May 12, 2015
It will be important for each side to prove it stood its ground and justify the support from their respective political constituencies. The DFL (Governor and Senate) have to appear compassionate and caring for those less fortunate, in spite of the fact poorer...
May 12, 2015
The contractual agreement with the Capital restoration companies says that once the 2015 legislative session ends the contractors can begin dismantling the chambers. In order to prevent this from occurring and incurring additional costs if a Special Session is to be...
May 12, 2015
Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) is meeting significant resistance to his call for Pre-K funding and ditch buffers. These are two examples where an incremental approach might best apply. Each situation will require a time period before either can be fully implemented....
May 12, 2015
Last week, a group of protesters, some with handkerchiefs covering their mouths marched up to the House Chamber chanting, “Restore the Vote.” Some sported T-Shirts for MADDADS a group formed against gang violence. They were supported in their cause by TakeAction...
May 12, 2015
Last week’s debate on the Senate Floor on SF 0086 was an interesting exercise. It drew significant attention because of the topics which included law enforcement use of license plate readers and body cameras. Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-46, St Louis Park) Chair, Judiciary and...
Mar 19, 2015
Normally, one would think the subject in the title was a delivery vehicle, but it this case it is the entirety of the idea. It is not just a ride in a black SUV from a part-time driver participating in a new industry, and delivering a person to a specific location. No...
Mar 19, 2015
In boxing, the determining factor in a fighter’s career is figuring out if he can take a punch, meaning after taking a shot to the head if he can get up and clear his shake off the cobwebs and perform and this is the situation for freshman Rep Jon Applebaum...
Mar 19, 2015
Earlier in the legislative session Sen. David Hann (R-48, Eden Prairie), a man not known for his intellectual prowess, proposed an idea for breaking up the Minneapolis School Board into six different pieces. To reinforce this idea Hann referenced Rep. Carlos Mariani’s...
Mar 19, 2015
Historically, votes on bills in legislative committees were mostly procedural. In the past, bills for inclusion in the Omnibus bills from the respective committees were not thought of as major points of contention, nor given much issue of note, but such is not the...
Mar 4, 2015
Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-58B, Farmington) likely surprised some of his fellow Republicans when he put out the following press release, which attempts to capitalize on WI’s pending passage of Right-to-Work legislation. WI Governor Scott Walker (R) a likely candidate for...
