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Five Minnesota companies make 'Most Ethical' list - MinnPost.com MinnPost.com, MN - Apr 14, 2009 Five Minnesota companies make 'Most Ethical' listThe factors that go into shaping the list include the company's legal and regulatory track record, corporate responsibility and whether they produce innovations that contribute to the public's well being. Why is the list important?

Woodchucks and logrolling: Ominous or onerous omnibus? Watch many ... - Politics in Minnesota Politics in Minnesota, MN - Apr 15, 2009 Woodchucks and logrolling: Ominous or onerous omnibus? Watch many A few of the high points we borrowed: The court rulings around overly broad bills developed with a vengeance in Minnesota before 1900; one can imagine the frontier imagery of "logrolling" -- sprawling bills people have to vote for -- and "woodchucks,"

Minnesota Health Care Companies Poised to Benefit From Economic ... The Open Press (press release) - Apr 13, 2009 producing new innovations, and improving health care for all Americans. After all, it's doubtful a group of selfless, non-commissioned doctors from a small town in southeastern Minnesota are going to make headlines giving themselves billion dollar

Classroom innovations help students focus - Cape Cod Times Cape Cod Times, MA - Apr 13, 2009 Classroom innovations help students focusO'Brien said she got the idea for the PVC pipe and twine swings about a month ago after reading about a special desk that was designed by an educator in Minnesota. The teacher said she recognized how tough it is for young students to sit at a desk all

Dave Arneson - Telegraph.co.uk Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Apr 12, 2009 MiamiHerald.comDave ArnesonPhoto: AP With Gary Gygax (who died last year), his partner in creating D&D in the early 1970s, Arneson developed rules that expanded on traditional tabletop battles played out using lead figurines, making two principal innovations. Games creator summoned world of video dragons from the dungeon

Woodchucks and logrolling: Ominous or onerous omnibus? Watch many ... - Politics in Minnesota

15.04.09

During the two legislative days this week, committees held over plenty of bills for consideration for their omnibus bills. In theory, it's not supposed to be like the old days, with controversial bills appearing in obscure conference committee negotiations. Peter Wattson laid out the nature of the beast in a 2005 treatise, " Omnibus Bills and Garbage Bills " [.pdf], which has all the legal references and great judicial slapdowns over the years. A few of the high points we borrowed:

The court rulings around overly broad bills developed with a vengeance in Minnesota before 1900; one can imagine the frontier imagery of "logrolling" -- sprawling bills people have to vote for -- and "woodchucks," or hidden controversial provisions.

Our favorite precedent was the " Egekvist bread case of 1932" ( Egekvist Bakeries Inc. v. Benson , 186 Minn. 520, 243 N.W. 853). As Wattson describes, the Legislature passed a law entitled "An act regulating the weight of bread"

Source: Politics in Minnesota, MN