Klobuchar Criticisms Are Old News

Minnesota Report Anyone in Minnesota politics who has been involved on the DFL side has heard the knocks on US Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (DFL-MN) high expectations regarding staff. The article in the HuffingtonPost is not new information, nor much of a surprise. In the...

Potential Poor Staging for Klobuchar at Boom Island

Minnesota Report Whoever in US Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (DFL-MN) political team that though Boom Island to be a good idea for a Presidential Campaign launch platform in early February should be fired. Boom Island is a fine location during the summer to frolic, but in...

Daily Kos Shares Our Criticism of Walz’ Choice of Lourey

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...

Klobuchar Set to Announce

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...

Senate Republicans Extends Majority to Two

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...

Marijuana Legislation Que Sera Sera

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...

Special Election Cometh

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...

Ready for Hip Hop Political Radio?

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...

Seeking Ways to Solve the Opioid Epidemic

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....

Another Lourey Prevails

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...