What Senators Will be Under the Gun This Season, i.e. Session

There are two state Senator’s who will clearly be in painful positions this legislative session and their respective House colleagues will be in opportune positions to test their pain thresholds. Senators Paul Anderson (R-44, Plymouth) and Dan Hall (R-56, Burnsville)...

Are Suburban Republicans Cowards or Just Cagey?

Republicans legislators may be overwhelmingly stupid or uncommonly brilliant because they are not very forthcoming on their positions on Republican Presidential candidate Donald J Trump (R). Like it or not, Trump will have a significant effect on GOP turnout and...

Because of Trump, the DFL Senate Majority is Expanding its Target List

The 2016 Target List for the DFL was originally set at 24 and has now been expanded to 26. Additionally, four other seats have risen to higher priorities and more likely victories because of the candidacy of Donald J. Trump (R). Recent polling reveals a far stronger...

What Do MN Senate Republicans and Donald Trump Have in Common?

The answer to the question of: What What Do MN Senate Republicans and Donald J Trump Have in  Common?, is well you tell a lie enough times it doesn’t become the truth. The bald-faced lie they continue to perpetuate is their intractability on moving from the...

Unicameral This

Discussions about the Unicameral Legislature are doused with a bit of irony. Scenario: the State House passes a Unicameral bill. The State Senate passes a Unicameral bill. Each bill is somewhat unique. The bills go to conference committee where they die....