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Saturday, October 8th, 2011Dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed gathered the below literature pieces being distributed in Senate District 46 as they prepare for a special election on October 18. The election is to fill the Senate seat vacated by the passing of Linda Scheid. Groups supporting DFL-endorsed candidate Chris Eaton have decided their best strategy for victory [...]
DAYTON SLAMS GOP FOR TAX CREDIT ELIMINATION HE SIGNED INTO LAW
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Dayton today for more “responsible” budgeting at a state level and implied Minnesota Republican lawmakers were not when they agreed with Dayton on the final budget deal this summer. Dayton made the comments in front of the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce. Dayton and DFL’ers have been criticizing Republicans for the elimination of the Homestead [...]
PAGING CAPTAIN FLIP-FLOP: REP ATKINS FALLS OFF HIS HIGH HORSE AND TAKES SHUTDOWN PAYCHECK
Thursday, August 25th, 2011Before, during, and after the longest state government shutdown in Minnesota’s history last month, Inver Grove Heights Rep. Joe Atkins made one thing clear to his constituents: taking a pay check during the shutdown is wrong and he absolutely opposes it. Dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed found Atkins took legislative pay, then gave it [...]
YEARS IN THE MAKING, WELFARE REFORM TO BECOME LAW IN HHS BUDGET COMPROMISE
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Years after Republican leaders in Minnesota began a push to bring necessary and common-sense requirements to Minnesota’s bloated, Cadillac welfare system, new reform is now part of the 2011 budget compromise between Gov. Dayton and the GOP majorities. The Special Session Health and Human Services bill will head to the House and Senate floors either [...]
SPECIAL SESSION CONVENES TO OPEN STATE OF MINNESOTA BACK UP FOR BUSINESS
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011This morning Gov. Dayton issued an official proclamation that called House and Senate members back for a special session starting at 3pm today. Shortly after calling the sessions to order, House and Senate leaders broke to caucus, and are now working throughout the night to pass 12 bills necessary to open the state back up [...]
THE END: DAYTON CAVES LIKE A CHEAP SUITCASE ON TAX INCREASE
Thursday, July 14th, 2011It appears the longest state government shutdown in Minnesota’s history is about to come to an end. Governor Dayton today released his offer to GOP leaders which doesn’t include his hallmark tax increase and nearly matches the offer made by Republicans to Dayton on June 30th, the last day before the shutdown began. Here’s Tom [...]
WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? DAYTON ADMIN HIDES PUBLIC SHUTDOWN PLANNING DOCUMENTS
Monday, July 11th, 2011Before initiating the largest state government shutdown in recent U.S. history, Governor Mark Dayton classified hundreds of state operations as “essential” in a document that has been public for weeks. These include many functioning pieces of government, such as correctional facility security, the State Patrol, emergency management, most K-12 education, drinking water inspection, sex offender [...]
PIONEER PRESS: FAR FROM ALL-CUTS, GOP BUDGET BRINGS IN ‘A LOT’ OF REVENUE
Sunday, July 10th, 2011Be sure to check out this Pioneer Press editorial from this weekend on how the proposed GOP budget brings in substantial new revenues, and is not simply “all cuts” as the DFL would have you believe. Here’s part of the piece: Actually there is quite a lot of new revenue in the Republican proposal. Their [...]
NATIONAL AFL-CIO DUMPS THOUSANDS OF ROBO-CALLS INTO MN LEG DISTRICTS TO PUSH TAX INCREASES
Friday, July 8th, 2011Dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed began notifying us of robo-calls being sent out of a Washington, D.C. call center into the districts of GOP lawmakers over the last several weeks. The calls, paid for by the AFL-CIO union organizing machine, ask union members to stay on the line while they directly connect the caller [...]
DAYTON LAYS OFF 20,000+ BUT KEEPS SERVANT AND PERSONAL CHEF
Thursday, July 7th, 2011While thousands of laid off Minnesota state workers worry about whether or not they’ll be able to feed their families, Governor Mark Dayton is eating good tonight. GOP legislative staff members uncovered 2 of Dayton’s personal staff that he chose to keep employed during the shutdown among 20 total that work for him. Micah Pace [...]
