Dominos Set to Fall in St Paul

Minnesota Report The announcement of Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter (DFL) not to seek reelection, leads to a scenario we refer to as Dominoes. The reason being how it effects other people, especially other currently serving elected officials. The different...

Walz Checks Headed to a Mailbox Near You

Minnesota Report Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) is pulling a play out of the Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) playbook and proposes to return a portion of the surplus in the form of “Walz Checks.” We expect Ventura will be quick to remind us, too. This is...

Governor Walz Releases His Capital Budget and Priorities

Minnesota Report As this is released, Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) is holding small site visits to announce different aspects of his Capital Budget request he is presenting to the state legislature. The information is currently available on the Office of Management and...

What Drove the Crow Wing County Board to Act Like a Bunch of Wingnuts?

Minnesota Report On a 4-1 vote, the Crow Wing County Board voted to call for an election audit, in spite of the fact Donald J Trump carried the vote 63.91% over Joe Biden 34.17%. When all but Commissioner Steve Barrows (District 3) voted in favor we then ask if former...

What is the Debate Over Election Integrity All About?

National and Minnesota Report The crux of the debate is the result and whether of not, your person won. This is not democracy, it’s a foregone conclusion and a foist of one perspective on a voting population. On Friday, New York Times Columnist David Brooks said on...

Sportsbook a Viable Financial Instrument to Pay for Venues

Minnesota Report During the debate over a new Viking’s Stadium in the 2012 session, in which a bill finally passed, we had broadly discussed the idea of using Sports Book gambling as a funding source, prior to the US Supreme Court’s decision Murphy v. National...

Today, Redistricting Oral Arguments Commence

Minnesota Report Shortly, the oral arguments being made by the plaintiffs in the Wattson v. Simon case along with the intervenors, Peter Wattson, the lead is former Senate Counsel with significant involvement in past redistricting efforts); the Anderson Plaintiffs...

The Iron Range’s Similarity with West Virginia

National and Minnesota Report As the ongoing dispute with Sen Joe Manchin (D-WV) continues over President Joe Biden’s (D) Build Back Better Plan continues we view the negotiations in a similar light as negotiation with members of the Iron Range Delegation were. Some...