Feb 15, 2011
Voting to fill the vacancy by Rep Tony Sertich (DFL-05B, Chisholm) began this morning at 7:00 am and will end in less than four hours. The three candidates seeking to fill the spot are Paul Jacobson (R), Cynthia Kafut-Hagen (IPMN) and Carly Melin (DFL). This election...
Feb 15, 2011
During our trek from the Harold Stassen Building, which houses the Department of Revenue over to the Republican Press Conference at the State Capitol, we tweeted the following: Expected Republican response to Dayton MN highest income tax in nation sings the song...
Feb 15, 2011
Calling for shared sacrifice from those who have benefited the most during the last sixteen years Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) put forward $37.09 billion budget for 2012-13. His budget contains $2.405 billion in cuts of which 60.49% is contained in keeping in place...
Feb 15, 2011
Carly Melin (DFL) was elected to succeed Tony Sertich by a 60.41% majority over Paul Jacobson (R) with 35.48% and Cynthia Kafut-Hagen (IP) with 3.98% to district 05B…. This content is for Monthly General Subscription, Monthly Premium Subscription, Annual General...
Feb 15, 2011
GOP Legislative Leaders House Speaker Kurt Zellers (R-32B, Maple Grove) and Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (R-19, Buffalo) spoke to reports shortly after Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) finished his speech. The two agreed in their statements on the direction Dayton took...
Feb 9, 2011
We have the entire text of Governor Mark Dayton’s (DFL) first State of the State address: Remarks of Governor Mark Dayton—As Prepared for Delivery State of the State Address Wednesday, February 09, 2011 A Five-Point Plan for Minnesota’s Future Prosperity On...
Feb 9, 2011
Then we need to commit more state money to providing all parents with the option of affordable all-day kindergarten for their children. How can states like Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi fund all-day kindergarten, while we in Minnesota do not? Despite our...
Feb 9, 2011
Minnesota is not alone. Republican and Democratic governors and legislators across the country are grappling with this crisis. The best of them are realizing, as my son, Eric’s, business school professor told him, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste, and they are...
Feb 2, 2011
Anyone who thinks Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and the DFL legislative minorities will automatically be on the same page this legislative session are sorely mistaken. Just because they are of the same party, does not mean all are in lockstep. Such is the case regarding...
Apr 11, 2010
In an example of solidarity, the state House passed a uniform set of criteria for permits allowing the concealment of firearms called the Minnesota Citizens’ Personal Protection Act of 2001 on a vote of 85 Aye to 46 Nay. As we had anticipated a number of mostly...
