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 Minnesota Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature.
The state legislature is located in the Minnesota State Capitol building in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
In 2005, the Senate had 36 senators in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party caucus, including one Independence Party of Minnesota senator and 31 members of the Republican Party of Minnesota.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minnesota_State_Senate   (144 words)

  
 Minnesota Constitution
Senators and representatives shall be qualified voters of the state, and shall have resided one year in the state and six months immediately preceding the election in the district from which elected.
The style of all laws of this state shall be: "Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Minnesota." No law shall be passed unless voted for by a majority of all the members elected to each house of the legislature, and the vote entered in the journal of each house.
A member of the senate or the house of representatives, an executive officer of the state identified in section 1 of article V of the constitution, or a judge of the supreme court, the court of appeals, or a district court is subject to recall from office by the voters.
www.house.leg.state.mn.us /cco/rules/mncon/mncon.htm   (9004 words)

  
 Minnesota Redistricting Cases: the 1990s
After a separate state district court had held the legislative redistricting bill to have become law without the Governor's signature, Emison sought in parallel proceedings in the state and federal court actions to have it held in violation of constitutional requirements for compactness, contiguity, and equal population.
In August 1991, the three-judge federal district court denied a motion by the Senate and House of Representatives, defendants in intervention, to abstain pending action by the Legislature at its 1992 session and the outcome of parallel proceedings in state court in Cotlow v.
On December 5, 1991, as the state court was about to issue its order construing and correcting technical errors in the legislative plan enacted by the Legislature, the federal court enjoined the state court from further proceedings.
www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us /gis/html/mnredcas.htm   (1292 words)

  
 Minnesota, state, United States: History
A skeleton (“Minnesota Man”), found in 1931 near Pelican Falls, is believed to date from the late Pleistocene epoch, c.20,000 years ago.
, a Humphrey protégé, was a U.S. senator from 1964 to 1977.
The state has been notable for experimentation in novel features of local government and has also been a leader in the use of cooperatives.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0859666.html   (1032 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Farmer Politicians in Minnesota
Minnesota state house of representatives 60th District, 1911, 1917.
Minnesota state senate 47th District, 1949-59; elected unopposed 1958.
Minnesota state house of representatives, 1897-1903 (10th District 1897-98, 11th District 1899-1903).
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/MN/farmer.html   (675 words)

  
 About the Bureau of Mediation Services
In 1939, the state legislature enacted the Minnesota Labor Relations Act (MLRA) as a means of peacefully settling disputes resulting from the growing size and strength of Minnesota's labor movement.
Over the years growth in the state's economy and union representation, increased complexity of contract negotiations, and growing acceptance of mediation caused the legislature to pass additional laws affecting labor-management relations.
The mission of the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services is to promote stable and constructive labor-management relations and the use of alternative dispute resolution and collaborative processes in areas other than labor-management.
www.bms.state.mn.us   (276 words)

  
 Jeff Johnson for State Senate
Minnesota citizens also deserve the right to have a DIRECT SAY in governing future laws within the state without exclusively relying on politicians.
I believe that the state MUST ALWAYS take the position of protecting life of the mentally incoherent, the terminally ill, and the life of unborn children.
State government should act as a positive change agent for small businesses and I will work hard to promote small business and economic development.
www.johnson4senate.com   (651 words)

  
 Minnesota state senate hears finances of new deal | World finances news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Still, the sponsor, Senate Minority Leader Dick Day saw the hearing as a success because the Vikings offered a peek into the deal between owner Red McCombs and prospective buyer Reggie Fowler, an Arizona businessman who has reportedly agreed to pay $625 million for the franchise.
Day said any tax money the state receives from the sale could be earmarked toward a new stadium, which the Vikings have been after for years.
Busch said the exact amount of the state's take wouldn't be known until the sale and all of its accompanying expenses was finalized.
www.finceblo.com /node/5317   (415 words)

  
 MPR: State Senate race heats up in Olmsted County
Minnesota's new State Senate District 30 cuts a jagged path across Olmsted County.
When three-term state Sen. Sheila Kiscaden failed to get the Republican Party endorsement last summer, she said goodbye to the GOP and joined forces with the Independence Party.
It's known as sweet corn capital of Minnesota, and the gravel farm roads and highways surrounding downtown are littered with campaign signs.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/200210/22_galballye_30leg   (830 words)

