When we attended the press conference, announcing Governor Mark Dayton’s (DFL-MN) selection to fill the junior US Senate seat pending Al Franken’s resignation we found the following statement from Lt Governor Tina (Flint) Smith (DFL-MN) interesting, when asked about...
Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) has the upper-hand; he holds all of the cards, only he can call a Special Session, and since legislative leaders have proven their inability to agree, he needs to take charge. Prior to the call, Dayton should demand all bills are presented...
The failure to pass Sf 5, the Ag/Environmental bill was a big poke int he eye for Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFL-03, Cook). Specifically, because the bill failed to gain the necessary 34 votes for passage and because the Senate Assistant Majority Leader Katie...
Legislators are flocking in from all corners of the state to attend the first legislative session ever held in the State Office Building. The members will be occupying SOB rooms 5 and 10 and the spaces will be a little cramped. The four legislative leaders Speaker...
It is always good to see fresh faces in any political organization. This week on Thursday some of the younger members of the DFL House Caucus are having a party/fundraiser to elevate their status in the political ranks. On Thursday at Sweeney’s Reps. Katie...
