Tax Cuts Sets State Up for Deficits Again

The Republican Senate Majority is proposing $900 million in tax cuts, and reference the lack of tax cuts for sixteen years. We will remind people those who fail to appreciate history are doomed to repeat it. In 2000, when tax cuts were instituted, removal of the upper...

Minnesota Versus Wisconsin

Hashtag This. #MNvsWI With Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) as a potential candidate for President in 2016 a comparison between Minnesota (MN) and Wisconsin (WI) is well warranted. Walker’s approach to government and Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) can not be more...

We’ll Keep the Lights on for Ya

When speaking to DFLers the temporary solution to the legislative session resolution dubbed the “Lights On” strategy is more attractive and the Republicans reject it out of hand. The stand being taken by the Republicans on the rate reductions for...

The 16th Straight Surplus

Republican leaders made a bold move by holding a rally/protest outside of the Governor’s office Tuesday while he was still in Washington, D.C. During the staged event, Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) called for tax cuts due to our continued positive economic...