May 23, 2018
The filing period for November’s elections opened Monday and ends on June 5th. Rep Erin Murphy (DFL-64A, St Paul) is racking up endorsements in the run-up to the DFL Endorsing Convention in Rochester June 1-3. She announced the endorsement by the MN Nurses...
May 23, 2018
When Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) first ran for the office he was not endorsed by the DFL and even disinvited to their convention. During his two terms of office, he has made decisions, like not vetoing the Tax Bill last legislative session, which left DFLer’s...
May 23, 2018
County Attorney Michael O Freeman (DFL) lost the DFL endorsement to Mark Haase (DFL) on the first ballot by 65%. Haase a Coast Guard Veteran (Semper Paratus) is the Government Relations person for the State of Minnesota Informational Technology Office, but little...
May 22, 2018
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May 16, 2018
Today, Senate DFLers held fast and voted against HF4044 which is the first salvo in the battle for a state Bonding Bill. The matter failed on a strict party-line vote 34-33. This means the $825 million bill will need to grow significantly to obtain DFL votes, but...
May 15, 2018
There are two vices which the state of Minnesota could implement Sports Book Gambling (sports betting) and Marijuana legalization that will help our state create perpetual surpluses. We were an advocate of our state carving out this path on gambling when the Vikings...
