Here is an article from MinnPost along with a new tool on legislation: In this treemap, each freshman legislator’s square is sized proportionately to the number of bills they have introduced in Legislative Session 87 (2011-2012). Clicking on a legislator will reveal more information about them, including a summary of each bill they introduced. Let’s [...]
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Archives for August, 2011
Lots of Legislation from GOP Freshman Senators Benson and Thompson: New Tool on Legislation from MinnPost
category: Blog Posts, Minnesota Legislature
Bill Glahn on North Saint Paul’s Radical Rain Gardens
A law known as “Complete Streets” was passed in 2010 that aims to re-design public streets to foster a “greener” approach to getting around (emphasizing pedestrian and bicycle traffic over cars, for example). Although there are some good ideas in there, the coalition that supported this effort reads like a who’s who at a Lake [...]
Democrats for Education Reform
In a world of red-blue political maps, it’s important to remember that good (and bad) ideas cross partisan lines. Such is the case with education reform. In Michigan, for example, Tim Melton is a member of the state’s House of Representatives. He’s going to take a position with StudentsFirst, a group formed by Michelle Rhee, [...]
