January 16, 1974 - The Minnesota Senate debated Senator Steve Keith's bill to allow election day transportation for the elderly and handicapped (currently prohibited). Senator Mel Hanson tried to ammend features of the bill that could lead to busloads of vulnerable people being taken to the polls, people who might not know who they were voting for.
January 16, 1974 - A proposed Minnesota bill will create a seperate Department of Energy. Republicans oppose it. Another bill will grant $10,000 towards the Rosemount Energy House (a University of Minnesota project) to experiment with solar and wind energy.
January 11, 1974 -
January 10, 1974 - The ADA, a liberal citizen activist group, has done a survey of votes by legislators on on public interest issues. Don Stoll (sp?) explains the group believes in legislative accountability and provides legislative performance to the public. He says any bias in the survey is against special interest legislation. Rep. Neil Dietrich of St. Paul says he?s seen voting against proposals because of the authorship, DFL or GOP, not the issue.
January 2, 1974 -
January 2, 1974 -
January 1, 1974 - Czech filmmaker Jan Kadar visits New Prague to see how much Czech culture remains.
December 11, 1973 - Minnesota environmental bill faces opposition in the legislature. Advisory boards are tokenism if headed by a political appointee. A citizens' board is more effective.
December 10, 1973 - Senator Jerome Hughes advocates year-round school for Minnesota and is sponsoring a bill to that effect. Mora schools currently operate on this schedule.
December 10, 1973 - A proposed bill removes all penalties for marijuana possession for private use. The bill is supported by the MN State Bar Association, MPIRG, State Public Health Association and the Governor's Advisiory Council on Drugs.