http://mnpublius.com Tracking the Status of Minnesota Politics Fri, 16 May 2008 21:59:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wasn't aware that Rep. Van Hollen (D-MD), Chairman of the DCCC, was coming to Minnesota today to meet with Ash Madia, but it certainly makes sense. As the D-trip and Dems across the country know, Jim Ramstad's retirement puts Democrats within striking difference in the 3rd for the ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/chairman-of-dccc-rep-van-hollen-visits-mn-to-back-madia/ The DFL just annouced the Communications Director Kelly Schwinghammer will leave in early June to accept a position as National Communications Director at the Blue Green Alliance. Kelly has done a terrific job at the DFL since taking the reigns last year and all of us at MN Publius ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/kelly-schwinghammer-to-leave-dfl/ A pitch perfect response to Bush's comments in the Israeli Knesset yesterday. This guy is Secretariat. http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/obama-on-his-game/ Aaron Brown notes that MGD sales are down and Milwaukee's Best sales are up. Apparently drinking cheaper beer is just one of the many ways people are coping with economic troubles. Unfortunately, I cannot share in the savings because I already drink the cheapest of cheap beers: Keystone Light. ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/recession-means-cheap-beer-boom/ Its a little over the top, but we then again we are dealing with one of the worst human rights abusers in the world... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/roadblock-republicans-releases-coleman-cartoon/ This is a bill I've been watching for some time and I was happy to see that it's passed both the House and Senate now and on the way to the Governor's desk. It's a very simple bill, really, in that it allows local Governments the decision about how ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/house-passes-sen-higgins-local-govt-health-care-benefits-bill/ The 49'ers produced an ad that is running this week reminding us of the other tax time, property tax time. The Governor's tax policy has resulted in 2.2 Billion dollars more in property taxes. Fees and property taxes are going up around the state as a response to the Governors ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/the-other-tax-day/ Matt was right, the Franken campaign just announced they've hired Stephanie Schriock as their Campaign Manager. Schriock, who comes to Franken from being Chief of Staff to Sen. Jon Tester, has a very impressive resume. A Minnesota native, she previously worked as Campaign Manager during Tester's 2006 campaign and ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/breaking-franken-campaign-hires-stephanie-schriock/ One prominent state legislator, House Education Finance Chairwoman Mindy Greiling has had enough of Katherine Kersten. In a letter to the Strib last week, Greiling called for the Strib to replace the conservative columnist. In response to questions prompted by Katherine Kersen's recent columns on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA), ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/greiling-fire-katherine-kersten/ The premier Washington insider publication, the Hotline, picked up the Coleman/DCI story we noted earlier in the week. A Junta-ing We Will GoThe MN Dem Party 5/13 "called on Sen. Norm Coleman (R) to divest campaign donations made by employees of a firm that lobbied for Myanmar's junta," 3 days after ... http://mnpublius.com/2008/05/hotline-picks-up-colemandci-story/