Last night was not an evening of much excitement. Yes, there were winners and losers, but very few surprises. The turnout was low universally and not much can be derived from the results which will have much effect on November 7th. There were just over a quarter of a...
Former Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer (R-MN) was lightning rod during her time in office. She played the perfect role for the Republican Party as chief elections officer by employing any mechanism which made voting harder and more complicated, rather than...
Yesterday, after nearly every DFL House member spoke against the bill the Republican Majority passed their version to address the $346 million dollar shortfall for the 2003 Budget. There were few big points scored by the minority as they futilely stood before the...
Today in Ways and Means, all of the Finance Bills will be cobbled together, much to the chagrin of Rep. Mark Olson (R-16B, Big Lake), into a single piece of legislation. Olson opposes legislation not following the single subject requirement. We believe the argument...
The Republican House Caucus is trying to stem the tide of bad press that has been flowing their way in recent weeks. It started with the Rep Arlon Linder (R-33A, Corcoran) his comments on the “Right Religion,” they were followed by the Rep Jim Rostberg...
