https://freerepublic.com/tag/governorgoofy/ en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2015 03:01:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3280061/posts In January, the 89th Legislature convened to begin its work. With the elections behind us and the House under Republican leadership, we opened the session with a renewed sense of bipartisanship. Many suburban legislators, myself included, had high hopes for one particular bill that would inject some common-sense into a major concern of local city councils — the Metropolitan Council. The Met Council is an unelected body that has the power to tax and spend over $1 billion every year and inject itself regularly into local government decisions. It has the authority to dictate (among other things) where new trains... Star Tribune https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3280061/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2015 03:01:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3242538/posts While Gopher fans focus on Thursday’s bowl game, Governor Mark Dayton is thinking ahead to next season. The governor doesn’t want the Gophers starting any more home games before noon. In fact, he’d like to see a law in Minnesota making those early starts illegal. WCCO.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3242538/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jan 2015 05:15:39 GMT