Arne Carlson

Arne Carlson seved 2 terms as Governor of Minnesota, from 1991 through 1999. From 1970 to 1978, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and was floor whip from 1974 to 1978. From 1978 to 1990 he served as state auditor for Minnesota. He was elected governor in 1990 and was reelected in 1994. In 1992, he received the Children’s Champion Award from the Minnesota Defense Fund and he was the only American official to be honored by the Audubon Society for his leadership in water quality issues.

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Ellison Sues ICE on Behalf of Minnesotans

Attorney General Ellison, on behalf of the people of Minnesota, and specifically, those in Minneapolis and St Paul , filed a major lawsuit against...

ICE Agents Don’t Have Absolute Immunity

Vice President Vance , in his talk to the nation, spoke not as a national leader but rather as a partisan. He emphasized that...

Missing in Action: The Case for Investigating Ellison’s Dual Employment

Do you think it possible for a person to hold down two full-time employments in cities some 1,400 miles apart? Well, the City Council...

“Money matters at the Minnesota State Legislature: We the people are being relegated to a secondary position while the monied interests prosper.”

This headline is the conclusion of a study published by the University of Minnesota in May 2021. Inexplicably, it was ignored by the media...

Who Is Jeremiah Ellision Serving?

The fundamental basis of public service is an uncompromising commitment to the greater good. On one hand, we are governed by laws but, even...

Legislation In Congress Would Take Away Protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area From Mining Impacts

An appropriations bill for the Department of the Interior, currently before the U.S. House of Representatives, would the bar any federal money from being...

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