Legislative Session Start 2008

The first day of the second portion of the biennial 2007-08 legislative session is going to tackle some legislation quite quickly.  After today, there are 44 legislative session days. The legislative leadership is coming out of the box with attention focused on...

Other Minnesota Connections for Obama

During the Iowa Caucuses, we heard discussions about the various Minnesota connections to US Senator Barak Obama (D-IL) Presidential campaign.  They included: former DFL Party Executive Director Steve Hildebrand, who is really a South Dakotan, Paul Tewes, an actual...

Legislative Session Start 2008

The first day of the second portion of the biennial 2007-08 legislative session is going to tackle some legislation quite quickly.  After today, there are 44 legislative session days. The legislative leadership is coming out of the box with attention focused on...

Obama Bounce in Minnesota?

The endorsement yesterday by US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI01) along with the New York Times endorsement by Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg the previous day gave a resounding boost to US Senator Barak Obama’s (D-IL) campaign.  The...