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...
Mar 25, 2010
Here is an interesting item, which has come our way. Freshman Congressman Mark Kennedy (R-MN02) is a name being brought up as a possible challenger to US Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN). Some say Kennedy has taken the Republicans by storm in Washington DC. He flew with...
Mar 16, 2010
The issue arising between the city of St Paul and Gopher State Ethanol may not be an isolated incident. It appears the Capitol City is not the sole recipient of offensive odors. In fact, as more information is being reported on this issue people in other communities...
Mar 12, 2010
We spoke with Sen Terri Bonoff (DFL-43, Minnetonka) about a forward-thinking piece of legislation calling for a Constitutional Amendment to “providing for public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure.” We...
Mar 12, 2010
Emma Greenman formerly of Wellstone Action joined the Margaret Anderson Kelliher Campaign yesterday. We understand she will be helping establish the campaign floor strategy for MAK. This is an interesting hire especially for those who think Jeff Blodgett in effect...
Mar 12, 2010
We learned a long time ago in politics the only way to get anything is to first ask for it. So we called the various campaigns to try and find out their respective numbers in the fight for the DFL Party endorsement. We received a varied response. Some would not...
Mar 2, 2010
When people look to Washington, D.C. they see the same situation there as they do here in Minnesota with one limited exception and that is the lack of a Chief Executive of the same political party. In Washington, Democrats have large legislative majorities just as...
Mar 2, 2010
Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) traveled to the third floor of the State Capitol yesterday to meet with members of the Republican House Caucus. He spent forty minutes discussing a range of issues with the membership, but mainly bolstering their support for his actions on...
