Feb 27, 2018
We attended the Transportation and Regional Governance Policy Committee Chaired by Rep Linda Runbeck (R-38A, Circle Pines) to listen to a presentation of a report by the MN Department of Transportation on the Minnesota Tolling Study Report. This study involves an...
Feb 27, 2018
We spoke with House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) last week and gained significant insight into the 2018 legislative session. When we asked what he expected to advance this session he said, “We don’t need anything.” We asked about supplemental funding bill and a...
Feb 27, 2018
We spoke with House Tax Committee Chair Greg Davids (R-28B, Preston) said negotiations are going well with the Administration and the State Senate and that he expects they will adopt Federal Tax Conformity. If this occurs it will likely be one of the few areas where...
Feb 27, 2018
When Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) signed the Tax Bill, sent to him Republican-controlled legislature, DFLers made a collective groan. The reason being the changes in Tax Law which benefitted wealthy taxpayers. Now, as we know the bill also contained the funding for...
Feb 27, 2018
As we are traversing the halls of the legislature we are hearing an interesting theme emerging from different quarters. If people are having trouble with legislation talk to a lobbyist to “work it out.” By all appearances this means in the Republican-controlled...
Feb 21, 2018
Yesterday, during a reply on Senate TV of the meeting of the Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) was televised we learned how the legislature will respond to the Executive Branch. House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31B, Crown) advanced and discussed the fact it is the...
Feb 21, 2018
As the process for delegate selection moves through the Senate and County Unit DFL conventions, and the movie version of A Wrinkle in Tie coming out, we thought we would offer our own Wrinkle in the DFL, people should be thinking about where on the agenda the various...
Feb 21, 2018
On Monday, we learned Gubernatorial Candidate Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN01) earn a significant labor endorsement for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters. This is one of the more active unions which will have a block of votes at the DFL State...
Feb 21, 2018
Later today, Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) will announce the results of a multi-agency study of the water quality of our 11,842 Lakes. We understand as many as 40% or 4737 of these bodies of water are considered polluted. Once the report is released we will learn what...
Feb 21, 2018
The likelihood of the Republican-controlled legislature and Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) agreeing on any issue this legislative session is highly unlikely. The call for Federal Tax conformity is one area where the two sides do not see eye to eye. Minnesota is a state...
