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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

4 Minn. reps want Obama to seek Congress’ approval for strikes in Syria

More than 100 members of the U.S. House, including four representatives from Minnesota, have signed a letter sent today to President Barack Obama asking him to seek congressional approval before launching military actions in Syria.
by Jon Collins

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Court hearing held on Brodkorb document release

A federal magistrate is deciding whether a former Minnesota Senate staffer’s lawsuit should be dismissed because his legal team disclosed documents that were meant to remain confidential. Attorneys for former Republican staffer Michael Brodkorb told U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan today that the sealed document, which lists alleged sexual affairs at the State Capitol, Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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Dayton defends wolf hunting, calls for clean energy at fair

Dayton defends wolf hunting, calls for clean energy at fair

Gov. Mark Dayton today defended the state’s second hunting and trapping season that gets underway in November. During an MPR News interview at the Minnesota State Fair, he also questioned the timing of the people who are now objecting to it to the hunt. The governor also said Minnesota should aim to eventually eliminate of Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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Franken, Klobuchar: Chemical weapons use must have consequences

Minnesota’s U.S. Senators are weighing in on a possible American military strike in Syria. DFL Sen. Al Franken said he does not think the Obama administration needs congressional approval to launch a strike.  He said there is little doubt that Syria’s Assad regime was behind chemical weapons attacks in the country. Franken called the use of Read more →
by Mark Zdechlik

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Capitol lawn getting temporary parking lots

Capitol lawn getting temporary parking lots

  Construction of two temporary parking lots is set to begin this week on the mall in front of the State Capitol building. The work is part of the $271 million renovation project underway in and around the historic structure. Temporary lots are needed to make up for the spaces adjacent to the Capitol that Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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PoliGraph: MNsure won’t block you from choosing your doctor

PoliGraph: MNsure won’t block you from choosing your doctor

If you’re heading to the Minnesota State Fair this week, it will be difficult to miss the massive billboard on Snelling Avenue encouraging Minnesotans to boycott MNsure, the state’s new health insurance exchange. The billboard is paid for by the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom, a group that opposes the federal health care law, and…
by Catharine Richert

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Dayton at State Fair: ‘I’m not in campaign mode’

Dayton at State Fair: ‘I’m not in campaign mode’

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s trip to the Minnesota State Fair today was his first of six planned visits this year, but he insisted that he is not yet campaigning for re-election. “This year is different,” Dayton told reporters outside the DFL booth. “I’m not in campaign mode. This is just being here and enjoying the Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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Farnsworth joins crowded GOP field for governor

Farnsworth joins crowded GOP field for governor

The latest Republican candidate to join the 2014 race for governor was busy meeting potential supporters today at the Minnesota State Fair Thursday. Rob Farnsworth, a special education teacher from Hibbing, announced Wednesday that he’ll seek the GOP endorsement to challenge Democratic incumbent Gov. Mark Dayton next year. But he has not yet decided whether Read more →
by Tim Pugmire

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