Mar 9, 2026
Minnesota Report As we review the information from the Minnesota Budget and Economic Forecast FY 2028-29 specifically, the costs resulting from Federal Tax Conformity regarding elimination of taxes on tips and overtime, impact will be over $600 million. This would eat...
Mar 3, 2026
National & Minnesota Report A week ago, America and the World prepared for a State of the Union Address and in turn they received a larkish, performance from a dancing bear. The Big Orange Orangutan Donald J Trump (R) played to type, spouting a series of economic...
Mar 3, 2026
Minnesota Report Friday’s Budget and Economic Forecast for FY 2028-29 provided a small respite from the projected $6 billion projected deficit in 2029. Granted the full adverse impact of ICE’s occupation in Minnesota have not fully been accounted for. The entirety of...
Feb 17, 2026
Minnesota Report Throughout the legislative session, members of the Minnesota House of Representatives entering through the front entrance of the legislative chamber will pass the empty first desk on the left adorned with a photo of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman...
Feb 17, 2026
National & Minnesota Report Minnesota has been treated as a playground for the full exercise of Executive Power of the President of the United States and the evidence of Donald J Trump’s (R) abuse of power has been has been clearly documented in full view. The...
Feb 6, 2026
Minnesota Report The election year, along with the open US Senate seat, and the open 2nd Congressional District seat there is an open seat for Governor & Lt Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor, all state house seats and in this decade all...
Feb 5, 2026
Minnesota Report Every other even year election in the mid-term (non-Presidential years) evey other decade offers the most candidates for office. This year we have an open US Senate, the eight Congressional seats US Senate Campaigns (Open Seat) Party-Democrat ANGIE...
Feb 4, 2026
Minnesota Report People who have never attended Precinct Caucuses miss out on the feeling of appreciation one can have for the friends and neighbors who weather the cold on a Tuesday Night in February. People come from the warmth of their homes to sit in classrooms,...
Feb 4, 2026
Minnesota Report Now, on the matter of Straw Polls, these are an opportunity that is often missed by both parties and while we are still waiting for the DFL to announce it’s results of it’s own, but with two significant statewide races with inter-party contests for...
Jan 29, 2026
National & Minnesota Report It appears Minnesotan’s will be seeing a lot more of US Senator Amy Klobuchar in the coming months since she has made her formal announcement to be a candidate for Governor. She is the DFL’s best proven performer statewide,...