Mar 2, 2018
Gubernatorial candidate Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) picked up another union endorsement this week. He announced his support of Teamsters Joint Council 32. As more groups come on board, collectively they bring resources of money, delegates, and convention floor...
Mar 2, 2018
It was surprising to see Rep Dave Pinto (DFL-64B, St Paul), but he exercised Mason’s and found a way to push the matter forward before the House Public Safety Committee. The two provisions called for expanded background checks, which failed on a 9-7 vote with one...
Mar 1, 2018
Today, the Senate passed a resolution inviting Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) to a joint session of the legislature at 6:45 pm March 14, 2018. We will be wondering where presumptive Lt Governor Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville) sits during the proceedings…. This...
Mar 1, 2018
The 1st Deadline is set for March 23, 2018 The 2nd Deadline is set for March 29th, 2018 The 3rd Deadline is set for April 20, 2018 … This content is for Monthly General Subscription, Monthly Premium Subscription, Annual General Subscription, Annual Premium...
Feb 28, 2018
Management and Budget Commission Myron Franz and State Economist Laura Kalambokidis met with reporters and announced a modest budget surplus of $329 million this biennium and $353 million for 2019-20. The important fact is there is no incorporation of inflation on the...
Feb 28, 2018
The Office of Management and Budget has released its figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 as being slightly up. There is a projected surplus for the remaining portion of this biennium of $329 million and an additional $353 million in the following biennium 2020-21. This...
Feb 28, 2018
Tonight, Mayor Melvin Carter III (DFL-St Paul) is hosting an event with Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold and the St Paul legislative delegation at the Minnesota Science Museum 5-7:30 pm. This is becoming an annual event and Carter and Deputy Mayor Jamie Tincher have...
Feb 27, 2018
The Revenue Forecast is set for release at 9:15 am on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The Office of Management and Budget will only be releasing the amount at that time, then have a press conference to announce the details at 12:15 pm. As we often do we have been...
Feb 27, 2018
We attended the Transportation and Regional Governance Policy Committee Chaired by Rep Linda Runbeck (R-38A, Circle Pines) to listen to a presentation of a report by the MN Department of Transportation on the Minnesota Tolling Study Report. This study involves an...
Feb 27, 2018
We spoke with House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) last week and gained significant insight into the 2018 legislative session. When we asked what he expected to advance this session he said, “We don’t need anything.” We asked about supplemental funding bill and a...