  
 About Alpha Video - Case Study Minnesota Senate - St. Paul, MN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Alpha Video was contracted by the State of Minnesota to provide and install (16) Ikegami HL-45W camera packages with Vinton robotics in 4 senate meeting rooms as well as the main senate chambers.
Installation included the ounting of all camera and robotics as well as running all cables through the 100-year old Minnesota State Capital.
The contract with the State of Minnesota stipulated that there could be no impact on the aesthetics of the building and that we must replace the complete furniture set.
www.alphavideo.com /AboutAlpha_casestudies-MNStateSenate.php   (156 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Minnesota, Minnesota (MN) - (state) - Facts and Information
State referred to as “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” In the E part of the state are mts.
In the S and the W are prairies, the fertile farming country of Minn. Wheat, once paramount in the fields, has yielded its preeminence to corn, soybeans, and livestock.
Walter F. Mondale, a Humphrey protege, was a U.S. senator from 1964 to 1977.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/M/M07886-minnesota.html   (1994 words)

  
 Minnesota State Tartan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Last year, on Feb. 4th 2002, the Minnesota State Senate adopted the Minnesota Tartan and Dress tartan as the official tartans of the state.
The 14 organizations of the Minnesota Tartan Day Cooperative had the opportunity to have input into the colors and the symbolism of those colors in representing our state.
After approval by the Senate, the tartan was registered with the Scottish Tartan Authority by Mark Osweiler in behalf of the State of Minnesota.
www.electricscotland.com /tartans/minnesota.htm   (527 words)

  
 Steve Drazkowski for Minnesota Senate - District 28
I'm Steve Drazkowski, candidate for the Minnesota State Senate in District 28.
It is time to elect a state senator in district 28 that pays attention to the real issues of real people in our rural district, while promoting change that is in the best interest of all of Minnesotans.
You can be assured that I will represent you in the Minnesota State Senate in a way that reflects the values of our rural district.
www.draz.com   (307 words)

  
 Kevin Featherly
On April 1, Minnesota Senate File 1249 was "stricken and returned to author" by general orders of the Minnesota State Senate.
Minnesota is part of a proud tradition of third party politics.
Accordingly, Minnesota should celebrate the fact that its election laws are generally fair to third party candidates.
www.featherly.com /st-feathpen-04-25.htm   (1150 words)

  
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The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to vote on the measure this afternoon.
18 March 1993 The Minnesota State House of Representatives, by a vote of 78-55, has given preliminary approval to the addition of sexual preference/ orientation to the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Governor Arne Carlson, a Republican, has stated his desire for passage of the legislation and that he will sign the bill when it reaches his desk.
www.qrd.org /qrd/usa/minnesota/1993/minnesota.passes.bill-3.18.93   (241 words)

  
 Minnesota Senate Defeats Measure Stopping Tax-Funding of Abortion Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson, DFL-Willmar, said the measure did not belong in the supplemental budget bill.
The state House passed the Taxpayer Protection Act Friday by a vote of 83-46.
House Speaker Steve Sviggum told the Pioneer Press newspaper that representatives are not inclined to remove the provision from their version of the budget plan.
www.prolife.org /state503.html   (369 words)

  
 Senator Tom Bakk Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Thomas M. Bakk was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in November 2002.
Prior to his election to the Senate, Bakk served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for four terms.
In the 2003 Legislative Session, he was the Senate chief author of the Governor's JOBZ initiative.
www.gwdc.org /board/members/bakk.htm   (352 words)

  
 Senator Sharon Marko -- Meet Sharon Marko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Here you can learn about State Senator Sharon Marko and stay up to date with her work in the Minnesota State Senate.
I want to thank you for your interest in Minnesota state government and for using my website to gain information and insight into pressing issues.
The new Senate Disrict 57 encompasses all of my former House district plus the cities of Afton, Hastings and St. Mary's Point, portions of South St. Paul and Nininger and Denmark townships.
www.marko.formn.com   (322 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Veterans of Foreign Wars, politicians, Minnesota
Minnesota state house of representatives, 1933-34; member of
Minnesota state senate 59th District, 1935-59; elected unopposed 1958.
Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
www.potifos.com /tpg/geo/MN/vfw.html   (896 words)

