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Monday, January 30th, 2012Dedicated readers of MDE found former Representative and former Republican Ron Erhardt attending a fundraiser for DFL CD3 candidate Sharon Sund. Sund posted photos of a recent house party on Facebook and Erhardt was spotted. Erhardt announced he would switch parties to run as a DFL’er in 2010 after moving further and further left with [...]
LEGACY ARTS AND CRAFTS SLUSH SPENDING LACKS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Much of the funding from the 2008 Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution goes to legitimate projects with good purpose and intention. There are, however, millions of dollars unaccounted for by state government, many of which are going to questionable (and downright maddening) causes. The Legacy Amendment increased the state sales tax by three-eighths of [...]
WANTED: CLEAN UP CREW FOR TERRI BONOFF CAMPAIGN
Saturday, September 24th, 2011Sources at the annual parade in Plymouth today confirmed to Minnesota Democrats Exposed today that State Senator Terri Bonoff (District 43) and her campaign left their campaign materials (including multiple lawn signs) littered about the parade route for someone else to clean up. Will Sen. Bonoff do the right thing and apologize to the city of [...]
DAYTON SLAMS GOP FOR TAX CREDIT ELIMINATION HE SIGNED INTO LAW
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Dayton today for more “responsible” budgeting at a state level and implied Minnesota Republican lawmakers were not when they agreed with Dayton on the final budget deal this summer. Dayton made the comments in front of the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce. Dayton and DFL’ers have been criticizing Republicans for the elimination of the Homestead [...]
IMPLOSION: SD 61 DFL EXEC. COMMITTEE IN SD 61 SHUTS OUT CANDIDATES FROM ENDORSEMENT
Sunday, August 28th, 2011After the resignation of State Sen. Linda Berglin (DFL-District 61) this summer, several candidates lined up to receive the all-important endorsement of the local DFL unit heading into the Sept. 13 primary before the special election to fill the seat on October 18. As a heavily DFL-dominated district, the endorsement by the DFL party is [...]
PAGING CAPTAIN FLIP-FLOP: REP ATKINS FALLS OFF HIS HIGH HORSE AND TAKES SHUTDOWN PAYCHECK
Thursday, August 25th, 2011Before, during, and after the longest state government shutdown in Minnesota’s history last month, Inver Grove Heights Rep. Joe Atkins made one thing clear to his constituents: taking a pay check during the shutdown is wrong and he absolutely opposes it. Dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed found Atkins took legislative pay, then gave it [...]
MN CLIMATEGATE PT. 3: SOMETHING FUNNY BLOWING IN THE WIND
Thursday, August 4th, 2011Something smells fishy in Goodhue County and it’s not the Red Lobster. Questionable conflicts of interest and multiple reports of self-serving behavior by state officials continue to surface as more and more dedicated readers bring new information to light in our ongoing series on climate change policy and its millions in public dollars. We first [...]
SEN BERGLIN TAKES HER TOYS AND GOES HOME
Monday, July 25th, 2011Gary Gross at Let Freedom Ring reported today that State Senator Linda Berglin will resign from the Minnesota Senate effective next month. Governor Mark Dayton will now have to call a special election to fill her seat. Here’s the story via Look True North: Linda Berglin Resigns Written by Gary Gross Monday, 25 July 2011 [...]
NEGOTIATION DOCUMENTS PROVE DAYTON WAS FIRST TO THROW EDUCATION FUNDING UNDER THE BUS
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Many Minnesotans do not understand what GOP lawmakers have tried to do to protect K-12 Education during this budget crisis, and in the last several years. In fact, many are also unaware that Gov. Mark Dayton was the first party in this year’s negotiations to propose a major delay in hundreds of millions in payments [...]
DFL LAWMAKERS CONTINUE USE OF OUTDATED AND FALSE TALKING POINTS TO WIN SHUTDOWN PR WAR
Monday, July 4th, 2011MN DFL Legislators have been busy contacting their constituents to make sure they know House and Senate Republicans are to blame for the largest government shutdown in state history. Their talking points and reasoning, however, vary greatly. Take Rep. Joe Mullery, for example, who sent this note to one of his constituents regarding the Dayton [...]
