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Submitted by kkillian on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 5:50pm
The highly anticipated redistricting maps were released Tuesday afternoon.
In the Minnesota Senate there are now eight open seats. There are two Senate districts where DFL incumbents are paired with each other and four districts where incumbent senators are paired up. There are two districts where a Democrat and a Republican incumbent senator have been matched up.
In the Minnesota...
Submitted by mcody on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 1:34pm
“Wrong” for Minnesota and a “right to freeload,” is how media articles and posts are labeling the Minnesota Legislature's proposed “right to work” constitutional amendment.
Two opinion pieces in Sunday’s Star Tribune oppose “the wrongly-named “right to work” proposed constitutional amendment. The Star Tribune’s editorial (...
Submitted by mcody on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:01am
How disrespectful can state Senator Mike Parry (R-Waseca) get?
(In the photo on the right, Sen. Parry meets with MAPE members at the state Capitol.)
Sen. Parry, quoted in Friday’s Rochester Post Bulletin, said this: "I didn't back down to the union thugs and bullies in St. Paul and when you send me to Washington I won't back down to that same bullying."
Really, Sen...
Submitted by kkillian on Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 1:43pm
This week at the Capitol numerous bills and proposed constitutional amendments moved closer to floor votes. Below are updates on proposals to eliminate state agencies, make major changes to our pension plan and other anti-union measures.
SF 1639 is being pushed by Senator Mike Parry. The bill would eliminate numerous state agencies (including DEED, Corrections, Revenue and Health) and...
Submitted by mcody on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 8:56pm
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie Sandberg (651) 746-9767
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
MAPE’s Executive Director Jim Monroe's Statement on Governor Dayton’s State of the State Address...
Submitted by mcody on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 11:07am
Governor Dayton’s State of the State address ... Watch HERE live online!
Gov. Dayton's 7 p.m. State of the State can be followed online and will be broadcast on local television and radio.
Online: Watch live:
www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/mnhouse.asx -- through the Minnesota House at the following address (Windows media player required).
www.minnpost.com/...
Submitted by mcody on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 4:07pm
Ask MAPE employee’s daughter what she thinks about cancer ...
(In the photo on the right, Lisa Bender is pictured on the right and Alice is on the left.)
This is what Alice thinks about cancer.
Her mom, Lisa Bender, Safe Routes to School coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, faced down cancer when she was just 11 weeks pregnant. After receiving a diagnosis of...
Submitted by mcody on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 1:46pm
Minnesota American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will be working to defeat all of the constitutional amendments backed by the Republican majorities in the Legislature, according to an article published in Politics in Minnesota (PIM).
Late last week, the ACLU board filed papers with the state’s Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board establishing Vote No 2012, a coordinated statewide...
Submitted by mcody on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 10:03am
‘… For the last thirty-five years, I’ve worked on the side of the angels’
When MAPE Business Agent Tom Dougherty retires April 1, he will be concluding a 35-year career in labor. He he has traveled the country and served in almost every role.
(In the photo on the right, Dougherty is pictured serving root beer floats at an ice cream social for MAPE and AFSCME members...
Submitted by kkillian on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 3:17pm
House File 1974, which would tamper with our collectively bargained contract, will be heard in committee this week. The measure, authored by Representative Steve Drazkowski, will receive a hearing Wednesday at 10:15 AM in House Government Operations and Elections. Click here to contact legislators and tell them to oppose HF 1974.
Last year the government shutdown forced thousands of state...
