May 7, 2019
Minnesota Report Aspirational goals are an element of politics and emblematical of how politicians make promises they fail to keep. With Minnesota being the only state in the nation with divided government, the making of a political promise, even a joint one, between...
May 7, 2019
Minnesota Report Before his election of US House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI01) used to refer to the people of our nation as the Makers v. the Takers. This juxtaposes against the Democratic view of the Haves v. the Have Nots. As we listen to the discussions about the...
May 7, 2019
Minnesota Report Historically, as we listen to conversations around the legislature about affordable housing, sustainable development, and construction jobs, one would think Minnesota is in desperate need of new development methods. This is not the case; many people...
Apr 25, 2019
Minnesota Report Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) was a social study teacher and not a math teacher, so its not all surprising to learn that the numbers in his budget don’t add up well for the economically disadvantaged and this is in large part because there is not a...
Apr 25, 2019
National Report During the CNN town hall, when US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated his support for a universal reenfranchisement of the voting rights for felons including the Boston Marathon Bombers (Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev) and sexual offenders...
Apr 25, 2019
Minnesota Report The DFL House Majority is defining its negotiating position as they pass their Omnibus Bills, and the House Republicans are trying to obstruction and drag out the process as much as possible. Which was the tactic the DFL House Minority used from...
Apr 25, 2019
Minnesota Report The use of state preemption to prevent localities from changing local ordinances to adversely impact business in places where Republicans have no political toehold i.e. Minneapolis and St Paul; is now a part of the Budget negotiations. Senate Majority...
Apr 25, 2019
Minnesota Report As we are observing the House Floor sessions and the ensuing debate it is clear the DFL House Majority is setting an agenda, which is closely aligned with Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) and is a vision for where they would like to the state to go....
Apr 9, 2019
Minnesota Report Yesterday, House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-37B, Brooklyn Park sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-09, Nisswa calling for public meetings to help in clearly defining the starting points for budget negotiations. The use of the...
Apr 8, 2019
Minnesota Report In the 2000s, first during the Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) when Rep Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) was House Majority Leader, Republicans began looking at government in a unique way. This was the 2003-04 Buget. They only acknowledged inflation on the revenue...
