Jun 2, 2016
Yesterday, Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) laid out the requirements, he has for calling a Special Session. The list of requests includes correction of language in the Tax Bill which will cause the state to lose $101 million in tax revenue and spend an additional $243...
Jun 2, 2016
The campaign for DFL Party endorsement for Governor in 2018 starts in earnest on Saturday. We will be watching the slew of speakers who are given speaking time before the convention and we believe, this will be an indicator of those eyeing the Governor’s office. We...
May 31, 2016
Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) has the upper-hand; he holds all of the cards, only he can call a Special Session, and since legislative leaders have proven their inability to agree, he needs to take charge. Prior to the call, Dayton should demand all bills are presented...
May 23, 2016
As the clock ticked closer to midnight, it looked like a Bonding Bill would come to pass after all, but because of an omission on the House side of spending for mass transit the senate amended the bill in the final minutes. When Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-46, St Louis Park)...
May 22, 2016
The legislature is winding down and the end will be as we always have anticipated as an abject failure. The Republican controlled House did not provide a Bonding Bill or a Transportation package and so our crumbling infrastructure will continue its decline. There may...
May 19, 2016
Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) said, “I think may get a tax target today.” as he had just left Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk’s (DFL-03, Cook) office. Coincidentally, we witnessed the Speaker come in through a door accessible...
May 19, 2016
Senator Carla Nelson (R-26, Rochester) was the sole vote in favor of the $1.5 million Bonding Bill and this generally means, when you vote for the bill you are eligible for the conference committee. This was in effect initially, the majority put Nelson on the Capital...
May 17, 2016
Yesterday, Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) proposed a second transportation fix, calling it a compromise where the each side gives up something and the other side is scores something else. The Compromise Proposal included an increase in license tab fees to the tune of...
May 17, 2016
Community banking and credit unions are the offset to the big banks and one of the pioneers Union Bank & Trust is having a birthday party. Today, at 1-300 PM, 312 Central Ave SE, Minneapolis, this institution, backed by its union customer base is commemorating a...
May 5, 2016
With eighteen days left in the 2016 legislative session, the endpoint looks murky at best. Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) always ready with the one-liners, which are most often pure platitudes, said on Monday, “We’re going to eat our vegetables...
