Feb 27, 2018
We spoke with House Tax Committee Chair Greg Davids (R-28B, Preston) said negotiations are going well with the Administration and the State Senate and that he expects they will adopt Federal Tax Conformity. If this occurs it will likely be one of the few areas where...
Feb 27, 2018
When Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) signed the Tax Bill, sent to him Republican-controlled legislature, DFLers made a collective groan. The reason being the changes in Tax Law which benefitted wealthy taxpayers. Now, as we know the bill also contained the funding for...
Feb 27, 2018
As we are traversing the halls of the legislature we are hearing an interesting theme emerging from different quarters. If people are having trouble with legislation talk to a lobbyist to “work it out.” By all appearances this means in the Republican-controlled...
Feb 21, 2018
Yesterday, during a reply on Senate TV of the meeting of the Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) was televised we learned how the legislature will respond to the Executive Branch. House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31B, Crown) advanced and discussed the fact it is the...
Feb 21, 2018
As the process for delegate selection moves through the Senate and County Unit DFL conventions, and the movie version of A Wrinkle in Tie coming out, we thought we would offer our own Wrinkle in the DFL, people should be thinking about where on the agenda the various...
Feb 21, 2018
On Monday, we learned Gubernatorial Candidate Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) earn a significant labor endorsement for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters. This is one of the more active unions which will have a block of votes at the DFL State...
Feb 21, 2018
Later today, Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) will announce the results of a multi-agency study of the water quality of our 11,842 Lakes. We understand as many as 40% or 4737 of these bodies of water are considered polluted. Once the report is released we will learn what...
Feb 21, 2018
The likelihood of the Republican-controlled legislature and Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) agreeing on any issue this legislative session is highly unlikely. The call for Federal Tax conformity is one area where the two sides do not see eye to eye. Minnesota is a state...
Feb 20, 2018
At 12:00 pm the Minnesota State Senate opened with Sen Michelle Fischbach (R-13, Paynesville) presiding as the President of the Senate. She currently has the Senate under call and while we watching the chamber slowly fill we are awaiting the actions of Senate Minority...
Feb 20, 2018
In 1972, voters in the State of Minnesota passed the following Constitutional Amendment “To provide for the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor; to remove the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the senate.” The measure passed with...
