The Bonding Bill Special Session Strife

Minnesota Report The Office of Management and Budget, discussed the pending increase in Capital Investment Bonds based on the two responses by the Federal Reserve to increase the interest rate basis points. This means through the sale of Capital Investment Bonds, the...

Walz Releases 10-year Economic Plan

Minnesota Report Today, Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) announce a plan for our state to advance economically. Minnesota outperforms all states in the region and consistently out paces most other states in areas of unemployment, job creation and profitability. The report...

2022 Pre-primary Campaign Finance Reports for State House Candidates

Minnesota Report Minnesota House Primary Races Republican House District 03A Blain Johnson Beginning Cash 0.00 Total Receipts 2000.00 Total Expenditures and Disbursements 692.60 Ending Cash Balance 1307.40 Total Debt of Committee 0.00 Roger J Skraba Beginning Cash...

2022 Pre-primary Campaign Finance Reports

Minnesota Report   Governor Tim Walz (DFL) & Peggy Flanagan Beginning Cash 3,626,393.33 Total Receipts 2,668,489.21 Total Expenditures and Disbursements 1,314,101.61 Ending Cash Balance 4,980,780.93 Total Debt of Committee 0.00 Walz campaign has opted out of...

Wardlow in Deep Kimchi

Minnesota Report Attorney General Candidate Doug Wardlow (R-MN) is facing a significant problem with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board in a complaint from former Deputy Secretary of State Kent Kaiser. H/T Michael Brodkorb. Here is the complaint...

Abortion Politics Revisited

Minnesota Report Why is it mostly men, who make decisions on women’s rights? In the 1990’s the DFL Party had to make a significant decision, which is whether or not they wanted to be a party of pockets of pro-choice places across the state, or if they were going...

DFL House Primary Contests

Minnesota Report There are only two DFL Primary contests which pit incumbent Houses members against their colleagues and one where the incumbent is trying to recapture the label of DFL, when he has been clearly rejected by the DFL House Caucus. Rep John Thompson...

Professor Tad Johnson Becomes a Regent

Minnesota Report On Wednesday, Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) appointed Tad Johnson to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. He is filing out the term of David McMillan, who resigned to become the interim Chancellor for the University of Minnesota-Duluth....