State Of The Union

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Reality Check: Minimum Wage & Obama’s SOTU Address

Less than 24 hours after the President Barack Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, Minnesota Democratic lawmakers unveiled a plan of their own to raise state pay for low income workers to $9.50.

2013/02/13

Good Question: How Many People Are Killed By Assault Rifles?

Since the massacre at a Newtown elementary school, much of the discussion on gun violence has been around a proposal to reinstate the assault weapons ban.

2013/02/12

Wounded Wis. Policeman To Attend State Of Union

A police lieutenant wounded last summer during a deadly mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., is among two dozen guests the White House has invited to sit with the first lady during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.

2013/02/12

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Minn. Woman To Be Michelle Obama’s Guest At SOTU

A recent University of Minnesota graduate has been invited to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address this week.

2013/02/11

MN Politicians React To State Of The Union

Everyone has some sort of reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address. Minnesota senators and representatives were no exception.

2012/01/25

US Senator Amy Klobuchar On WCCO Morning News

Sen. Klobuchar joined Dave Lee to discuss prospects for a new St Croix river bridge on Tuesday morning.

2012/01/24

Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) shares a laugh with colleagues after Rep. John Boehner was elected the new Speaker of the House January 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Bachmann Speech Raises Her Conservative Profile

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann took another leap in her remarkable climb to national attention and tea party prominence with her freelance response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech.

2011/01/26

Reality Check: State Of The Union Promises

President Obama made news in his State of the Union message by proposing what sounds like a hard freeze on federal spending.

2011/01/26

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Repercussions From Bachmann’s Tea Party Speech

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is making headlines across the country for doing something unprecedented. Her decision to have her own response to the State of the Union has a lot of people speculating about divisions within the Republican Party.

2011/01/26