The explosion at the West Chemical and Fertilizer Company should have gotten more of a reaction than a “moment of silence” in the House Chamber. Records kept by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration show that the last time the agency inspected the plant was 28 years ago. In that inspection, dated Feb. 13, 1985, [...]
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John Kline is silent no more … sorta Kline Statement on Upper Big Branch Anniversary WASHINGTON, D.C. | April 5, 2013 – U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster: A reckless mine operator and [...]
The MN GOP has proposed a single solution that addresses multiple problems. We’ve seen the proposal that we arm school employees – teachers, principals, janitors, librarians, etc. Now the MN GOP proposes we make firearm safety and firearm proficiency mandatory, similar to the way it is taught in military-style academies. By doing away with gun [...]
We have a lot of debate and conversations about government. What it is – and isn’t, what it does, what it should and should not do – there is relatively little agreement, but a lot of opinions. Some of that opinion is better informed than others. This post presumes to take a look at some [...]
John Kline’s StopThePork website has gone dark since May, 2011 but before that it was common for him to remind voters how Congress was “helping” grape growers citing examples like : U.S. wine sales last year topped $30 billion, and yet California and New York lawmakers used your money to provide them $90 million in [...]
We’re talking here about the U.S. population, not Alaska versus contiguous states; I made the play on words in the title because some of the people I’ve talked with recently who hadn’t followed R-money’s latest mega-gaffe didn’t get the reference, mistaking it for the common reference to the location of states as in the ‘lower [...]
crossposted from Penigma.blogspot.com It has now come to light that the college psychiatrist who had been treating the (alleged) shooter in the Aurora, Colorado theater showing the latest Batman movie had alerted law enforcement that James Holmes presented a danger to others weeks before the shooting. Under ‘may issue’ practice, law enforcement can be more [...]
The headline in Israel was NOT : – that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney intends to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if he is elected (rejecting a stance taken from Ronald Reagan through George W. Bush and that virtually no other country has taken.) – that the Republican-controlled House may finally [...]
Did you see the tweet and FACEBOOK posting on Citizens For Justice Add former Sen. Norm Coleman and former U.S. Chief District Judge James Rosenbaum to the list of public servants endorsing Justice Stras for the Minnesota Supreme Court! Gosh, remember the “old days” when judicial contests seemed to be non-political … but David Stras [...]
QUERY #1 : Considering the stated goal of creating jobs and the concern of appeasing job creators, does Congress have a role in ensuring that the companies have adequate insurance and safety maintenance/review plans ? QUERY #2 : Did anyone see a press release or comment from Raymond Cravaack (R-MN-08) after the U.S. National Transportation [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
