Mar 19, 2015
Earlier in the legislative session Sen. David Hann (R-48, Eden Prairie), a man not known for his intellectual prowess, proposed an idea for breaking up the Minneapolis School Board into six different pieces. To reinforce this idea Hann referenced Rep. Carlos Mariani’s...
Mar 19, 2015
Historically, votes on bills in legislative committees were mostly procedural. In the past, bills for inclusion in the Omnibus bills from the respective committees were not thought of as major points of contention, nor given much issue of note, but such is not the...
Mar 4, 2015
Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-58B, Farmington) likely surprised some of his fellow Republicans when he put out the following press release, which attempts to capitalize on WI’s pending passage of Right-to-Work legislation. WI Governor Scott Walker (R) a likely candidate for...
Mar 4, 2015
The ability to borrow is always based on one’s ability to repay and when one buys something in advance of payment they are expected to make good on the obligation. It seems that the MN Republican Party is not credit worthy. It appears they bought on spec, but failed...
Mar 4, 2015
We attended press conference of Governor Mark Dayton (DFL), followed by one with the DFL leadership with Senate Deputy Leader Jeff Hayden (DFL-62, Minneapolis), Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Dick Cohen (DFL-64, St Paul), House Minority Leader Paul Thissen...
Mar 4, 2015
Today, Management and Budget Commissioner Myron Franz, State Economist Laura Kalambokidis University of Minnesota Professor of Applied Economics and Budget Director Margaret Kelly presented the November Revenue Forecast and fielded questions from the press corps. The...
Feb 27, 2015
Legislative leaders receive the February Revenue forecast for 2015 shortly. The House Majority is getting there update at 9:30 am, staff at 10:00 am and the DFL minority at 10:15 am. There will be a public press conference at 11:00 am It is expected to show additional...
Jan 29, 2015
During his Budget Address Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) referred to a forthcoming Bonding Bill a number of times. He said he would be bring it forward in three weeks. This is an interesting variable in the Budget negotiations. Traditionally, Bonding Bills for capital...
Jan 29, 2015
Hashtag This. #MNvsWI With Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) as a potential candidate for President in 2016 a comparison between Minnesota (MN) and Wisconsin (WI) is well warranted. Walker’s approach to government and Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) can not be more...
Jan 29, 2015
There is a bit of ballyhoo over Senator David Tomassoni (DFL-06, Chisholm) new position as Executive Director for the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS), because of the organizations role in advocacy and petitioning the government. The issue at...
