Minnesota Report In 2023, FairVoteMN spent over a million dollars ($1,040,000.00) pushing their agenda for Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). This expenditure wasn’t very fruitful, in spite of the fact they had a phalanx of 14 lobbyists, since the legislation failed to...
Minnesota Report It was interesting to see a quite familiar face, but somewhat out of context, though he was a regular often on the weekend political shows. Former Congressman Richard “Dick” Gephardt(D-MO) past Majority Leader 1989-2005, and Minority Leader from 1995...
Minnesota Report The Minneapolis City Council is preparing to reconsider their vote and subsequent veto override of Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL-Mpls). This about face is in response to political pressure being applied by ride share commuters, who are unwilling to wait for a...
Minnesota Report April 29th will be the last day the Legislative Reference Library is open on the 6th floor of the State Office Building. The administrative offices will be moved over to the Centennial Building and the Reading Room will become a feature of the Picture...
Minnesota Report As the excavation is underway on the State Office Building built in 1931 and renovated shortly there after, and the numerous dump trucks pull in empty and leave with earth, we have expected to learn of some unearthed discovery and we were correct in...
Minnesota Report When the Minnesota Racing Commission passed the ability for the state’s two horse tracks Canterbury Downs and Running Aces to provide a video game which allows betting on races already run, but with an added feature to randomize the outcome, they...
Minnesota Report Because the Minnesota State Capitol is such a grandiose building people come in regularly in wedding dresses and tuxedos to have their pictures taken to capture the moment for posterity. As the legislature, was in session on a Thursday, prior to the...
National & Minnesota Report The vain, egomaniacal, narcissistic, and self-absorbed sophistry spouted by Donald J Trump is revolting .Its clear and evident that nationally, the Republican Party is no longer the GOP (Grand Old Party) it’s now the party of one,...
National Report We have always appreciated a double entendre (double intender) approach. This is the beauty of puns, but the problem is when spelled out a pun loses it’s punch. This morning when hearing the released moments from the epic President Joe Biden Reelection...
Minnesota Report It’s a math question. The answer is $2.74 billion. Since Alex Rodrigues, Marc Lore and their partners have been associated with the Minnesota Timberwolves the value of the team has risen appreciably. In 2021, Forbes valued the franchise at $199...
