Ruling the Roost

Many consider Senator “Saint John” Marty (DFL-54, Roseville) to be a bane on the Minnesota political system. In the early nineties, he ran around like Chicken Little claiming that the system was corrupt. That may have been his experience in Illinois where...

Senate Swing Vote

Many references have been made to Sen. John Marty’s (DFL) SD 54, troubles within his committee on Election Laws. That trend continues this legislative session. The committee is considering the Unicameral Legislature bills. By all appearances Sen. Mark Ourada (R)...