2019 University of Minnesota Regents Selection Results

Minnesota Report The results of the University of Minnesota Regents selection was announced by voice vote, but no documentation was available from the floor yesterday. As we now know, Mike Kenyanya was selected as the Student Regent, Jaynie Mayeron 5th Congressional...

University Regents Selection Under a Colored Prism

Minnesota Report Today, at noon, both houses of the legislature will meet in joint session for selection of four the University of Minnesota Regents. The positions are the Student Regent, 5th Congressional District Regent, and two At-Large Regents. Since the positions...

University of MN Regent Selection 2011

Today, at 4:15 pm when the legislature meets in joint session to select four Regents for the University of Minnesota, the Republican majorities will carry universal power.  The Regent’s selection is determined by a vote of the combined bodies. With a 72 vote majority...

Lack of Enlightenment

Rep Arlon Lindner (R-33A, Corcoran) sent the following email to his House colleagues regarding the visit from the exiled Tibetan Dalai Lama. “As a Christian, I am offended that we would have the Dalai Lama come and speak to a joint meeting of our Minnesota...

The Politics of Regent Selection

Our analysis of last night’s joint committee is as follows.  There were five different elections, an overall political strategy for both sides and numerous subplots. After the politics of the rules fight the true colors of the evening festivities spread like the...