Feb 17, 2023
Minnesota Report With the number of associations and organizations ascending to the legislature this week, offered a feeling of things getting back to an aspect of “normal.” This is a reflection of institutional changes, mainly the House opening its doors in the State...
Feb 13, 2023
Minnesota Report For the last two Mondays, we have been calling attention to the number of bills introduced in each body, and the respective top three authors to provide some semblance of insight into the ongoing activity. Again, because we are doing this prior to the...
Feb 10, 2023
Minnesota Report Yesterday, SF 0073 (Cannabis provisions modification) authored by Sen Lindsey Port (DFL-55, Burnsville) made its fifth stop in the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee. During the proceedings, former Gov Jesse Ventura (IP-MN)...
Feb 10, 2023
National & Minnesota Report Sen Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) work in the Senate Judiciary Committee delving into the business practices of Ticketmaster have already uncovered some significant consumer protection issues. It is becoming evident that Ticketmaster has a...
Feb 10, 2023
Minnesota Report Checks & Balances is Minnesota’s first digital political publication, and site of the first paid political advertisement. Our digital fingerprint began December 8, 1995 and with the exception of 2015, we been underway ever since. We are asking for...
Feb 7, 2023
Minnesota Report One facet of the reason for the rapid advancement of legislation is due to the large amount of legislation, which had previously passed in the DFL Controlled House, but was stymied by the Republican controlled Senate. Now, with the often pronounced...
Feb 7, 2023
Minnesota Report Yesterday, on the House floor the DFL Majority passed funding for the Attorney General’s Office to add seven criminal prosecutors to their component. As we understand this is a return to the yesteryears of Hubert “Skip” Humphrey III days. On a 73-55...
Feb 7, 2023
Minnesota Report Yesterday in the Senate Agriculture, Broadband and Rural Development Committee SF0073 received its fourth hearing and passed on a 5-4 party line vote. The bulk of the opposition, which we believe will be a consistent posture for the Republican...
Feb 7, 2023
Minnesota Report The idea of reviving the train route from the Twin Cities to Duluth is a high dosage of nostalgia for those yearning for a passage back to another era. The sights of the porters loading the bags and the conductors punching the tickets in their long...
Feb 6, 2023
Minnesota Report We are hearing House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-37B, Brooklyn Park) is seeking to curtail the volume of legislation being drafted and wants only members not lobbyists putting bills in the Hopper. As of today, prior to the start of the today’s...
