The failure to pass Sf 5, the Ag/Environmental bill was a big poke int he eye for Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFL-03, Cook). Specifically, because the bill failed to gain the necessary 34 votes for passage and because the Senate Assistant Majority Leader Katie...
We just saw this post from Sen. Jim Carlson (DFL-51, Eagan) on Facebook: “Governor Mark Dayton called a special session to address five bills that contain a mixture of funding to operate the State and new/repealed policies. The most controversial bill is the...
Legislators are flocking in from all corners of the state to attend the first legislative session ever held in the State Office Building. The members will be occupying SOB rooms 5 and 10 and the spaces will be a little cramped. The four legislative leaders Speaker...
We will not be surprised if Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) calls another Special Session after Judge Donovan Frank put announces his ruling on sex-offenders June 17th. He has made it abundantly clear that the legislature needs to address this issue and because they have...
