The Legislative X Factor: Dayton’s Stamina

In college, Mark Dayton (DFL) was a goalie and he should have learned you can never win a game, but you can prevent your team from losing. Right now he is the only person between the direction Republicans want to take our state and where we are at this moment....

Devaluing the DFL Endorsement

We contend the institution of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in municipal elections, is having a detrimental effect on the value of the DFL endorsement. This election we are expecting the races for mayor in both Minneapolis and St Paul will move forward sans endorsement....

Minnesota’s Moral Hazard

If Republicans want to grow their party beyond fascistic angry white men and gray-haired people, they had better change their course regarding higher education. Our state has witnessed a dramatic shift in state support of public colleges, a shift in financial aid for...

Ranked Voting Story on MPR

Today, MPR ran an interesting story on Ranked Voting. http://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/03/27/push-to-vote-st-paul-ranked-choice Tonight, the St Paul Charter Commission Committee on Charter Changes meets to discuss the issue…. This content is for Monthly General...

Tax Cuts Sets State Up for Deficits Again

The Republican Senate Majority is proposing $900 million in tax cuts, and reference the lack of tax cuts for sixteen years. We will remind people those who fail to appreciate history are doomed to repeat it. In 2000, when tax cuts were instituted, removal of the upper...

Higher Education Students May Have a Claim Against the State

On Tuesday, the Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance Committee Chaired by Bud Nornes (R-08A, Fergus Falls) met and considered HF2313 authored by Rep. Drew Christensen (R-56A, Savage) a UMN graduate, calling for a 1% tuition decrease in the state’s...

Salary Increase is Still a Political Football

Minnesotan’s passed a Constitutional Amendment to establish a commission on legislative salaries, written with language say legislators should not set their own salaries. The commission is set to release its decision and they propose to raise the salary up 45% from...

Ranked Choice Voting Articles in Highland Villager

If you are interested in the issues concerning Ranked Choice Voting, we encourage you to pick up a Highland Villager. On Wednesday, the paper came out with an interview with C&B Publisher Shawn Towle’s comments about the call for another referendum on the...

Nolan’s Gubernatorial Bid, Possible, But Not Likely, Or Is It?

We spoke with Congressman Rick Nolan (D-MN08) at the DFL Business Conference in Hinckley on Saturday and inquired as to the seriousness of his potential gubernatorial bid and found out the following. There was a draft Nolan table present with literature supporting...

More Money in Minnesota for FairVoteMN

Since FairVoteMN has a 501 (C) 4, it can participate in politics as an informational group rather than as a lobbying entity. This means they do not have to disclose their contributors or expenditures. We have learned from reading the Arnold Foundation website under...