  
 Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Board of Trustees
Chair Vekich provided the ground rules for the hearing and asked people who wished to comment to register with the recorder, to limit their remarks to five minutes, and bring any handouts to the recorder who will distribute them to the Board.
The majority of the public comments were in favor of continuing to expand Metropolitan State University as a comprehensive urban university.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator.
www.mnscu.edu /board/minutes/1998/february.html   (815 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Wis. suspect says he was taunted   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A Minnesota man arrested in the weekend shooting deaths of six Wisconsin deer hunters and the wounding of two others told sheriff's investigators he began his rampage after he was fired on first and taunted with racial slurs, according to a court document filed Tuesday.
Mark Johnson, executive director of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, condemned what he called the "stereotyping" of the Hmong in the aftermath of the shootings.
Mee Moua, a Hmong in Minnesota's state Senate, says the shootings have provided "an opportunity to bigots to voice their misperceptions." She noted that Vang was an experienced hunter who was properly dressed and had his hunting license.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-11-23-hunters-shot_x.htm   (997 words)

  
 Minnesota State Legislature
The Minnesota State Legislature Web site is a winner of the Center for Digital Government's 2005 Digital Government Achievement Award.
State Fair Poll results are available from the House and Senate.
For Senate information please call (651) 296-0504 or (888) 234-1112.
www.leg.state.mn.us   (139 words)

  
 Minnesota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The USS Minnesota was named in honor of this state.
Marty, John for State Senate (SD - 54) - Incumbent Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota State Senate District 54.
Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota - Raptor rehabilitation center in St. Paul.
www.tvnc.ca /college/Minnesota   (1476 words)

  
 DAN STEWART FOR SENATE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
• Is the true Centrist of the District 9 senate race, having voted for either Democrats OR Republicans in past elections.
This position basically locks the current condition of the laws and it de facto becomes a pro-choice position, which has of late, become clearer to myself and the public.
Having said that, I must admit that I am in agreement with nearly 90% of the balance of the Independence Party's platform, which is basically a common-sense, fiscally conservative, respecting-all-people platform.
www.wtc-net.net /stewart2000   (654 words)

  
 Minnesota, state, United States
Former Minnesota Twins catcher Terry Steinbach is set to play baseball for the United States in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Kam Wong, 53, of Duluth, Minnesota, is a native of Hong Kong and has been in the United States about 30 years.
Ohio spiderwort is a hardy perennial native to much of the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Ohio and south through Arkansas.
www.infoplease.com /ce5/CE034584.html   (242 words)

  
 Minnesota North Star : Government
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), in cooperation with its county partners, helps people meet their basic needs so they can live in dignity and achieve their highest potential.
State facility managers and maintenance personnel may reduce their energy costs in the winter by following the Department of Administration's heating space temperature set points guidelines.
The charts, tables, and narratives are designed to provide an orientation to the scope, magnitude, and relative size of the various components of state spending.
www.state.mn.us /govtoffice/index.html   (443 words)

  
 Minnesota Senate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Senate web pages and email communications will be unavailable due to electrical work at the Capitol building beginning Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 9:00 p.m.
Senate Journal - Official record of daily activity during session
Senate Briefly - Summary of daily and weekly events
www.senate.leg.state.mn.us   (265 words)

  
 Block Yecke's Confirmation Petition
She is forcing Minnesota into a flawed model of lower achievement by implementing programs from states like Arizona and Texas.
For all of these reasons, we respectfully ask that the Minnesota Senate block the confirmation of Cheri Pierson Yecke as the Commissioner of Education.
The Block Yecke's Confirmation Petition to Minnesota State Senate was created by ABC and written by Carrie Lucking.
www.petitiononline.com /clucking/petition.html   (167 words)

  
 Minnesota Senate Members   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Senate Members Section (PDF Document) - Excerpt of the 2005 Green Book alternative version including Senate Members details only.
Senator Demographics - Statistics detailing the composition of the Minnesota Senate.
View Senate Committees for information regarding Committee structure, chairs and membership, schedules, and more.
www.senate.leg.state.mn.us /members   (269 words)

  
 Business Wire: STATE SENATE SAVES NEARLY $1 MILLION. @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of the Senate's most expensive printing jobs is the daily journal, a record of all legislative proceedings, which can be up to 1,300 pages long.
Each night during the Senate's session, employees in the Information Systems office compile all of the official documentation of the Senate's activities, including calendars, agendas, committee reports and transcripts from floor proceedings.
According to Greenwalt, Senate documents are not just paper anymore; they are malleable packages of digital data that can be stored, retrieved and manipulated.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:18394994&refid=ink_tptd_g1   (622 words)

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