FROM CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO REALITY, DAYTON PULLS 180 ON RAISING CIGARETTE FEES
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011Gov. Dayton today released his latest idea to bridge the budget divide on Day 5 of the largest government shutdown in state history by raising the price of a pack of cigarettes by an addition $1.00. Here he is speaking to the press about it (thanks to MPR’s Tom Sheck): Dayton presents revised budget offer [...]
NEGOTIATION DOCUMENTS PROVE DAYTON WAS FIRST TO THROW EDUCATION FUNDING UNDER THE BUS
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Many Minnesotans do not understand what GOP lawmakers have tried to do to protect K-12 Education during this budget crisis, and in the last several years. In fact, many are also unaware that Gov. Mark Dayton was the first party in this year’s negotiations to propose a major delay in hundreds of millions in payments [...]
DFL LAWMAKERS CONTINUE USE OF OUTDATED AND FALSE TALKING POINTS TO WIN SHUTDOWN PR WAR
Monday, July 4th, 2011MN DFL Legislators have been busy contacting their constituents to make sure they know House and Senate Republicans are to blame for the largest government shutdown in state history. Their talking points and reasoning, however, vary greatly. Take Rep. Joe Mullery, for example, who sent this note to one of his constituents regarding the Dayton [...]
GOV TO DFL: NOW, WE SHUT IT DOWN.
Friday, July 1st, 2011PIONEER PRESS: DAYTON BUDGET STRATEGY IS ‘HOSTAGE TAKING’
Sunday, June 26th, 2011Update: KSTP reported today that Gov. Dayton walked out of budget talks with legislative leaders after only 30 minutes, continuing his path towards a government shutdown. — The Pioneer Press editorial board succinctly described the current standstill in budget negotiations between Gov. Dayton and Republican leaders this weekend. The piece describes Dayton’s strategy as “hostage [...]
DAYTON STAFFER CITES RELIGIOUS LEADER’S LETTER AS REASON FOR TAX INCREASES
Friday, June 10th, 2011State legislators received a questionable note today from one of Gov. Dayton’s Deputy Chiefs of Staff with a letter attached from the Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Reverend John Nienstedt. The note stated: Dear Members: The Governor received this letter yesterday from Archbishop Nienstedt urging compromise stating that “spending reductions, program delivery reform and [...]
DAYTON BOYCOTTS MEETING WHILE GOP LEADERS OFFER AN OLIVE BRANCH
Monday, June 6th, 2011Gov. Dayton sat on the sidelines this morning (likely in his panic room office) as GOP and DFL legislators sat in a meeting room, waiting for his attendance. The legislators had gathered after being told in advance they were to meet with the Governor about education funding. GOP staff confirmed through an email that Dayton [...]
DAYTON REMOVES HIMSELF FROM BUDGET IMPASSE, TRIES TO APPOINT PARTISAN ‘MEDIATOR’ TO BROKER A DEAL
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Governor Dayton’s inability to lead reached a new low today when he suggested a professional mediator be hired to break the stalemate between him and House and Senate leaders during a press conference. Dayton seemed so frustrated with the slow progress of budget negotiations that he openly suggested “outside help” be brought in to clean [...]
A BRIEF REMINDER OF WHO WE’RE DEALING WITH – THE EXTREMISTS
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Minnesota’s GOP first-term senators respond to Gov. Dayton’s comments that they are extremists. Here’s what Dayton actually said: MNGOP Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb also responded to coverage of the left in the Star Tribune: “How did Dayton reward this olive branch from the GOP leadership? He publicly attacked the legislators who politely asked questions of [...]
WHEN WILL IT END? SEN DFL LEADER BAKK COMPARES GOP PRINCIPLES TO THAT OF A CULT
Monday, May 23rd, 2011In a press conference today, Senate DFL Minority Leader Tom Bakk’s real thoughts came out, only hours before the session is required to end at midnight. Bakk compared GOP legislator’s refusal to compromise on tax increases to activity of a cult.
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