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House Republican Budget Proposal: Cut Taxes And Critical Investments.
Friday, March 27th, 2015
Upon hearing the news of Minnesota’s nearly $1.9 billion surplus, many legislators saw an opportunity to foster a fairer tax system and broadly-shared economic success across the state. But the …
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#tbt: Jeff Johnson is a Tea Party Extremist.
Thursday, March 26th, 2015
Remember when GOP candidate for governor Jeff Johnson said he was not a Tea Party extremist, in those exact words? When Johnson denied seeking Tea Party support and even claimed …
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Top 10 MNGOP Hypocrites.
Thursday, March 26th, 2015
MNGOP House members are in a quandary: how to cut taxes and give all the surplus back, cut spending, and increase spending on working family priorities like education and transportation …
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Anti-Worker Legislator And Restaurant Owner.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
Freshman GOP Rep. Dave Baker is also a restaurant owner, so it makes sense some folks would have questions for him while debating a bill that would force a tip …
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MN GOP Budget Puts Businesses Ahead of Working Families.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
Minnesota House Republicans just etched out their budget plan for the next two years, and it’s not pretty. Their education plan isn’t even close to being up to par. The …
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The GOP’s True Budget Priorities.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
House Republicans just announced their budget targets, and in the coming days and weeks they’ll try to spin them, but make no mistake: the GOP’s priorities haven’t changed. Just last …
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Rep. Garofalo Doesn’t Understand Math.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
Rep. Garofalo last week took an interesting strategy in committee: when you oppose something Minnesotans support, just say your claim is math-y. In the video below, Rep. Garofalo goes on a …
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Transportation Plan? Not Really.
Monday, March 23rd, 2015
The GOP just announced their transportation “plan,” and I use the word plan generously. Despite their claims, the Republicans want to shift and borrow money, and use budgeting gimmicks (sound …