May 8, 2024
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...
May 8, 2024
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...
Apr 29, 2024
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...
Apr 29, 2024
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,...
Apr 29, 2024
National & Minnesota Report On Saturday, the delegates to the 7th Congressional District endorsing convention collectively chose to deny 2nd term incumbent Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (R-MN07) their endorsement for reelection. Instead they tacitly chose to...
Apr 25, 2024
Minnesota Report The arrest and felony burglary charge on Sen Nicole Mitchell (DFL-47, Woodbury) has been come the titillating twist and scintillating subject matter saturating the entirety of the conversations through the Minnesota political establishment. All...
Apr 18, 2024
Minnesota Report The pre-Primary filings for the different parties and caucuses are in and as it is our tradition we compile them for your perusal. DFL Party (MN DFL Central Committee) Beginning Cash 948,697.73 Total Receipts 1,416,185.26 Total Expenditures and...
Apr 18, 2024
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...
Apr 18, 2024
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...
Apr 9, 2024
Minnesota Report The Minneapolis City Council is preparing to reconsider their vote and subsequent veto override of Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL-Mpls). This about face is in response to political pressure being applied by ride share commuters, who are unwilling to wait for a...