May 6, 2020
Minnesota Report Here is information on the release for restart of elective surgeries. Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-51, providing a roadmap for safely restarting elective surgeries. Starting next week, doctors, dentists, and veterinarians who...
May 6, 2020
Minnesota Report In politics, it is frequently the case where some word, phrase or acronym is created to short handedly refer to a department, program or event. Sen Mary Kiffmeyer (R-30, Big Lake) has taken to calling different times BC, AC and MC. BC=before COVID,...
May 5, 2020
Minnesota Report The following was posted on the MN Management & Budget website. May Interim Budget Projection Minnesota’s budget and economic outlook has significantly worsened since the coronavirus pandemic. A deficit of $2.426 billion is now projected for the...
Apr 30, 2020
Minnesota Report We received the following release from NFIB State Director Mike Hickey in response to Governor Tim Walz’ (DFL-MN) partial opening of retail business establishing curbside pick-up and delivery. Minnesota’s leading small business group, the...
Apr 30, 2020
Minnesota Report Today, at 2:00 pm Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) will announce his decisions regarding the extension or ending of the stay-at-home order. Walz has announced the Stay-at-Home order is extended and bars and restaurants will remain closed until May18th,...
Apr 30, 2020
National and Minnesota Report If this is a sign of things to come, the Donald J Trump (R) reelection campaign will clearly cultivate its supporters and alienate its detractors. The volume of emails we have seen in the course of two weeks is significant and they are...
Apr 30, 2020
National and Minnesota Politics Congressman Collin Peterson (D-MN07) Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee is not sitting idly by during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He joined Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) and Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R-MN01) at the JBS Pork Plant in...
Apr 30, 2020
National and Minnesota Report A new study by the Pew Charitable Research Center published on Tuesday Two-Thirds of Americans Expect Presidential Election Will Be Disrupted by COVID-19: Sizable majority favors option of voting by mail significantly shows a majority of...
Apr 27, 2020
Minnesota Report In his last press conference on Friday, Donald J Trump (R) referred to Minnesota as one of the states opening up its economy. Also on Friday, Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) signed four new Executive Orders: 20-42-Ensuring that Emergency Economic Relief...
Apr 27, 2020
Minnesota Report The beginning of a pushback from Senate Republicans on things remaining as is, is fulmenting in regards to state employees. In a release on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-09, Nisswa) put out the following statement. Today Senate...
