Feb 12, 2019
Minnesota Report US Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (DFL-MN) Presidential Campaign Announcement was exactly as we expected. It was cold, snowy and didn’t have much in the way of visuals other than a blanket of white. In fact, people couldn’t even see the cityscape of...
Feb 12, 2019
Minnesota Report We understand there will be an announcement from the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board of a fine of $10,000 for the Republican House Caucus. We are not completely clear on the details, but suffice it to say in this era of campaign activity...
Feb 12, 2019
Minnesota Report On January 31, the House proposed a set of legislative deadlines in a Concurrent Resolution and sent them to the Senate. The resolution accounted for the three traditional dates reflected here: First Deadline March 15th advance in the house of...
Feb 8, 2019
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...
Feb 8, 2019
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...
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...
