Minnesota
Upper Midwestern Reapportionment, Part II: A Historical Overview
In a follow-up to yesterday’s discussion of the 2012 projected reapportionment, Smart Politics presents two tables to illustrate the diminishing political influence of Minnesota and the Upper Midwestern battleground states in the U.S. House as a result of population shifts…
Read MoreHow Much Will 2012 Reapportionment Reduce Minnesota’s Political Influence?
About a year ago Smart Politics examined the political impact of Iowa losing a seat in the U.S. House, as it is projected to do after the 2012 reapportionment. State Demographer Tom Gillaspy recently projected Minnesota is also on track…
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog Minnesota Elections Conference Featuring Mondale, Ritchie, Ramstad
Smart Politics will live blog a conference on Minnesota elections administration this morning sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. The conference includes panelists such as Vice President Walter Mondale, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, and…
Read MoreLive Blog: Fair Elections in Minnesota
9:40 a.m. The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance is hosting a conference on elections administration entitled, “The Minnesota Tradition of Fair Elections.” 9:45 a.m. The first panel, “The Minnesota Gold Standard,” includes: · Edward B. Foley, Professor,…
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog Health Care Conference Featuring Governor Pawlenty
Smart Politics will live blog a health care conference this afternoon sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, which features a presentation by Governor Tim Pawlenty. From the CSPG website: “The Center for the Study of…
Read MoreLive Blog: Governor Pawlenty and Health Care Reform
3:00 p.m. The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance is hosting a conference on health care, entitled: “Market-Based Reforms in Health Care: The Next Step?” The first presenter is Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, with Larry Jacobs, Director of…
Read MoreTweedledum, Tweedledee: A Statistical Correlation of Ballot Challenges in the MN Senate Recount
The frivolousness of some of the ballot challenges issued by the Norm Coleman and Al Franken campaigns during the U.S. Senate race recount has been well documented – both through the media’s publication of many such ballot scans as well…
Read MorePawlenty vs. the DFL: The Battle Lines Are (Gently) Drawn
In a day that saw a filled-to-the-brim press conference in the Governor’s Reception Room, a mini-protest by the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, and some not so thinly veiled and unsolicited advice by the DFL leadership as to what…
Read MoreToday At The Capitol: Round 1 of the Budget Battle
The Gopher State’s U.S. Senate recount may take a backseat in the newsroom today due to some important state governmental business: a much-anticipated budget briefing, a press conference by Governor Tim Pawlenty, and the DFL legislative response. Essentially, today is…
Read MoreBigger D.C. Power Broker: Jim Oberstar or David Obey?
The Upper Midwest is home to a disproportionate amount of power when it comes to its Representatives in the U.S. House. Three of the twenty-one House Committee chairs hail from Minnesota and Wisconsin, with two of those, DFL Congressmen…
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