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Congress: 1st District
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Thanks in large part to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, about 33.1 percent of residents in the 1st District make a living as doctors, lawyers, managers and other professionals and 24.2 percent work in 9-to-5 office jobs as salespeople, administrative assistants or secretaries, for example. Another 17.8 percent are employed in transportation and production, jobs courted by powerful unions.
With the 2002 redistricting, the 1st now includes the state's two southern tiers of counties, from I-90 north of the Iowa border. Prior to 2002, the district reached to the southern fringes of the Twin Cities, but a panel put the suburbs in the 6th District instead, and extended the 1st to the South Dakota border. Although this is Republican territory, the district voted for Independent Tim Penny in the race for governor. Penny represented the district in Congress in the early '90s.
There is, however, a large DFL base here too, with the meat packing plants of Austin, for example.
Thanks in large part to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, about 33.1 percent of residents in the 1st District make a living as doctors, lawyers, managers and other professionals and 24.2 percent work in 9-to-5 office jobs as salespeople, administrative assistants or secretaries, for example. Another 17.8 percent are employed in transportation and production, jobs courted by powerful unions.
With the 2002 redistricting, the 1st now includes the state's two southern tiers of counties, from I-90 north of the Iowa border. Prior to 2002, the district reached to the southern fringes of the Twin Cities, but a panel put the suburbs in the 6th District instead, and extended the 1st to the South Dakota border. Although this is Republican territory, the district voted for Independent Tim Penny in the race for governor. Penny represented the district in Congress in the early '90s.
There is, however, a large DFL base here too, with the meat packing plants of Austin, for example.
McCollum's view of Iraq
Rep. Betty McCollum, DFL-Minn., has returned from a trip to Iraq. During her visit, a wave of coordinated attacks took place, some targeting the Red Cross headquarters in Baghdad, killing more than 35 people. She also visited Mosul, in northern Iraq, where she and other members of her delegation with the House International Relations committee met with members of the 101st Airborne Division. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with McCollum. (10/29/2003)
Kennedy remarks on Iraq
Minnesota 6th district republican Congressman Mark Kennedy talks about his recent trip to Iraq, and the major issues facing Congress this fall. ( 09/04/2003)
Tolls for thee, Minnesota?
In the next couple of years, Minnesotans could be paying tolls to use certain metropolitan highway lanes. State and federal lawmakers are considering plans to charge lane fees to relieve congestion and fund new road projects. The proposal is part of a mix of highway development and financing plans announced by Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration and legislators from both parties. (04/24/2003)
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