Politics

State Senator Mike Parry Runs for Congress

Submitted by David Springer, ABC 6 Assistant News Director

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, 5:23pm

State Senator Mike Parry Runs for Congress

A local campaign kicked off today in Rochester.

State Senator Mike Parry, a Republican from Waseca, says he's running against Congressman Tim Walz.

Parry was at the Canadian Honker Restaurant in Rochester Thursday morning, talking with potential voters.

The DFL Party calls Parry a "radical tea party politician", but Parry says he's seeking higher office because Walz isn't doing a good enough job.

"We need good representation in southern Minnesota," says Sen. Parry. "This is a great part of the state and a great state and Congressman Walz hasn't been representing the folks as he tells them he's going to represent them when he's in the district."

For the moment, Parry is the only Republican to declare for Walz's congressional seat.

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Wabasha County Commissioners Hire Outside Attorney

Submitted by David Springer, ABC 6 Assistant News Director

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, 5:18pm

Wabasha County Commissioners Hire Outside Attorney

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners has taken another step towards the potential firing of County Administrator David Johnson.

With a 3-2 vote, the Board of Commissioners hired an independent attorney on Tuesday to represent it in the matter.

As ABC 6 News reported earlier this month, several commissioners say they could save the county nearly $100,000 by terminating the administrator's position.

But Johnson says it's nothing more than a "political agenda."

The Winona Daily News reports the attorney is costing the county $200 an hour with a maximum cost of $5,000.

The attorney is expected to present a legal opinon on the issue within a week.

Johnson did not return a phone call today.

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House Leaders to Tour Institute for State Bonding Bill

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, October 24th, 11:30 am

Leaders of the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee are touring The Hormel Institute in relation to the Austin Port Authority's request for $13.5 million in state bonding funds to expand the world-renowned cancer research center.

Rep. Larry Howes, chair of the House Capital Investment Committee and Rep. Alice Hausman, the committee's DFL Lead are visting The Hormel Institute with staff on Monday, as part of their tour of potential projects for the Minnesota Legislature's 2012 bonidng bill.

The tour also includes stops in Rochester and Albert Lea.

Stay tuned to ABC 6 News at 5 & 6 for more details on the tour.

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Gov. Dayton Honors Minn. Soldiers at Korean War Memorial

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, September 30th, 11:04 am

On Friday, Sept. 30, Governor Mark Dayton hosted a wreath-laying ceremony at the Korean War Memorial to honor Minnesota soldiers.

Governor Dayton is currently leading a delegation of 24 Minnesota business, agriculture and academic leaders on a trade mission to South Korea. This is the first trade mission of Governor Dayton’s administration.

The governor is set to return to Minnesota this weekend.

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Southeast Minnesota Postal Workers Hold Rally

Submitted by Gordon Severson, ABC 6 News Reporter-Rochester

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 5:24pm

Southeast Minnesota Postal Workers Hold Rally

Hundreds of postal workers from SE Minnesota rallied in Mankato Tuesday September 27th.

The rally is just one of a few hundred going on across the nation.

"We're going to gather tonight. We're going to hear from some folks on all sides of this issue and see what we can do to make sure that it's there for business and individuals," DFL-Congressman Tim Walz says.

Various postal unions are rallying in order to bring awareness to some of the issues the postal

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Independent Filmmakers Bring 'FREEDOM' Tour to Rochester

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, September 23rd, 2:58 am

Sundance Award winning independent filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell are bringing their biofuel-powered bus tour to Minnesota on Friday, September 23 to promote their new film, FREEDOM. The film will be shown at 7 p.m.

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The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Reading & Community Discussion

Submitted by James Wilcox, ABC 6 News Anchor

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011, 4:47pm

The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Reading & Community Discussion

On the eve of the official end to the U.S. military’s "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" (DADT) policy, veteran Bronson Lemer will read from his memoir The Last Deployment: How a Gay, Hammer-Swinging Twentysomething Survived a Year in Iraq, and lead a community discussion on the controversial policy. The event is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19th, at Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Chateau Theatre) in downtown Rochester.

According to Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, since being enacted in 1993 by President Clinton, more than 13,000 military members have been discharged from the U.S. military under DADT. The policy prohibits military personnel from discriminating against or harassing other military personnel because of their sexual orientation, as well as prohibiting members of the military from serving openly as a gay man or woman.

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