political maps available at 1 p.m. Tuesday
A five-judge Minnesota panel plans to release new congressional and legislative district maps at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Continue reading →
View ArticleNew legislative, congressional maps reflect population shifts
The long trend of rural Minnesota losing lawmakers continued today as five judges released new U.S. House and state legislative maps that reflect fast growth in Twin Cities suburbs. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdated: Politicos try to figure out what new maps mean
Minnesota politicians studied maps this afternoon trying to figure out what it means to them and their parties. Continue reading →
View ArticleUpdate: New maps throw incumbents in districts together
New political district maps released today show little U.S. House change, but more in the Minnesota Legislature, where 46 of 201 lawmakers were put in districts with other incumbents. Continue reading →
View ArticleNew legislative maps will lead to new faces next year
Five judges guaranteed there will be plenty of new faces at the Minnesota Capitol next year. Continue reading →
View ArticlePolitical notebook: Redistricting called key political problem
Everyone seems frustrated with congressional gridlock, and a couple of politicians at Farmfest think they know the problem: the every-10-year drawing of new U.S. House district boundaries. Continue...
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