education

Recipe for Real Education Reform

By: Senator Roger Chamberlain During the past several years I’ve written a lot about education. It’s an emotional issue and it has been frustrating to witness the continued deconstruction of public education. It’s why education…
Met Council

Senate Republican Wary of Dayton Met Council Pick

Adam Duininck short on experience, long on DFL politics Senator Michelle Benson criticized Gov. Dayton’s choice to lead the Metropolitan Council with the following statement: “I'm not convinced Adam Duininck will focus his efforts on the true transportation needs…
capitol blueprints

CAPITOL BLUEPRINTS: Duplicate Offices for Senators

When the new $90 million Senate office building was approved by the House and Senate last year, the expectation was that all 67 Senators and their staff would be housed in the new building. Today, Senate…
tomassoni lobbyist

Tomassoni Lobbyist Job is a Blatant Conflict of Interest

In response to news that Senator David Tomassoni (D-Chisholm) has accepted a position as the head of an Iron Range lobbying group, Republicans and the news media have raised questions about what appears to be…
Gruber MNsure

MNsure house of cards was built on discredited Gruber data

Health insurance exchange’s fiscal solvency relies on Gruber numbers By: Republican Leader David Hann as published in the Star Tribune The hot political story out of Washington DC this week is the saga of a professor from…

Here's our reaction when 2015 property taxes go up

For two years, Democrats have repeated their promise to bring down property taxes. Now the Department of Revenue says they're going up in 2015. Again. (SURPRISE!) The 2015 property tax news release from the Dept. of Revenue has all the gory details:…

Senate Republicans Announce Elected Leadership

The Senate Republican Caucus reelected Senator David Hann (Eden Prairie) as Leader, a position he has held since 2012. Senator Gary Dahms (Redwood Falls), Senator Paul Gazelka (Nisswa), and Senator Warren Limmer (Maple Grove) were…
hayden school board

Investigation Continues in Hayden Ethics Complaint  

Following a three hour ethics hearing in which two complaints against Senator Jeff Hayden were heard by the Senate Ethics Subcommittee, the committee adjourned without dismissing either ethics complaint. The committee vowed to look deeper into the allegations before…
Dayton taxes

Mark Dayton's Unfinished Business: Middle-Class Tax Hikes

In a recent interview, Governor Mark Dayton told the Associated Press: I want to serve four more years as governor of Minnesota... Four years won't be enough to accomplish everything I would like to accomplish. No…
Met Council

Legislators Make Plans to Rein in the Met Council

Legislators Thursday urged Gov. Mark Dayton to rein in the Met Council, an unelected panel with an annual $1 billion budget they say is overreaching its originally intended purpose. The legislators indicate the council’s Thrive…
State Revenue

State Revenue Down $46M for the Quarter

Today's revenue announcement reveals Minnesota took in $46 Million less than projected for the first quarter of the 2015 fiscal year. Three of the past five quarterly state revenue updates have been negative, calling into question…