Political prognosticators are predicting that the historical headwinds facing Democrats in Congress will translate into races further down ballot. Specifically, according to a new analysis from Ballotpedia, they found “that over the past century “Democratic presidents have seen their party lose an average of 388 state legislative seats in their first midterm elections. Republican presidents …
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Gas Tax Fever (Sung Along to “Cat Scratch Fever)”
The Tax Foundation released a report this spring outlining why Florida’s October 2022 (yes, one month before the election!) gas tax suspension is likely to do little or nothing to help consumers battling the inflated cost of gasoline. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (yes, the same Gov. Walz who wanted to raise Minnesota’s gas tax by 20-cents per gallon in 2019) and some in the legislature have proposed …
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2020 Election: Minnesota Voter Fraud Tracker
After the conclusion of the 2020 election, five ineligible voters were charged with “various forms of voter fraud” in Stearns County. To date, only one has been sentenced: Bradley A. Haugen was sentenced earlier this month to “two years’ probation and ordered to pay $214 in fines and fees after pleading guilty to a felony count of intentionally making a false or untrue statement on an …
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