Mourning opportunities lost, a reprise

October 18, 2016

Below the bubbles is a story I wrote in the wake of the 2014 elections and the DFL’s loss of the Minnesota House of Representatives. One of the things I predicted — although it wasn’t that hard — was this: My friends, you can look forward another [2016] election cycle just like the last [2014] one, only […]

by Steve Timmer

Mourning opportunities lost

November 18, 2014

I refer to opportunities lost during the DFL’s Golden Age, that is, the last two legislative sessions. Opportunities that if seized would have improved the political environment considerably, but now are gone, and probably gone for a long time. Gee, I sound bitter. One big opportunity lost was a chance to pass a bill like SF1915 […]

by Steve Timmer

Ritchie 2 for 2 against Republican Senators

November 2, 2012

Republican attempts to muzzle Secretary of State Mark Ritchie were dealt a second blow Thursday when an administrative law judge in the Office of Adminstrative Hearings (OAH) dismissed a complaint filed by Senators Mark Newman and Mike Parry. The complaint alleged that Ritchie had lied about the photo voter ID amendment, used his office for […]

by Aaron Klemz