How the stadium deal was done
Left for dead in April, the Vikings stadium bill sprinted to passage in the session’s closing days. What happened?
View ArticleLeaders in Public Policy Award Winners Announced
Politics in Minnesota and Capitol Report are proud to announce the winners of our Leaders in Public Policy awards for 2012.
View ArticleLabor lays out legislative agenda
The Minnesota AFL-CIO wants to boost the minimum wage to $10.55 an hour and index it to inflation moving forward. That would be an increase of nearly 50 percent over the current rate of $7.25 an hour.
View ArticleLabor looks forward
During the last two years, organized labor has largely sought to preserve the status quo at the Capitol. Republican legislative leaders repeatedly pushed proposals that were vehemently opposed by...
View ArticleWorkers’ comp bill moving in both chambers
State lawmakers are introducing a workers’ compensation proposal that business and labor leaders alike regard as the most significant change to the system in 18 years.
View ArticleLeaders in Public Policy winners will be honored on July 11
State Rep. Karen Clark, who was the lead sponsor of legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, will receive the lifetime achievement award as part of the fourth annual Leaders in Public Policy awards,...
View ArticleLIPP: Public Policy Achievement (Workers’ compensation reform)
Shar Knutson and Brad Lehto, Minnesota AFL-CIO; David Olson, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
View ArticleHouse Democrats, Dayton start next minimum wage push
Gov. Mark Dayton, labor activists and House members made an appearance at the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday to renew a push to raise the state's minimum wage from $6.25 per hour to $9.50 by 2015.
View ArticleFranken, Dayton endorsed by Minnesota AFL-CIO
Franken's 98 percent career voting record in favor of AFL-CIO positions is the fourth-highest among all U.S. Senators.
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