Senate District 26 Special Election

It’s hard to argue a Special Election that retains a seat for a particular party as a bellwether or indicator of any forthcoming trend, but the opposite can be true. With the State of the Union Address, start of the legislative session and the 2010 elections pending...

Shuffling Chairmanships

Vic Moore was emphatic in his statement following comments from his boss Sen Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine), that it is far too early to be worrying about Senate Committee Chair assignments until after the election. There are six committee chairs that are...

Minn Takes it on the Chin

It was surprising that the State Senate needed to take a vote on the appointment for acting Commerce and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steven Minn. Normally if the relationship between the legislature and a governor deteriorates over an issue both try to...