Feb 24, 2022
Minnesota Report As we look at the DFL Senate Minority, we see a functional problem after the legislative session, which is it functional leaderless situation, post Senate Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen (DFL-49, Edina) retirement announcement. Now, its not a...
Feb 24, 2022
Minnesota Report Sen Jerry Newton (DFL-37, Coon Rapids) a retired US Army Sergeant Major was first elected to the House in a Special Election in 2009, lost reelection in 2010, only to comeback in 2013. He then successfully ran for the Senate in 2016 and announced his...
Feb 22, 2022
Minnesota Report When new legislative districts are announced the spate of choices are limited for legislators drawn together with another member or for those drawn out of the districts they currently represent. Those choices are, run in the district you are drawn...
Feb 22, 2022
Minnesota Report In the FAQ’s, for the MN State Legislature, the following information is provided. Representatives and Senators must be qualified voters of the state, be 21 years of age, and must have resided one year in the state. In addition, legislators must have...
Feb 16, 2022
Minnesota Report Senate Seats Number of Incumbents Paired: 22 Number of Open Seats: 12 DFL v. DFL: 2 Republican v. Republican: 4 DFL v. Republican: r=t Recent announcements are, Sen Mary Kiffmeyer (R-30, Big Lake) is retiring, Rep Eric Lucero (R-30B, Dayton) is...
Feb 15, 2022
Minnesota Report We know, every political is looking at the maps and determining how it affects them. The first two elements of the Congressional Map, which stand out are the 2nd Congressional District loses Goodhue and Wabasha counties, and due to their conservative...
Feb 15, 2022
National and Minnesota Report We thought one aspect of the pandemic worth-noting would be the corporate greed evident from the hospitals. As we wrote prior about the Mayo Clinic, which offered a pittance to its nurses and staff. Read our prior article Nurses Great...
Feb 15, 2022
National and Minnesota Report Former Minneapolis City Council, School Board member and staunch critic of the Reform the Police Charter Amendment aka Defund the Police, Don Samuels, is preparing to challenge Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN05) for the 5th Congressional...
Feb 15, 2022
Minnesota Report We, like every other political person, will be paying close attention to the State Redistricting Panels website, as they release the Congressional and State Legislative Maps today at 12:00 pm. https://www.mncourts.gov/2021redistrictingpanel The impact...
Feb 9, 2022
Minnesota Report On Monday, while leaving the House floor at the end of the session, House Speaker Melissa Hortman while speaking with her Press Secretary Ted Modrich pondered out loud in a manner intended to be overhead, whether the need for masks in the House would...
