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...
Jan 22, 2019
Minnesota Report On Saturday, former KBJR News Anchor and female bodybuilder Michelle Lee (DFL-11) received the DFL endorsement for the open seat and today is the Primary. We thought this was surprising because in 2018, when she sought the DFL endorsement for the 8th...
Jan 22, 2019
Minnesota Report We learned something interesting on Friday. It appears the Rep Jason Rarick’s (R-11B, Pine City) state Senate campaign has sent a mailing districtwide to all of the registered voters. The mailing contains a request form for an absentee ballot....
Jan 22, 2019
Minnesota Report When Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) tapped state Sen Tony Lourey (DFL-11, Kerrick) for the Human Service Commissioner job it created a clear issue for Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFl-03, Cook). Now, as things have come to play out we are hard pressed...
Jan 9, 2019
Minnesota Report The first steps in the legislative process each session is the installation of leadership and staff followed by temporary rules. Normally, this is a pro forma process, because the decisions on these questions were largely made in the results of the...
Jan 9, 2019
Minnesota Report Last night, the Republican Senate District 11 Central Committee met and endorsed Rep Jason Rarick (R-11B, Pine City) for the Senate 11 seat with 64%. This also cleared the field of opposition candidates, because his challengers are withdrawing their...
