Minnesota Report One facet of the reason for the rapid advancement of legislation is due to the large amount of legislation, which had previously passed in the DFL Controlled House, but was stymied by the Republican controlled Senate. Now, with the often pronounced...
We like other legislative observers are awaiting the membership of the House legislative committees. The shift to the DFL Majority shows a different alignment and areas of interest. We understand the DFL Majority is still waiting for the requests from the Republican...
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...
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...
Tonight, the DFL House Majority will meet at 7:00 pm in the State Office Building to vote on its leadership for the 2019-20 legislative session. House Minority Leader Melissa Hortman (DFL-36B, Brooklyn Park) is expected to stand and be elected as Speaker, but the...