It is the first day of session and Republican Sen. Mike Parry's
footsteps are still echoing down the halls of the capitol building, but
he is already thinking of limiting his potential political career in
St. Paul.
Parry was elected as the senator for District 26 just
two weeks ago during the special election that ensued after six-term
Republican Sen. Dick Day resigned on Dec. 8, 2009 to take up a career
as a lobbyist. Parry carried the election with 43.04 percent of the
vote, compared to 36.5 percent for DFLer Jason Engbrecht and 20.32
percent for Independence Party candidate Roy Srp. One of the first
bills Parry plans to write will deal with term limits — if he has his
way, each legislator will be confined to just three terms.
Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer, R-Big Lake, (left) and Sen. Terri Bonoff, DF:L-Minnetonka, study a document at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 31. The Sunset Advisory Commissioner on Tuesday, Jan. 31 made a series of recommendations to the legislature concerning state boards and councils. But one commission member, Rep. Joyce Peppin, R-Rogers, who p […]
Legislative leaders focused on proposed changes to the states constitution and some recent controversies in the Senate during their weekly press availability. […]
A person protected by an order for protection or a domestic abuse no-contact order could be charged with a misdemeanor for inviting the abuser over with the intent to harass or retaliate against the abusing party knowing the admittance would violate the order. […]
The Office of Administrative Hearings would be given the final say in contested cases between state agencies and those they regulate, under a bill approved by a House committee. […]
A proposal aimed at bringing in the millions of sales tax dollars currently not being collected on Internet sales was discussed by a House committee. […]
