At the Legislature for the past year and a half, we have been focused on recovery from the pandemic. Personal, economic, and safe recovery is …
Multiple-award-winning Minnesota author and parent Kao Kalia Yang remembers the day, more than 35 years ago, when her father climbed with her …
There was a column in the Minneapolis paper last Sunday that was a prime example of how far off the track we’ve gotten when it comes to politi…
I’ve been thinking recently about what it means to be an American, to have a shared stake in this country and its fortunes. In some ways the q…
Big Lake Schools will be holding an election on November 2 asking voters to approve a crucial school funding measure to restore and renew our …
We expected to go to a wedding in mid July in which I planned to photograph but received a text from the bride and groom saying the groom had …
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As you may have heard, Big Lake Schools will be holding an election on November 2 asking voters to approve a crucial school funding measure to…
Tragedy has a way of unifying or dividing. Twenty years ago, it unified.
This year is an exciting one for Minnesota! Following the census which was completed last year, Minnesota is now in the process of redistricti…
This summer is going by quickly and I hope you had time to make some good summer memories with your loved ones. While the weather is nice and …
This is the first time I have written anything in direct reference to a deceased peace officer, and I do so with great respect to his memory. …
Maybe it’s just a professional preoccupation, but I’ve always been intrigued by why voters cast their ballots as they do. I’ve never made a fo…
Last year, so many Americans found new appreciation for the work farmers and ranchers do to hold our food supply chain together. And there is …
Last Friday, following a postponed hearing the week before, the Ethics Committee met to discuss a complaint against Rep. John Thompson regardi…
Six years ago, on July 4, 2015, I came within 15 minutes of death from a heart attack. Fortunately for me, staff at Health Partners, a 911 ope…
Last week a child no older than 5 pedaled feverishly down our neighborhood street as if he were heading for an ice cream store. It was a typic…
The Biden administration gave Beijing a gift when it endorsed a petition before the World Trade Organization to force the American developers …
Things at the Capitol have finally wound down; Session is over, and Minnesota’s state budget is fully funded for the next two years. It came d…
We’ve learned many lessons in the many months since COVID-19 dominated every aspect of our being.
Parents and caregivers have one less job during the school year when kids can get food at school. But when school is out, summer can be a hung…
It’s a great story, but is it true? That’s what I’ve wondered about something a statistics professor told me years ago. Recently I’ve thought …
Last Wednesday, we heard the Transportation Omnibus bill. All of the DFL's proposed higher taxes and fees were removed from the final deal, an…
We have entered the final weekend of this special session with several bills having been approved by the House. Many of the remaining budget b…
At the Capitol, we have been negotiating final budget deals for several weeks. We had to go into overtime with a Special Session, but in the e…
Legislative UpdateOver the weekend, the House passed three budget bills. First among them is the Higher Education Omnibus bill which funds hig…
I am back at the Capitol for the second week of Special Session where the Senate and the House and the Governor are negotiating the final budg…
As we enter summer, I wanted to update you on some of the issues I have been working on during the ongoing special session. With the events of…
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