Oct 6, 2017
Voters in St Paul are receiving additional information in the St Paul Mayoral race from an Independent Expenditure group called Building a Better St Paul. Since the Supreme Court ruling on Citizen’s United v. FEC (2010) political campaigns have been supported and...
Sep 29, 2017
We have been strong in our criticism of Ranked Choice Voting, and our experience in the way voters are being informed this election is a prime example of the problems with the system. Saint Paul voters are left with little information other than candidates literature...
Sep 13, 2017
Ward One City Council Member and mayoral candidate Dai Thao (DFL) has had the dark cloud removed from his campaign. Yesterday, he was cleared, as we have expected all along, of the allegations of soliciting a bribe, by the Scott County Prosecutor’s office. Deputy...
Sep 13, 2017
The campaign finance reports for the St Paul Mayoral race were due today at 12:00 pm. As of this report, we are posting the information available from the Ramsey County Election’s website. We were on-hand at the office right before it closed and this is the only...
Sep 7, 2017
If the State Supreme Court decides to support Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) in his powers as prescribed in the Minnesota Constitution, they will be acting as strict constructionists. If they side with the legislature they will be acting as judicial activists. The...
Sep 7, 2017
The problem with Ranked Choice Voting is the lack of differentiation between the candidates. The fact each candidate is seeking to be the 2nd choice for voters, after their 1st choice is no longer in the field, is only available if the voter selected someone who fails...
Sep 7, 2017
We learned of the passage of Rick Stafford as many of us now do, on Facebook. The man who was small in stature had a significant impact on party politics both here in Minnesota DFL and at the DNC. He was the first openly gay DFL Party Chair, DNC National Committeeman,...
Sep 7, 2017
When Dan Feehan announced his candidacy for the 1st Congressional District people scratched their proverbial heads and wondered who he was. He says he left the state when he was 14 years old, but now has returned and is calling the state home. This is curious...
Sep 7, 2017
Usually, we publish the questions available at the state legislative fair booths in the Education Building. We will attest this is the 2nd time we failed. It was due to a great lack of motivation. But we still contend the questions asked are a flavor of what to expect...
Sep 7, 2017
There are many opportunities for St Paul to change its landscape. The two largest are the St Paul Ford Plant and the Hillcrest Golf Course. With the 135 acres in Highland Park and the 110 acres on the east side, many families could become St Paul residents. The City...
