There Still Are Pot Parties, But None of Them Are Major Anymore

Minnesota Report On Friday, the MN State Supreme Court released its ruling on the case brought by DFL Party Chair Ken Martin against Secretary of State Steve Simon (DFL-MN) and the Legal Marijuana Now Party over their major party status. The court ruled Legal...

As Expected, Mitchell Remains Mute

Minnesota Report The Senate Ethic Committee convened yesterday later than anticipated, but did address two complaints. One against Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL-57, Woodbury) for her alleged felony burglary of her stepmother’s home and another for Sen Glenn Grunehagen...

When is the Legislative Session Ending Deadline?

Minnesota Report We have heard people broaching questions about the allowable activity on the last day of the legislative session. This starts from a question of two correlated constitutional sections, listed below. What is at issue is can the legislature pass any...

What if Trump Died Tomorrow?

National & Minnesota Report Many people wish for this to be true, but no one should wish death on anyone, no matter whom it is. Now, a trial for treason and a public hanging or shooting by firing squad is a different question. Truly, the question posed in the...

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Minnesota Report This legal parlance is getting a serious dosage of a challenge. On Sunday, a decision was reached regarding one aspect of the fate of Sen Nicole Mitchell (DFL-57, Woodbury). Her legislative responsibilities have been curtailed, not to the nth degree,...

Incredible Expenditures by FairVoteMN

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...

Gephardt at MN State Capitol

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...