Policy
Rybak wins first DFL endorsement
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Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, in his campaign for a third term, will be running for the first time with DFL endorsement. Rybak easily won endorsement May 16 at the Minneapolis DFL convention.
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Biden says unions are crucial to rebuilding middle class
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Unions and their members will be a “gigantic part of the solution” to rebuilding the middle class, Vice President Joe Biden told the 3,000 delegates to the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department’s legislative conference.
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Rally Wednesday to support janitors
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The community will rally Wednesday to support 13 janitors laid off at a Bloomington office park whose tenants include major Wall Street companies that received government bailouts.
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Specter switch raises hope for Employee Free Choice Act
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Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, one of the last Republican moderates, announced Tuesday he is switching parties and will run for re-election next year as a Democrat. But one news report said the veteran lawmaker is not switching his position against halting the planned GOP filibuster against the Employee Free Choice Act.
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Commentary: A statement about the Senate and House tax bills
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Senate and House tax bills (S.F. 2074 and H.F. 2323) represent a fair and reasonable response to Minnesota’s historic state revenue shortfall.
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Lawmakers take aim at off-shore tax havens
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Prompted by the convergence of Income Tax Day and a report showing up to $1 trillion over 10 years in U.S. tax losses due to offshore corporate tax havens, several lawmakers are trying to ban the corporate tax dodge.
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Faced with losing her home of 55 years, Minneapolis woman becomes epicenter of foreclosure debate
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Last September, Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident and activist of South Minneapolis, received a Notice of Foreclosure on her home. Monday was her last day to legally reside in her home of 55 years.
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Two million Minnesotans benefit from federal tax credit
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More than 2 million working families in Minnesota will collectively get $1.1 billion to help them weather the current economic storm through the new federal tax credit that takes effect this week, the Obama administration said.
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DFLers propose legislation to reduce minimum wage for some workers
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Legislation that would exclude Minnesota workers who earn tips from receiving an increase in the minimum wage will get its first hearing in Friday’s meeting of the Senate Business, Industry and Jobs Committee.
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Job Opening: MAPE seeks Membership Recruitment Specialist
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The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, one of the largest public employee unions in Minnesota, is searching for a membership recruitment specialist.