Minnesota: That Was Then This Is Now. (1978 & 2018)

The last time Minnesota had two US Senate seats up for consideration was in 1978. The election widely referred to as the Minnesota Massacre, because of the long-standing victories by the DFL Party candidates for offices up and down the ticket came to a crashing halt....

A Flavor of the Revenue Forecast Press Conferences

The DFL leadership met with reporters at 2:00 pm in room 181 of the State Office Building. Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller (DFL-59, Minneapolis) opened his comments saying, “Nothing exciting in the forecast.” He reiterated the fact the state deficit is nearly...

Republicans Showing Greater Diversity

When Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-59B, Minneapolis) called former Governor Wendell Anderson to suggest the inclusion of women onto his hockey team for play against then Governor-elect Tim Pawlenty, she didn’t expect the volume of excuses.  When a female goalie was...