US House Passes the Best Election Bill, Decriminalization of Cannabis

Federal and Minnesota Report On Friday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill for cannabis decriminalization on a mostly party line vote 228-164. We argue this is probably the most impactful vote of the entire legislative session, politically. This removes...

Jennifer Schultz for 8th Congressional District

Minnesota Report On Monday, 4th term Rep Jennifer Schultz (DFL-7A, Duluth) will announce her desire to retain the title Representative, but this time it will be at the federal level in Virginia. She announced she would not be seeking reelection earlier in the...

The 2022 Maps Are In

Minnesota Report We know, every political is looking at the maps and determining how it affects them. The first two elements of the Congressional Map, which stand out are the 2nd Congressional District loses Goodhue and Wabasha counties, and due to their conservative...

Samuels Set to Challenge Omar in 5th Congressional District

National and Minnesota Report Former Minneapolis City Council, School Board member and staunch critic of the Reform the Police Charter Amendment aka Defund the Police, Don Samuels, is preparing to challenge Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN05) for the 5th Congressional...

Acceptable Currency is Established When Available for Paying Taxes

National & Minnesota Report If Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN06) wants to mainstream cryptocurrency, there is a simple method. The federal government would need to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge, non-fungible tokens (NFT) or any other blockchain protected money...