2016 Senate State Fair Poll

Minnesota Report State Senate  2016 State Fair Poll Questions (Choose one answer per question)   Demographics Residence Minneapolis/St. Paul Rural Suburban Regional hub of at least 40,000 people (Rochester, Duluth, St. Cloud, Mankato, Moorhead) Another state No...

Schedule of Legislators at the State Fair

Schedule of State Representatives at MN State House of Representatives Booth Location: Education Building Thursday, Aug. 25  10 a.m. to noon: Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul), Rep. Mike Sundin (DFL-Esko) Noon to 2 p.m.: Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul)...

Strib Follows Our Story on Daudt.

The Star Tribune filled in a few more details on the January car crash story on Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-30A, Crown). The focus of J. Patrick Coolican’s story is on past traffic violations. Speaker Daudt’s crash last January reveals spotty...

From Fender Bender to Pounded Rear Ender

On January 21, 2016, House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-30A, Crown) was reportedly late to a meeting with Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFL-03, Cook). The only reason we have found was a tweet by Pioneer Press reporter Rachel Stassen Berger...

A Comprehensive Breakdown of MN Senate Primary Races

This article is an independent analysis of the piece we scribed yesterday, but there are some common themes and relevant considerations. Again, the fundamental question is whether or not the candidates seeking the seats in a primary contest are challengers to the...

A Comprehensive Breakdown of MN House Primary Races

The Minnesota State Primary on August 9th has a number of interesting contests which include insurgences from the left against DFLers and the right against Republicans. As we saw during the Presidential Primary season, there is a lot of unrest in our politics this...

Special Session Post-Primary As Expected

Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and legislative leaders, Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-30A, Crown) and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFL-03, Cook) announced there intent to meet in special session August 15th. As we had stated previously if there was going to...

Speaker Daudt Working Without a Net

Word out of the special session negotiations is no resolution and no progress. We understand Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) is doubling down and trying to solidify his conservative credentials. Effectively, he is not really negotiating. He brought...

Governor to Explain His Pocket Veto Today

At 10:00 AM Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) will meet with the press to discuss his decision to cast a “pocket veto” of the Tax Bill. The explanation of a pocket veto can be found in Article IV Section 23 of the Minnesota Constitution. It is clear by not signing the bill...