May 5, 2008
Former Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer (R-MN) was lightning rod during her time in office. She played the perfect role for the Republican Party as chief elections officer by employing any mechanism which made voting harder and more complicated, rather than...
May 5, 2008
Rep Jim Abeler (R-48B, Anoka) gained the greatest amount of attention this legislative session as one of the “Venerable Six” Republicans who voted to override Governor Tim Pawlenty’s (R-MN) on the transportation bill. Abeler, a Chiropractor by profession, supported...
May 5, 2008
As we enter into the last two weeks of the legislative session we are getting some indications of what to expect will and will not pass. Today, the House is voting on its tax bill and we doubt there will be an agreement between the House and Senate by the end of the...
May 5, 2008
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...
May 5, 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...
Jan 29, 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...
Jan 29, 2008
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...
Jan 29, 2008
The second year of the biennial legislative session mainly focuses on capital investment in the state’s infrastructure and is referred to as the Bonding Session. Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) unveiled his proposed Bonding Bill two weeks ago to the tune of $965 million. ...
Jan 29, 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...
Jan 29, 2008
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...
