Jun 29, 2021
The likelihood of a Capital Investment Bill is a truly up in the air question. On the first-hand Republicans have been quite hostile to Bonding Bills in the odd-number years, because this is off cycle. Secondly, with Sen Tom Bakk (I-03, Cook), former DFL...
Jun 29, 2021
Minnesota Report When the issue first raised its ugly head, Minnesota was a divided legislature and the state House was controlled by Republicans, while the Senate was controlled by the DFL, and private insurers were leaving the MNSure program in droves. The question...
Jun 29, 2021
Minnesota Report As the last day of the Special Session looms, there are key items for consideration including Senate concurrent with the House on the E-12 Education Bill in the Senate, a Tax Bill to line up the revenues and cuts and possibly a Bonding Bill. The...
Jun 25, 2021
Minnesota and National Report The existence and mainstreaming of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum begs the question when will these alternative financial currencies become the coin of the realm in politics? We ask this question, because unlike...
Jun 25, 2021
Minnesota and National Report It is clear, many people will be tuning in to hear the sentence imposed on Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. As justice is served to Chauvin the three other officers, J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao will pay close...
Jun 25, 2021
Minnesota Report As the world’s eye’s turn their attention to Minneapolis and the sentencing of convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin, the Judiciary & Public Safety Bill is still in a holding pattern because the two sides cannot find a suitable...
Jun 24, 2021
Minnesota Report When supporters of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) declare the system produces majority winners they’re grossly misrepresent the truth. A majority victory (50%+1) has happened here in Minnesota less than 42% of the time when a reallocation of votes occurs....
Jun 24, 2021
Minnesota Report We thought a chart or a scorecard was a simple way to follow the current situation at the state legislature. We believe, this session is not anything front-of-mind for many Minnesotans, and the issue of concern might be important to many, they are not...
Jun 18, 2021
Minnesota Report Yesterday, the MN House of Representatives was set to consider four Budget Bills, HF0013 Legacy Fund Budget Omnibus author Rep Leon Lillie (DFL-43B, North St Paul), HF0008 Agriculture Budget Omnibus Author Mike Sundin (DFL-11A, Esko), HF0007 Higher...
Jun 18, 2021
Minnesota Report Yesterday, the US Supreme Court on a 7-2 decision dismissed the case CALIFORNIA ET Al. v TEXAS ET Al. brought by a number of Republican State Attorney’s Generals in in opposition to the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) aka Obama Care, saying the plaintiffs...
