Jun 21, 2022
Minnesota Report The framework agreement which occurred at the end of the legislative session is effectively dead. As we see the various pieces floating like an aftermath of a shipwreck, we observe a few retrievable pieces. The House DFL will not support any permanent...
Jun 20, 2022
Minnesota Report On Saturday, during a district wide door knock and canvas DFL activists, allies, friends and supporters met at the Martin Luther King Center to cover the district like a blanket. Many notable politicos we in attendance for the effort organized around...
Jun 20, 2022
Minnesota Report On Friday, on Almanac a question was asked of the members of the couch about future plans for US Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), who is not up for election until 2026, as to whether or not she will be seeking reelection. We spoke with her over the weekend...
Jun 17, 2022
Minnesota Report Nicknames in political contests maybe fleeting, but other times they are apropos. Because Republican Gubernatorial nominee, former Senator Dr Scott Jensen (R-MN) has opted out of any COVID-19 vaccinations some have taken to referring to him as Dr...
Jun 17, 2022
Minnesota Report The incumbent DFL Constitutional Officers do not have any major challengers, on the Republican side the race for Attorney General is where the purity of the party will be best measured. Governor Tim Walz (DFL) & Peggy Flanagan Beginning Cash...
Jun 10, 2022
National Report Normally, our Thursday evening are influenced by the day’s news, and the PBS News Hour . Last night, the open hearing for the January 6th, Capitol Insurrection commenced and the tag team of Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-02MS) and Congresswoman Liz...
Jun 10, 2022
Minnesota Report Discussions we are having with the members of the Republican Senate Majority, which we see as the essential element, to whether a Special Session occurs, are split. We are hearing assessments of 50/50, but largely contingent of whether the three...
Jun 2, 2022
National Report In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act passed, and it originally was intended to protect consumers from the wild speculative nature banks had been pursuing. The underregulated banking industry was operating very cavalier in its loan practices, and was not...
Jun 1, 2022
Minnesota Report Well, its June 1st, and yesterday was the last day to file for office in 2022, and the significance is now, no one can file against an incumbent and they are free to make decisions which will impact the state, openly and honestly. Yes, the is an...
Jun 1, 2022
Minnesota Report Well, the political play-offs begin in earnest today. We know the cast of characters set to take the field. The vast number of legislative retirements, 55, is not the largest ever seen, but quite significant, when including staff retirements, the...
