Minnesota
Ramstad Petitions Bush to Find Iraq Solution
Republican Congressman Jim Ramstad (MN-03) joined 10 of his fellow GOP Congressmen in a meeting at the White House earlier this week to discuss the war in Iraq with President Bush along with members of his cabinet (Defense Secretary…
Read MoreSmart Politics Live Blogging at Sen. Coleman Event
Smart Politics will be blogging live from the Humphrey Institute on Monday, May 14th, from 10:00 am to 11:15 am at Senator Norm Coleman’s speech on renewable energy. The talk, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and…
Read MorePawlenty Wins Minor Battle in Fight Against Illegal Immigration
The DFL dropped provisions from a higher education bill—passed by the House and Senate—that would have allowed children of illegal immigrants in Minnesota to qualify for in-state tuition. The inclusion of the so-called “DREAM Act” would assuredly have been…
Read MoreWho Is Driving Upper Midwest Support of Edwards?
As discussed in the May 4th Smart Politics entry, John Edwards is faring much better than Hillary Clinton in head-to-head matchups against GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani across the nation, and in the Upper Midwest in particular (as measured by…
Read MoreKlobuchar & Coleman Still Get High Marks
Minnesota DFL Senator Amy Klobuchar continues to garner a strong approval rating—now four months into her tenure as junior senator from the Gopher State. The most recent SurveyUSA April poll found 58 percent of Minnesotans approve of her performance….
Read MoreKlobuchar & Coleman Still Get High Marks
Minnesota DFL Senator Amy Klobuchar continues to garner a strong approval rating—now four months into her tenure as junior senator from the Gopher State. The most recent SurveyUSA April poll found 58 percent of Minnesotans approve of her performance….
Read MoreRepublican ID at Lowest Level in Years in Minnesota
According to a new poll released last week by SurveyUSA, the number of Minnesotans who identify themselves as Republicans has dropped to just 25 percent—the lowest level in twenty-five polls released by the organization dating back to May 2005….
Read MoreGun Ownership Upper Midwestern Snapshot
The mass murders at Virginia Tech University this week have inspired those in gun control circles to renew their pressure on politicians to reexamine our nation’s gun laws; it has also caused 2nd Amendment strict constructionists to dig in deeper…
Read MoreLive Blog at GOP Events Announced
The next two forums sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance have been announced in their “Connecting with Government” series – both with officeholders from the Republican Party: Senator Norm Coleman May 14, 2007 Time: TBD…
Read MoreLive Blog: Rep. Walz Event
10:00 am. Freshman Democratic congressman Tim Walz’s (MN-01) talk today is entitled “Tomorrow’s Foreign Policy: What We’re Teaching Today’s Students and Why It Matters.” 10:10 am. Walz begins his talk by discussing the importance of opening a line of communication…
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