Mar 16, 2017
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...
Mar 8, 2017
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...
Mar 8, 2017
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...
Mar 6, 2017
If the St Paul Charter Commission votes to place Ranked Voting on the ballot in November, St Paul is poised to be a significant battlefront in the protection of public pension programs. With Republicans in control of both houses of the legislature, we are prepared for...
Mar 4, 2017
We have learned the result of the DFL Chair’s race Ken Martin 369 Donna Cassutt 110. We are on-hand for the DFL Business Conference in Hinckley, which will select its party leadership for the next two years. The candidates have drawn lots and DFL Party...
Mar 2, 2017
The DFL Party is going to select its Chair on Saturday in Hinckley, the site of the Great Fire in 1894, Toby’s the home of delicious caramel rolls and Grand Casino. There delegates have a clear choice between two different administrations, the current one, which has...
Mar 1, 2017
The announcement yesterday of an increase in the of $2.5 million from $1.4 to $1.65 billion is welcome news to many in search additional funding for their specific program in the state budget. In his comments, House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) was quick to call...
Mar 1, 2017
Congressman Keith Ellison (DFL-05MN) fans and US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) should not be angry or disappointed by Ellison’s loss to former Labor Secretary Tom Perez (D) for DNC Chair. With the acceptance of the Deputy Chair position Ellison has the best...
Mar 1, 2017
Much discussion has been heard about the state legislature preventing cities from implementing local authority in areas of minimum wage and employment rules through the Preemption Bill. In a proposed amendment, which may show the full scope of the state’s clawing back...
Jan 12, 2017
Anyone wanting to develop an understanding of Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-13, Brainerd) should read his book Market Place Ministers. The book is out of print, but based on our initiative, there is now a copy available in the Legislative Reference Library....
