May 29, 2014
One major accomplishment this legislative session was a bill authored in the House by Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-52A, South St Paul). We asked him to describe what the legislation he conceived of does he said, “We passed the first in the nation, bill for labeling plants...
May 14, 2014
Governor Mark Dayton (DFL), House Speaker Paul Thissen (DFL-61B, Minneapolis) and the House DFL members need to wake up and smell the Cannabis because their reelections are in doubt if they fail to pass Medical Marijuana with a provision for Post-Traumatic Stress...
May 14, 2014
If you want to see the power of organized labor finally balancing away from public sector unions then you should support Medical Marijuana. Now we know this might seem like an odd juxtaposition, but the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) represents...
May 14, 2014
When Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) informed people he would veto the Bonding Bill if it undermined the requirement for sprinkler systems in new housing constructions of 4,500 sq/ft or larger he maintained his stance regarding the affluent. During his 2010 campaign he...
May 13, 2014
Let’s be honest, working in a part-time legislature creates unique personal challenges. There very, few places where an employee can work from January through May one year and February through May the next and be considered a valuable employee. This is the case for...
May 13, 2014
We also know a letter has been circulated by someone intent on undermining Sen. Julianne Ortman’s chances for endorsement, her possible Primary bid (with endorsement) and challenge to US Senator Al Franken (D-MN) in November. The letter, posted by a former Republican...
May 7, 2014
When Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) stood before House members, Senators and spoke to the state of Minnesota giving his State of the State address last week, he called for a $1.2 Billion Bonding Bill. The problem is just because he made the argument in favor of an...
May 6, 2014
On March 21st, the Minnesota state Senate voted on the Tax Bill HF1777 the Senate Journal shows the bill passed on a recorded vote of 58-5. The five Senators voting in the negative: Sens. David Brown (R-15, Becker), Senate Minority Leader David Hann (R-48, Eden...
Apr 29, 2014
Sen. Hann, I know it must be frustrating to be an ineffective member of the Minnesota Senate. Yes, being in the minority sucks. If many factors had played out differently, your title would be Majority Leader and that must truly rankle you. But, let me ask this...
Apr 29, 2014
I write this as an open letter to Sally Jo Sorenson. My original intent was to email it to her to see how much she was willing to post, but like many political websites, there is no direct way to contact the person’s behind the diatribes. No phone number and no email,...
