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CAE’s Legislative End Games: November 17th Minnesota State Capitol Room 318

Posted by admin on Thursday, November 3rd 2011

The Center of the American Experiment is sponsoring

LEGISLATIVE END GAMES

What Deals and Trade-Offs Should Conservatives Seek
When Compromising Next Time?

Peter Bell, Moderator

Kim Crockett, Minnesota Free Market Institute

Rep. Keith Downey, R-Edina

Fritz Knaak, Lawyer and former Republican State Senator

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ♦ Thursday, November 17, 2011

Minnesota State Capitol Room 318 Saint Paul

Admission is free, but registration is requested , as seating is limited.

REGISTER NOW!

Or contact Britt Drake at [email protected] or (612) 338-3605

Since food and drink are frowned upon in Capitol hearing rooms, we’re sorry, but neither will be available.

Starting from the reality-grounded premise that compromise is a necessary and honorable fact of political life - especially when different parties control different branches of government - what deals ought Minnesota conservatives seek in future legislative sessions?

Might there be ways, for example, for conservatives to achieve some of their key goals regarding taxes, education, energy, pensions, and the environment by reaching imaginative, win-win understandings with liberals? What might such possible trade-offs look like? (“Deals” and “trade-offs,” by the way, are also seen here as necessary and honorable.)

Join us!!

category: Blog Posts, Events, Kim Crockett, Minnesota Legislature

tags: CAE, Legislative End Games, Rethinking Minnesota

The Minnesota House of Representatives will conduct two public hearings on childcare unionization on Monday, October 24th at 7:00 PM. One in Rochester and one in St. Cloud.

Posted by Kim Crockett on Monday, October 24th 2011

Update: Here are some of the news reports from Saint Cloud and Rochester from last night’s hearings. While these news reports are rather weak on the facts, the comments from readers are encouraging. People understand that this threat to impose a public union on privately own small businesses is a clumsy attempt to increases the dues-paying base for AFSCME and SEIU. If, however, Governor Dayton (mis)uses the power of the state and issues an executive order even for an election, clumsy becomes brutish. And a terrible precedent will be set for Minnesota if Dayton and the unions succeed. Unions are casting around for more dues; next will be in-home healthcare workers. We will post any video as it becomes available.

The SEIU and AFSCME unions are still driving towards forcing Minnesota’s 11,000 independent, home-based childcare providers to unionize. This will result in higher childcare costs and the only tangible benefit will be to the unions who are hoping to swell their coffers by another $3.3 million per year in forced union dues.

Governor Dayton is sympathetic to the union’s cause and could move at any time to sign an executive order calling for a vote to establish the childcare providers unions.

You can help stop this ridiculous scheme!

The Minnesota House is holding public hearings in St. Cloud and Rochester on Monday, October 24^th at 7:00 PM. Parents with children in daycare and childcare providers who live in these areas are urged to attend and testify.

Location Details
Rochester: Olmstead County Government Center Room 2A
151 4th St SE
Rochester,MN 55904

To sign up to testify, contact Dan Dwight at [email protected]

St. Cloud: Stearns County Service Center
3301 County Road138
Waite Park,MN56387

To sign up to testify, contact Holly Iverson at [email protected]

category: Blog Posts, Events, Minnesota Legislature, Public Employee Unions, Right to Work

tags: Daycare Providers, Daycare Union, Governor Dayton, hearings

Rep. Steve (the “Draz”) Drazkowski to speak at Uof M on Right to Work Amendment: Noon Oct. 27th

Posted by admin on Monday, October 24th 2011

The Student Employment and Labor Law Association (SELLA) at the U of M Law School is hosting a lunchtime panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 27th, in Auerbach Commons, on the topic of right-to-work legislation. The specific focus is likely to be on the proposed right-to-work constitutional amendment which stalled in the Minnesota legislature this past summer.

The event is co-sponsored by the Federalist Society. Here is the link to the National Right to Work foundation in DC. Educate yourself so you can help the upcoming debate in Minnesota. This is a basic liberty issue for employees and employers.

Confirmed speakers include Justin Cummins (Miller O’Brien Cummins); Rick Ross (Fredrikson & Byron); Bernie Hesse (UFCW); Representative Steve Drazkowski along with Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Distrct 28B Mazeppa) . Here is the flier. This could be a lot of fun!

As with all student events, do not plan on getting any food! Eat before or after the event (you may be lucky enough to snag a slice of pizza). Parking is tricky, too. Here are parking and directions .