MGRC Annual Networking Party

The annual gathering of lobbyists and advocates is set for December 6th 4:00 pm at Fitzgerald’s on Cathedral Hill. Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018 Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm Cost: Free for all attendees Location: Fitzgerald’s – The Zelda Room 173 Western...

Ask a Lobbyist

As we are traversing the halls of the legislature we are hearing an interesting theme emerging from different quarters. If people are having trouble with legislation talk to a lobbyist to “work it out.” By all appearances this means in the Republican-controlled...

Citypages Lobbyists Rundown

In an attempt to garner some street cred in the halls of the State Capitol Citypages scribe Matt Snyders penned a story entitled “Meet the Lobbyists: The Unseen Hands Behind Some of the Biggest Bills in Minnesota.” Interestingly, the online version is...

New Faces at HealthPartners

Geoff Bartsh with the Minnesota Business Partnership and Carol Backstrom, most recently with Senate Majority Research, are joining the HealthPartners government relation’s team led by William Fehrenbach…. This content is for Monthly General Subscription, Monthly...

New Lobby Firm

On May 22nd, Brian Rice, Jim Michels, Sen Dave Johnson (DFL-40, Richfield), Ann Walther, and William Morris Jr will be leaving Best & Flannigan LLP to start their own firm called Rice, Michels & Johnson LLP. The new firm will focus on pension and labor law,...