Monthly Archives: May 2016
BREAKING: Primary Challenger Surfaces Against House Speaker Kurt Daudt
A primary challenger has surfaced for Republican Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt in district 31A.
Alan Duff is filing today to run against Speaker Daudt,...
MNGOP Convention Delegation Votes to Strip JEC of its Power
Last Friday night and Saturday morning brought much contention on the floor of the Minnesota GOP Convention in Duluth, MN. In what has been an...
Pro-Immigrant GOP Group Seeks to Affect 2016 Elections and Beyond
The 2016 election campaign has been anything but typical, mostly due to the fact that Donald Trump has taken the country by storm with...
A Deeper Look at the $182 Million Supplemental Budget
The $182 million supplemental budget was passed on the last day of the legislative session, by a margin of 95-39 in the House of...
Candidates File to Run Against McCollum, Ellison
Republicans Greg Ryan and Frank Drake filed to run for office in Minnesota's 4th and 5th Congressional districts, respectively.
Ryan owns a successful plumbing business and...
“Grow up and Get Over It” – Blame Game Ensues Post Legislative Session
The 2016 legislative session has come and gone and the blame game has begun. The pre-laid out main priorities of passing a bonding bill...
Dayton Names May 23, 2016 “Beyoncé Day”
On the eve of Beyoncé's concert at TCF Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton and Lieutenant Governor Tina...
End of Session Chaos Renews Calls for Transparency
For the second straight legislative session, lawmakers were busy working down to the final minutes to pass massive pieces of legislation. Compromise was not reached...
Michelle MacDonald Confronted at State Convention – Party Chooses No Endorsement
Michelle MacDonald, the Republican-endorsed candidate in 2014 for Minnesota Supreme Court was not endorsed by delegates Friday evening at the MNGOP Convention in Duluth, MN.
One...
Trump Divide Evident Within MNGOP – State Convention Coverage
At Friday's Republican State Central Meeting delegates chose Janet Beihoffer and Rick Rice as national committee woman/man, sending them to the Republican National Committee...