Mar 12, 2019
Minnesota Report The meeting of the joint DFL House and Senate caucuses last week did not resolve the conflicts for the selection of the four seats up for consideration. This year the Student seat, the 5th Congressional District seat and two At-Large seats are being...
Mar 12, 2019
Minnesota Report Democrats from across the nation will descend upon Milwaukee July 13-16th to nominate their candidate for President. This will be an opportunity to highlight the importance of midwestern values and will heighten the impact of the region outside of...
Mar 6, 2019
Minnesota Report Yesterday, during the Responsible on Cannabis press conference we coined a new term DW High. We asked the following questions of Rep Carlos Mariani Rosa (DFL-65A, St Paul). Also present were Health and Human Services Chair Rena Moran DFL-65B, St...
Mar 6, 2019
Minnesota Report This evening there is a joint DFL caucus with the House and Senate and the topic of discussion is the selection of the four University of Minnesota Regents. The current seats are for the Student Regent, the 5th Congressional District seat and the two...
Mar 6, 2019
Minnesota Report This legislative session a number of issues clearly show how the desires of citizens and non-citizens in Minnesotans directly confront the imposition of Federal Law. The easiest example is the quest for Marijuana legalization and in addition drivers...
Mar 6, 2019
Minnesota Report Attention Commissioner Nora Slawik, if you want to fix the problem of smoking on the Light Rail Train, start with a simple solution, try a community service announcement. If you have the system at the platforms and on the train regularly announce the...
Mar 1, 2019
Minnesota Report As we expected the February Revenue Forecast, which the 2020-21 State Budget will be based on, is showing a reduction from the November Forecast of $492 million, leaving a projected surplus of $1.052 billion. These figures, though based on...
Mar 1, 2019
Minnesota Report This week saw the onset of Legislative Late Nights. Last night, House members addressed a number of legislative pieces on the House Floor as well as holding an evening hearing on drivers licenses for persons without legal immigration status. The...
Mar 1, 2019
Minnesota Report Much of the blame for the early beginning of the Legislative Late Nights rests in the hands of the Republican House Minority. They are going kicking a screaming to the back benches of Minnesota politics. House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown)...
Feb 21, 2019
Minnesota Report The unveiling of Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) first proposed budget was met with shock and awe by Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-09 Nisswa), which is significant because he is truly the most important person for Walz to convince. With Minnesota...
