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Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

Ideological, Not Partisan

Transportation

A Brief History of Presidential Airports

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 1, 2015 | 3

There are over two-dozen airports named for 15 different U.S. presidents totaling more than 250,000 feet of runway.

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Unusual Exits: Congressional Deaths By or On Trains

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 31, 2013 | 0

Nearly two-dozen ex- or sitting members of Congress have been killed by or on trains in U.S. history.

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Gasoline Prices in Minnesota Up 49 Percent from One Year Ago

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 22, 2009 | 4

Gopher State has seen the 6th lowest increase in the nation in average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline over the past year

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Oberstar Rails Against Obama on Transportation Policy

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 6, 2009 | 4

Interspersed between his erudite historical recounting of transportation policy over the last 50 years, colorful inside-the-beltway jokes and jabs, and a vision for transportation policy for the next generation, Minnesota DFL Congressman Jim Oberstar offered some particularly harsh language for…

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Congressman Oberstar to Speak at Humphrey Institute Wednesday

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 4, 2009 | 0

Minnesota’s senior member of its U.S. House delegation, 18-term Representative Jim Oberstar will speak on transportation policy at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs on Wednesday morning. The event is cosponsored by Institute’s Center for the…

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Live Blog: Transportation and Climate Change: Promoting Sustainable Growth and Prosperity

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 3, 2008 | 4

2:40 p.m. “Transportation and Climate Change: Promoting Sustainable Growth and Prosperity?” is the final panel today at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled, America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is…

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MN Legislature Overrides Pawlenty’s Transportation Bill Veto

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 26, 2008 | 0

In a fascinating development on Monday, the Minnesota House voted to override Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty’s transportation bill veto. The DFL picked up 2 votes since the bill’s passage, and thus had one vote to spare in a 91-41 vote…

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The Bill Stops Here: Governor Pawlenty’s Veto Pen

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 25, 2008 | 0

Governor Tim Pawlenty’s veto on February 22nd of a controversial transportation bill has set the stage for the DFL-controlled legislature to attempt an override. Governor Pawlenty has deployed the veto more often (37 times since 2003) than all but 2…

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Getting to 90: House Override of Pawlenty’s Transportation Bill Veto Unlikely

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 24, 2008 | 0

Governor Tim Pawlenty’s veto last Friday of a controversial transportation bill raises the prospect of a veto-override attempt by a DFL-controlled legislature that passed the bills by wide margins on February 21st. The $6.6 billion dollar bill seeks to fund…

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Coleman and Klobuchar Seek $250 Million for I-35 Bridge Reconstruction

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 3, 2007 | 0

Minnesota Senators Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar spearheaded federal legislation on Thursday to not only provide funds to rebuild the I-35 bridge, but also improve infrastructure problems nationwide. The Senators first called on the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) to immediately…

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