Feb 2, 2010
We will be disaggregating the numbers of tonight’s Republican Straw poll trying to figure out who won the day and who is in the strongest position to secure the party’s endorsement. We conclude turnout over 20,000 will be considered high. Many think the race is down...
Feb 2, 2010
The consensus picks for tonight straw poll appear to be Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis), Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) or Rep. Paul Thissen (DFL-63A, Minneapolis). DFLers are forced to make a choice otherwise vote Uncommitted. This means...
Feb 2, 2010
We could start off will a number of bad puns associated with the movie Ground Hog’s Day, first could be quotes “You want a prediction about the weather, you’re asking the wrong Phil. I’ll give you a winter prediction: It’s gonna be cold, it’s...
Jan 26, 2010
In an attempt to garner some street cred in the halls of the State Capitol Citypages scribe Matt Snyders penned a story entitled “Meet the Lobbyists: The Unseen Hands Behind Some of the Biggest Bills in Minnesota.” Interestingly, the online version is...
Jan 26, 2010
It’s hard to argue a Special Election that retains a seat for a particular party as a bellwether or indicator of any forthcoming trend, but the opposite can be true. With the State of the Union Address, start of the legislative session and the 2010 elections pending...
Jan 26, 2010
It’s hard to argue a Special Election that retains a seat for a particular party as a bellwether or indicator of any forthcoming trend, but the opposite can be true. With the State of the Union Address, the start of the legislative session and the 2010 elections...
Jan 20, 2010
Former Minnesota Republican Party Chair candidate and retired Veteran of both Iraq and Vietnam Joe Repya will enter the fray for the Independence Party endorsement for Governor. He contacted us early this morning to announce his plans. We had speculated his mulling of...
Jan 15, 2010
Today, Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) announced the projects he will support in a bonding bill. The amount he supports is $685 million with nearly one third targeted to higher education. DFLers have been discussing a bill exceeding one billion, and view Capital investment...
Sep 12, 2008
When we published the scoop on Rep Chris DeLa Forest’s (R-49A, Andover) retirement we did so from his designation as Treasurer for Peggy Scott’s campaign. We were surprised when he announced he would be leaving his House seat early September 1st. We thought this was...
Sep 12, 2008
This week, we can read a series of newspaper accounts of how medical device manufacturers are providing doctors with consulting fees intended to solidify relationships with their companies and in turn specific medical devices. This cozy relationship is not...
