Dec 7, 2018
There are two state Senator’s who will clearly be in painful positions this legislative session and their respective House colleagues will be in opportune positions to test their pain thresholds. Senators Paul Anderson (R-44, Plymouth) and Dan Hall (R-56, Burnsville)...
Dec 4, 2018
The Minnesota Department of Revenue will postpone the announcement of the December Revenue Forecast until Thursday out of respect for the funeral of the 41st President George H W Bush (R). Here is the formal announcement. ST PAUL – In respect and remembrance of...
Dec 4, 2018
Former Rep John Sterling Persell Jr (DFL-05A, Bemidji) will return to St Paul in January for his fifth term after surviving a razor-thin recount against Rep Matt Bliss (R-05A, Pennington). On election night the margin between the two was 8 votes in favor of Persell...
Dec 4, 2018
The annual gathering of lobbyists and advocates is set for December 6th 4:00 pm at Fitzgerald’s on Cathedral Hill. Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018 Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm Cost: Free for all attendees Location: Fitzgerald’s – The Zelda Room 173 Western...
Nov 23, 2018
On Wednesday afternoon, the MN House put out a press release identifying the new committee structure, the chairs or the respective legislative committees, the leadership staff. We expect with the holiday forthcoming not everyone has received the news and so we will...
Nov 16, 2018
Elections have consequences. In 2010, Congressman Jim Oberstar (DFL-MN08) was the Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and had proven time after time an ability to bring money home to Minnesota for infrastructure projects. In 2007,...
Nov 16, 2018
The 2018 election, brought about significant changes in the Minnesota political landscape. The Governorship remains in DFL hands, the State House has a strong DFL majority after two terms of Republican rule and the eight Congressional seats are still a five-to-three...
Nov 16, 2018
If you would like to know what Donald J Trump (R) is saying about the Florida election/recount the read his message he sent out yesterday in support of Governor Rick Scott (R-FL) is his bid to unseat US Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). One funny aside is Democrats in...
Nov 9, 2018
We have obtained the Absentee Ballot and Early Voting numbers from the Secretary of State’s Office. More votes came in on Election Day. We believe any ballot cast and postmarked on Election Day should be accepted, because the person did vote on the day in...
Nov 8, 2018
In Minnesota, the question over whether this is a blue, purple or red state has been laid to rest. Minnesota is a Blue state. No Republican has been elected statewide since 2008, and then only by a plurality. In this election, Attorney General candidate Doug Wardlow...
