MN House Announces Committee Membership 2019-20

The MN House announced the membership for its legislative committees after business hours on Friday. 8:00am – 9:30am   State Gov Finance Division Taxes Capital Investment Division Subcommittee On Corrections Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division Housing...

Minnesota Was One Heartbeat Away From Being Wisconsin or Michigan

Here is food for thought or a DFL Doomsday Scenario granted its a little morose. What if  Minnesota had faced a situation where Governor Mark Dayton’s (DFL-MN) health failed during the late stages of the election. As we now know he was hospitalized. If Dayton had...

Trump’s Increased Deportation of Immigrant Americans

Minnesota could be dramatically affected by the stepped-up activity of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by direction of Donald J Trump (R) and this issue warrants serious corrective action in Congress. Here is a press release from the incoming DFL...

Walz Administration Starts to Take Shape

Yesterday, the first selections for the Governor-elect Tim Walz and Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan (DFL-MN) were announced. Revenue Commissioner Myron Franz will continue in his current role, former House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis) will head the...

Committee Membership in the House

We like other legislative observers are awaiting the membership of the House legislative committees. The shift to the DFL Majority shows a different alignment and areas of interest.  We understand the DFL Majority is still waiting for the requests from the Republican...