The DFL Central Committee is meeting over the weekend in Plymouth to select a new Associate Chair. The position has remained vacant since the death of Mary McEvoy. There are three candidates for the position Tarryl Clark, Beth Lareau, and Eileen Weber. It is hard to...
We attended the Independence Party Convention in St. Cloud. Unlike the DFL and Republican Party Conventions, which were held in Convention Centers, this one was staged in an auditorium on the St. Cloud State College Campus. It had the size and feel of a local State...
It started in the State Senate when Sen Dave Kleis (R–16, St. Cloud) arose on the floor to challenge the proposed map for legislative district brought forward by Sen Larry Pogemiller (DFL–59, Minneapolis). Kleis read into the record criticisms of the plan by former...
Also on Tuesday, we watched Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) match wits with Rep. Dave Bishop (R-30B, Rochester) on the issue of a single house legislature. Later in the program, we saw the second team on this issue Senators David Kleis (R-16, St Cloud) (pro) and Ember...
Many references have been made to Sen. John Marty’s (DFL) SD 54, troubles within his committee on Election Laws. That trend continues this legislative session. The committee is considering the Unicameral Legislature bills. By all appearances Sen. Mark Ourada (R)...
