The Minnesota legislature moved one step closer to guaranteeing fans’ full ticket ownership.

On Tuesday, HF 657, the bill that would protect the ticket resale market, passed the House floor by an 83-50 margin.  The bipartisan legislation marks a major victory for those opposed to restrictive ticket sales.

Three Minnesota environmental non-profit advocacy groups have received nearly half a million dollars in out-of-state foundation funding to oppose the Keystone oil pipeline project, according to a Freedom Foundation of Minnesota analysis. The California funding to state groups comes as a surprise, since Keystone’s proposed route does not include Minnesota.

The $5 billion pipeline proposal to extract and refine oil from Canada’s tar sands has become a lightning rod as soaring $4 a gallon gas focuses consumers’ attention on ways to increase petroleum supplies closer to home and ease prices at the pump. A new Gallup poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly support building the Keystone pipeline by a two to one margin.

On Monday, the US Supreme Court heard 90 minutes of argument on the whether the Anti-Injunction Act of 1867 (AIA) allows a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act. Largely seen as a formality before the case can proceed, the Court has already decided it would hear the rest of the arguments and make a determination on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
 

Transcripts and audio recordings of Monday’s argument can be found here.

The record long, three-week state government shutdown last summer is still fresh in the minds of many Minnesotans, including lawmakers. With the final weeks of the current legislative session nearing, some lawmakers seeking ways to avoid the loss of services some Minnesotans faced as a result of the government impasse that forced the closing of many government agencies and the programs they administer.

The Minnesota Senate passed two bills last Thursday that would allow for some services to continue during future state government shutdowns.