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Unions want State to ban Certain Independent Contractors over Potentially Trifling Issues

By on March 5, 2014 in Employee Freedom / Right to Work, Jobs / Economy, Legislature, Regulations, Take Action, Unionization

Many independent contractors may be prohibited from working on public projects in Minnesota if a union-backed bill passes this year. The bill (HF1984/SF1919) is termed a “Responsible Contractor” bill, and seeks to prohibit companies from working on government construction projects if they have had have had even minor, accidental or rectified violations of certain statutes […]

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Anti-Bullying Bill ‘Safe?’ Check the Hidden Agenda

By on March 3, 2014 in Education, Family

This top-down, statewide measure stems from political correctness — not protection… By Katherine Kersten – “Antibullying” legislation is a top priority for DFL leaders at the Capitol this year. In the last session, their bill got hung up in the Senate, and they appear determined to muscle it through this time around. Bullying is wrong. […]

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Vote Buying Bill Advances on Party-Line Vote from House Elections Committee

By on February 26, 2014 in Election Integrity, Take Action

Minnesota Statutes 204C.18 and 204C.22 contain protections against vote buying fraud that have been in place in some form through court rulings and statutes as long as Minnesota has had a secret or “Australian” ballot, which was adopted statewide in 1891 with strong bipartisan support. Prior to the advent of the Australian ballot system, scholars […]

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New IRS Rules Would Stifle Conservative Speech – Public Input Needed

By on February 25, 2014 in Regulations, Take Action, Taxation, US President

Time is short for the public to provide comments to the IRS regarding proposed new rules that are designed to stifle conservative non-profit groups like Minnesota Majority, Tea Party groups and countless others. Political operators in the Obama Administration are seeking to legitimize the IRS’ ongoing, illegal practice of targeting those same organizations. Last year, […]

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All Political Power is Inherent in the People

By on February 20, 2014 in Elections & Civic Participation, Legislature, Local Government, Take Action

A relative few have probably read it, but the Minnesota Constitution was written to guarantee, as rap legend Chuck D of Public Enemy might say, “Power to the People.” Article I, Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution makes it very clear who’s in charge. It says in part, “Government is instituted for the benefit and […]

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Government, Stay in Your Lane

By on February 14, 2014 in Local Government, Metropolitan Council, Regulations

By David Strom Back in 1967, the Metropolitan Council was created to solve a problem: The growing population of the Twin Cities region had a sewage problem spawned by a patchwork of sewer and septic systems, and letting the problem fester would be a significant problem for public health. The Metropolitan Council wasn’t supposed to […]

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2014 Precinct Caucuses Tuesday, February 4th

By on January 31, 2014 in Elections & Civic Participation, Events, Take Action

Get Involved in Your Local Precinct Caucus and Make a Difference Minnesota’s major political parties are holding precinct caucuses on Tuesday February 4th, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.  A precinct caucus is a generally small gathering of your close neighbors to exercise your rights in the American political process. Caucuses are the very first step in […]

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Real State of the Union – Senator Rand Paul’s Response

By on January 29, 2014 in US President, Video

Senator Rand Paul (R – KY) delivered a response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday. The president’s message was a shocking admission of his intent to bypass Congress and seize the levers of power and advance his agenda in dictatorial style. Recent Rasmussen polling shows that the American People are not […]

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

By on January 20, 2014 in Uncategorized

In 1960, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. famously shared his dream for a society that judged people by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin and prayed to let freedom ring in our great nation. Fifty-four years later, there is still a battle going on for freedom and equality […]

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Online Voter Registration Bill to be Heard January 28th

By on January 14, 2014 in Election Integrity, Events, Legislature, MN Secretary of State, Take Action

Rep. Steve Simon (D – 46B), the chairman of the House Elections Committee has introduced a bill (HF 2096) to legitimize Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s implementation of online voter registration. The bill authorizes the (now unauthorized) system and states explicitly that applications received via the illegal system will be considered valid. Beyond covering for […]

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