According to Attorney General Mike Hatch, the answer is yes. Rep. Tim Wilkin (R– 8A, Eagan) staged a press conference on Tuesday with a release saying “Wilkin Blasts Hatch for Snooping in Private Medical Records.” Later, the Attorney General called his own press...
Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) is continuing to take steps to smooth relations with the state legislature. He visited with a number of legislators on their turf. Both last week and again this week he has met with Reps. Dan McElroy (R–36B, Burnsville), Ron...
The analysis of the 1/3-1/3-1/3 agreement isn’t being received well in all places. There is a lot of grousing about the deal now that the full impact of the decision is being understood. Not only is it precedence setting, it has a possibility of isolating each side of...
Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL–02, Erskine) generated interest in the media at 11:15 am on Friday with his proposal to equally split $525 million between all three entities. The $525 dollar figure is still the $549 minus funding for Katie’s Law and the debt...
The clock continues to move and the days are getting shorter as the legislature continues to move forward. The drop-dead date of May 22 isn’t beginning to loom closer quite yet, but the fact that any meeting of one legislative body causes a reduction of the number of...