Today, on the floor of the MN House of Representatives, HF 308 was introduced, which would allow for the construction of new nuclear generators in Minnesota up to a capacity of 300 MW. The bill is chief authored by state Rep. Shane Mekeland (R-27A, Clear Lake)...
Border Patrol agent killed US Border Parol Agent David Maland, 44, was shot and killed during a traffic stop involving a German national in Vermont on Monday. The incident marked the first murder of a border patrol agent in 10 years and came on the day...
It was a big day in Minnesota’s Constitutional Crisis, with movement on all fronts. The state Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today at 1 pm on the crucial question of “what is a quorum?” In the House of Representatives itself, committee meetings...
This week I testified to the Minnesota House Public Safety Committee in support of House File 7 (HF 7). The bill is a wide ranging effort to restore public safety to our communities through increased penalties for several crimes to include assaults on peace...
In December, I wrote about the formation of a “Blue Dog Coalition” in the Minnesota Senate. This is a group of eight DFL senators who, among other things, promise to be “careful with [Minnesotan’s] tax dollars.” Of course, every...
The Robbinsdale school district will host a town hall tomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 23) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Armstrong High School on the “state of district finances, including the previously announced $20 million budget shortfall,” according to the...
There’s been no hysteria over mysterious drones in the North Dakota skies, unlike other parts of the country. Yet hundreds of Chinese-manufactured drones operated by North Dakota state agencies are set to be grounded and swapped out due to heightened security...
Today, I testified in front of the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee on HF 5. This bill would, among other things, halt indexing on the motor fuels tax, repeal the retail delivery fee, and exempt all Social Security benefits from the state individual...
Some DFL legislators will reportedly reintroduce a bill to cap childcare costs at 7 percent of household income for parents — with the Minnesota state government paying the rest — after it failed to pass last year. Currently pegged at around $500 million, the...
Some DFL legislators will reportedly reintroduce a bill to cap childcare costs at 7 percent of household income for parents — with the Minnesota state government paying the rest — after it failed to pass last year. Currently pegged at around $500 million, the...