A Deal Is Struck!

The two sides met with House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R–27B, Kenyon) and Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL–02, Erskine) in the lead roles. They emerged to announce that a deal had been struck. The two sides had agreed in principle and on targets for spending. Moe...

Republicans Standing Together

The ability for House Republicans to unify and support a spending bill seems to be one the greatest challenges facing Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon). Last Tuesday, a vote on what many consider a minor spending bill dubbed “The Governor’s Deficiency...