DFL Chairs’ Race, Should Be No Contest

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...

Surplus Cash Means, Hands Come Out

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...

Ellison Has the Best of Both Worlds

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...

House Moving to Curtail Powers of Cities

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...

Understanding Majority Leader Paul Gazelka

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....

Penny Campaign

Recent word on the pending Tim Penny announcement is that it will be held off until February. That doesn’t mean there is a lack of activity in the Penny camp. We understand Penny has secured a campaign manager. His name is Sean McDonough currently he is the...

Rep Jim Knoblach Facing Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Daughter

Some disturbing information has come to our attention, alleging Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-14B, St Cloud) engaged in an abusive relationship with his daughter Laura, which if true are damning. We have received screenshots from her personal Facebook page, which has since...

Ellison Declares Position on Congressional Seat

Congressman Keith Ellison (D-05MN) just released the following press release about his future plans regarding his bid for the DNC Chairmanship. Here is the entirety of the release. Statement from Keith Ellison on DNC Chair Race   Washington, DC – Keith Ellison...

More Money for Norm’s Efforts

We checked the large donations of the MN Action Network IE PAC, which is former US Senator Norm Coleman’s (R) Independent Expenditure, and the conduit for support of the MN Senate Republican Caucus. We found it interesting to note the various late-stage contributions,...

Final Minnesota Early Voting Numbers

The grand total of Early Votes cast statewide are: 650,799 If these numbers are applied to the last three election they reflect the following electoral results. In 2014, of the votes cast for US Senate at 1,981,528 the 650,799 would be 66.30% of the overall votes...