Feb 8, 2019
Minnesota Report Former State Senator Tony Lourey (DFL-11, Kerrick), now Commissioner of Human Services is a solid choice for the position by capability and experience, but the selection came with a clear political cost. This is not a reactionary position, it was...
Feb 6, 2019
Minnesota Report In boxing, a regular movement before a punch is thrown is called telegraphing, in poker, it is called a tell, and an announcement in February a year before a Presidential Campaign is assuredly an entrance. US Senator Amy Klobuchar (DFL-MN) has...
Feb 6, 2019
Minnesota Report Republicans scored a victory in the Special Election in Senate District 11 last night. Rep Jason Rarick (R-11B, Pine City) overcame Stuart (DFL-11, Kerrick) Lourey by a margin of 956 votes or 6.12%. The third-party candidate John Birrenbach (LMN) has...
Feb 5, 2019
Minnesota Report As we observe the legislative activities concerning the legalization of Marijuana/Cannabis for recreational use we find it interesting to hear supporters using words like time has come or inevitable when discussing a change in the law as an expected...
Feb 5, 2019
Minnesota Report We are hearing about some surges in voter participation in Senate District 11 for the State Senate Special Election to fill the vacancy created with the appointment of Sen Tony Lourey (DFL-11, Kerrick) as Commissioner of Human Services. One piece of...
Feb 5, 2019
Minnesota Report There will be a new political radio show in town on KFAI radio at 6:00 pm called Beats, Rhymes and Democracy hosted by Jamie Edwards and Brett Buckner, both longstanding DFL political operatives. The show can be heard on 90.3 FM in Minneapolis and...
Jan 25, 2019
Minnesota Report There have been many ideas around the opioid epidemic that have been floated for a number of years. The principal problem is the addictive nature of the drug. When our publisher Shawn Towle has rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders six months apart....
Jan 22, 2019
Minnesota Report With all precincts in Stuart “Stu” Lourey (DFL-11, Kerrick) wins over former KNBJR News Anchor Michelle Lee (DFL-11). by a margin of 235 votes. We had thought Lourey would win with 2/3rds of the precincts reported. This means the...
Jan 22, 2019
Minnesota Report With the Federal Government Shutdown reaching day 32, its impact varies widely. The affects on Federal Government employees, by far being the greatest. This Mexican Stand-off rests in the hands of Donald J Trump (R) who said at the onset “I will own...
Jan 22, 2019
Minnesota Report One of the best appointments is to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). On January 7, 2019, PUC Chair Nancy Lange’s term ended. Unless she is reappointed the position the vacancy may offer up some political opportunies for Governor Tim Walz...
