U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-5)
MINNEAPOLIS (March 20, 2012) — Only two years after its enactment more than half of Metropolitan Minneapolis residents are already benefiting from the Affordable Care Act, also known as the Healthcare Reform bill.
The landmark bill, signed March 23, 2012, made comprehensive health care available to millions of Americans and gave them more control over the coverage they can receive.
Dan Danner
By Dan Danner
There are few moments when American small-business owners regret taking the leap to start their own enterprises, but April’s tax-filing period ranks high among them. These entrepreneurs understand the need to pay taxes and they respect the rule of law. What frustrates and frightens them are the never-ending federal threats that could wipe out everything they’ve worked for.
Over the course of three days – March 26, 27, 28 – the constitutionality of President Obama’s radical health reform law will be debated by the U.S. Supreme Court. Forced into a historic high court review by the National Federation of Independent Business and 26 states, the law is one of the greatest government threats ever to face small-business owners.
St. Paul, Minn. (March 21, 2012) — Secretary of State Ritchie today asked members of the Minnesota Senate not to be pressured by the House of Representatives’ rush to pass the Constitutional Amendment that would eliminate Minnesota’s 40 year old system of same-day registration.
“Putting an amendment on the Constitution is serious business that should only be done through a very thoughtful and thorough process. Our state’s Constitution is far too important to be amended on a partisan basis,” said Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. “Instead of rushing to pass this amendment, they should give due consideration to the non-partisan, cost-effective alternative that would make it simple to visually verify voters without the need to amend the Constitution.”
Minn. State Rep. Rena Moran (DFL-65A)
ST. PAUL (March 21, 2012) — On a party line vote, the House Republican majority passed HF 2738 which would add another constitutional amendment on the 2012 ballot, requiring Minnesotans to show a valid, government-issued photo ID to vote.
Regarding passage of the Voter ID Constitutional Amendment, State Representative Rena Moran (DFL – St. Paul) issued the following statement:
ST. PAUL — The Majority on the Senate Education Committee rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have paid back the $2.4 billion owed to Minnesota’s kids.
The amendment would have closed tax loopholes and giveaways for corporations sheltering their earnings in places like Granada and Bahrain.
Chinese, Editorial, Government
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2012) — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Tuesday announced that the United States has requested consultations with the People’s Republic of China at the World Trade Organization concerning China’s unfair export restraints on rare earths, as well as tungsten and molybdenum.
Rawley Soberano, Ph.D.
By RAWLEIN SOBERANO
Germantown, MD (March 16, 2012) — It’s time to fight fire with fire after Rush Limbaugh (RL) unfairly attacked Sandra Fluke, a law student at Georgetown University by calling her a slut, prostitute, round-heeled (a woman who sleeps with a lot of different men; it comes from the image of being on your back in the missionary position” of lovemaking) and promiscuous for defending the rights of a woman to make decisions regarding her body and its functions. His pontifications from the bully pulpit are all lies to hide his doubts about his own virility and masculinity.
Courts, Editorial, Government, Racism-Hate
WASHINGTON (March 5, 2012) — The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) strongly condemns Chief Judge Richard Cebull of the U.S. District Court for Montana for sending a racist email from his chambers relating to President Obama, which equated interracial relationships with bestiality. Organizations throughout the nation, including the Congressional Tri-Caucus, which includes the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, have expressed outrage at Judge Cebull’s conduct, and many have called for his resignation.
Los Angeles (March 8, 2012) — In response to Walmart’s announced plan for a new grocery store in the city’s Historic Chinatown, Walmart employees held a press conference against the company’s expansion at the Department of Public Social Services.
The employees cited business practices that force working families to live in poverty and do without vital health benefits as the reason for their opposition.
St. Paul, Minn. – Vallay Varro, Executive Director of MinnCAN: the Minnesota Campaign for Achievement Now, put out the following statement on the passage of H.F. 1870:
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