PIONEER PRESS: DAYTON BUDGET STRATEGY IS ‘HOSTAGE TAKING’
Sunday, June 26th, 2011Update: KSTP reported today that Gov. Dayton walked out of budget talks with legislative leaders after only 30 minutes, continuing his path towards a government shutdown. — The Pioneer Press editorial board succinctly described the current standstill in budget negotiations between Gov. Dayton and Republican leaders this weekend. The piece describes Dayton’s strategy as “hostage [...]
DAYTON BOYCOTTS MEETING WHILE GOP LEADERS OFFER AN OLIVE BRANCH
Monday, June 6th, 2011Gov. Dayton sat on the sidelines this morning (likely in his panic room office) as GOP and DFL legislators sat in a meeting room, waiting for his attendance. The legislators had gathered after being told in advance they were to meet with the Governor about education funding. GOP staff confirmed through an email that Dayton [...]
A BRIEF REMINDER OF WHO WE’RE DEALING WITH – THE EXTREMISTS
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Minnesota’s GOP first-term senators respond to Gov. Dayton’s comments that they are extremists. Here’s what Dayton actually said: MNGOP Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb also responded to coverage of the left in the Star Tribune: “How did Dayton reward this olive branch from the GOP leadership? He publicly attacked the legislators who politely asked questions of [...]
SHAMEFUL: DESPITE BLATANT PARADE RULES, DFL REP BRINGS POLITICS TO MEMORIAL DAY
Monday, May 30th, 2011Dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed caught DFL Rep. Kory Kath in the act again, this time in the annual Owatonna Memorial Day parade. The Owatonna People’s Press said it best when they described the intent of this holiday: “The flags that fly across the nation this weekend serve as a visual reminder of those [...]
WHEN WILL IT END? SEN DFL LEADER BAKK COMPARES GOP PRINCIPLES TO THAT OF A CULT
Monday, May 23rd, 2011In a press conference today, Senate DFL Minority Leader Tom Bakk’s real thoughts came out, only hours before the session is required to end at midnight. Bakk compared GOP legislator’s refusal to compromise on tax increases to activity of a cult.
EVEN DEMOCRATS REALIZE GOP BUDGET IS NOT JUST CUTS
Saturday, May 21st, 2011Senator Richard Cohen (DFL) today made a statement in the Senate regarding the GOP budget targets in their ongoing battle with Gov. Dayton to reach a balanced agreement. Via Nancy L. at LTN: Sen. Dave Thompson released a statement & video today: “Gov. Mark Dayton & Democrats in the legislature continue to portray our budget [...]
BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS COME DOWN TO THE WIRE BUT DAYTON WANTS TO KEEP HIS GARDENER
Thursday, May 19th, 2011As lawmakers approach the May 23rd deadline to reach an agreement with Gov. Dayton on a balanced budget, this week has been jammed pack with activity on both the House and Senate sides. Gov. Dayton announced his intention to raise taxes by only a couple billion dollars instead of his original plan that called for [...]
DAYTON STANDS FIRM ON JOB-KILLING TAX INCREASES, LEADERS PROMISE DFL WILL FALL IN LINE
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011Yesterday marked a new chapter in Minnesota’s budget battle as the end of session quickly approaches at the end of this week. Gov. Mark Dayton announced he will ‘concede’ part of his tax plan and only raise $1.8 billion of the deficit in new taxes on Minnesota’s wealthiest individuals (also known as some of Minnesota’s [...]
ELLEN ANDERSON P.U.C. CONFIRMATION HEARING THIS AFTERNOON
Thursday, May 12th, 2011The Minnesota Senate will today hold a confirmation hearing for former State Senator Ellen Anderson, who is now serving as Gov. Dayton’s Chair of the Public Utilities Commission. We told you about the appointment in March. Check out these clips of Anderson’s extremist rhetoric on the floor in recent years: Anderson says we need to [...]
FROM THE LEFT: 59B’s PHYLLIS KAHN TO BE CHALLENGED FOR ENDORSEMENT BY OBAMA-LOVING STUDENT
Thursday, May 5th, 2011Dedicated readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed confirm that DFL legend and liberal dinosaur, Rep. Phyllis Kahn, will face a challenge for the DFL endorsement if she decides to pursue re-election in 2012. The district, as you know, will likely look somewhat different after re-districting adjusts for population shifts. University of Minnesota 2010 graduate and political [...]
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