The Iron Ore Alliance announced that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk is the recipient of its fourth-annual “Hard Rock Miners” award, in recognition of his outstanding commitment and ...
DFL legislative leaders made it clear this afternoon that they’re not going to make things easy for Republicans in the special session called to end the state shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk ...
ST. PAUL - Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk says he is ready to move on from a dustup with Gov. Mark Dayton, but Monday hinted irritation remains after the governor last week called the ...
About the time my story on repealing Minnesota’s newspaper public-notice mandates went live, state legislative leaders were in the lion’s den, answering questions about the issue at the Minnesota ...
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It’s that point in the Minnesota legislative session when the debate has come down to a very unglamorous subject: math. Republicans, who control the state House, recently offered up a budget plan that ...
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I appreciated Sen. Tom Bakk's praise of unions on Labor Day. Our country has become a fairer and better nation because of organized labor's efforts to benefit workers. My father-in-law was the ...