The Main Question About Franken: What’s Next?

Many DFL party activists and elected officials, especially freshman House members, are speculating about potential, additional problems set to surface regarding the Al Franken (D) campaign. In his bid to unseat US Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) the comedian turned...

Where Negotiations Stand 05/05/2008

The budget negotiations between Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) and DFL legislative leaders: Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) and House Majority Leader Tony Sertich (DFL-05B, Chisholm), Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller...

Legislative Session Start 2008

The first day of the second portion of the biennial 2007-08 legislative session is going to tackle some legislation quite quickly.  After today, there are 44 legislative session days. The legislative leadership is coming out of the box with attention focused on...

Other Minnesota Connections for Obama

During the Iowa Caucuses, we heard discussions about the various Minnesota connections to US Senator Barak Obama (D-IL) Presidential campaign.  They included: former DFL Party Executive Director Steve Hildebrand, who is really a South Dakotan, Paul Tewes, an actual...

Legislative Session Start 2008

The first day of the second portion of the biennial 2007-08 legislative session is going to tackle some legislation quite quickly.  After today, there are 44 legislative session days. The legislative leadership is coming out of the box with attention focused on...

Obama Bounce in Minnesota?

The endorsement yesterday by US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI01) along with the New York Times endorsement by Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg the previous day gave a resounding boost to US Senator Barak Obama’s (D-IL) campaign.  The...

2008 Democratic National Delegate Apportionment

For those not familiar with the process on precinct caucus night, all attendees to the DFL Precinct Caucuses will be able to cast a ballot in a binding straw poll for their candidate of choice. This means the resulting percentages will determine the apportionment of...

Other Minnesota Connections for Obama

During the Iowa Caucuses, we heard discussions about the various Minnesota connections to U.S. Senator Barak Obama (D-IL) Presidential campaign.  They included: former DFL Party Executive Director Steve Hildebrand, who is really a South Dakotan, Paul Tewes, an actual...