Is This Man a Shill?

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...

Jesse and Legislative Relations

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...

A Deal, A Deal, A Deal

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...

Budget Numbers

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 Ticking Clock

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...