2018 Precinct Caucuses

Tuesday night’s activity in the Precinct Caucuses starts the 2018 election cycle in earnest. The culmination of activity occurring in communities across the state is a testament to the vibrancy of Minnesota’s participatory democracy. On the DFL Side We attended Senate...

Takeaways from the 2018 DFL Precinct Caucuses

It is clear State Auditor Rebecca Otto (D-MN) principal opponent is Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN02). He is undoubtedly the front-runner. He leads in all categories, fundraising, money on-hand and now in the preference balloting. Otto’s campaign obviously knows these...

Bly Announces Retirement

We received the following press release today. Rep. David Bly New Release Minnesota House of Representatives District 20B 651-296-0171 � rep.david.bly@house.mn 301 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155 February 5, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mike Molzahn...

The Two Realities of Tim Pawlenty

During his administration, Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) created consistent deficits. Each year he controlled the budget the numbers didn’t add up. In response to the first deficit, his fiscal wizardry decided to rob the Tobacco Settlement and use the endowment, as...

2017 End of the Year Campaign Finance Reports

The 2017 End of the Year Campaign Finance Reports are out and we have listed the candidate in order of Total Receipts. This is the first hurdle in the political contest called the “Money Primary.” As Precinct Caucuses approach on Tuesday, February 06th, the first step...

How Do the Two Halves of Senate District 54 Compare?

In 2014, a beneficial year for Republican House candidates, Rep. Dan Schoen (DFL-54A, Cottage Grove) prevailed with 7047 votes or 55.52% over Republican Matt Kowlaski with 5629 votes or44.35%. In 2016, the both House seats sat in the Republican column. In 54A, Keith...

McCollum Joins Calls for Impeachment of Trump

[catlist currenttags=”yes” conditional_title=”Archives on These Topics”] Yesterday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN04) notified the public of her signature as a cosponsor of Article of Impeachment against President Donald J Trump (R) the day...

Special Election Results in Districts 54 and 23B

Former State Representative Denny McNamara (R-Hastings) and Jeremy Munson (R-Lake Crystal), both Republican Party endorsed candidates, prevailed in last night in their respective Special Election Primary contests. Each election occurred in response to the resignations...

Swanson’s Email to Past Delegates and Supporters

Attorney General Lori  Swanson (DFL-MN) finally has made her decision to seek reelection public. She sent out an email to an array of DFL political activists yesterday. Since her message current Rep. Deb Hilstrom (DFL-40B, Brooklyn Center) and former Rep. Ryan...

Corroborating Information on the Knoblach Story

Last year, we published a controversial and disturbing piece on House Ways & Means Chairman, Jim Knoblach (R-14B, St Cloud) regarding claims made by his daughter on her Facebook...