MFL Commissioner's Blog Archives

• 2008.05.20: Some parting thoughts
• 2008.05.19: A run in 2010?
• 2008.05.18: Sine die!
• 2008.05.18: Everyone's a comedian
• 2008.05.18: Maybe no constitutional amendment
• 2008.05.18: Hey, we might get a constitutional amendment
• 2008.05.18: Session ending in a bang (literally)
• 2008.05.18: "Buesgens votes aye"
• 2008.05.18: Bonding through the Senate
• 2008.05.18: Bonding bill looking for 41 friends in the Senate
• 2008.05.18: And we're off!
• 2008.05.18: A vote, finally
• 2008.05.17: How would you spend conservation money?
• 2008.05.17: Maybe not 9
• 2008.05.17: Coming back at 9
• 2008.05.17: Sen. Murphy sends Carol Molnau a farewell amendment
• 2008.05.17: Wrangling for votes in the Senate
• 2008.05.16: Stem cells in the Senate, mortgage relief in the House
• 2008.05.16: Veto bonanza
• 2008.05.16: Can you spare a quarter, Gov. Pawlenty?
• 2008.05.16: Rep. Walker has the gavel
• 2008.05.15: Car bills getting totaled
• 2008.05.15: Action this morning
• 2008.05.14: Let's play armchair strategist
• 2008.05.13: Keith Langseth's Bonding Bombshell
• 2008.05.13: No RNC $$$?
• 2008.05.13: The Nuclear Option
• 2008.05.13: Big votes on the education bill
• 2008.05.13: Looks like it's gonna get ugly
• 2008.05.13: Health Care Veto!
• 2008.05.13: Were points just swiped from Rep. Hortman?
• 2008.05.13: Another nudge from the House
• 2008.05.12: A strong day for Rep. Tingelstad
• 2008.05.12: Floor-a-palooza liveblog
• 2008.05.12: Floor-a-palooza for lawmaker pay council
• 2008.05.09: Weekly Recap
• 2008.05.08: Liveblogging Transportation Policy Bill
• 2008.05.08: Winkler and Latz get their signatures
• 2008.05.08: Greatest Generation honored in the House
• 2008.05.07: Westrom...Westrom...Westrom
• 2008.05.07: Senate floor-a-palooza; stem cells in House
• 2008.05.07: Busy morning for Sen. Anderson
• 2008.05.06: Lawmaker pay and special sessions on the ballot?
• 2008.05.06: Does that make Rep. Seifert Han Solo?
• 2008.05.05: Some rowdy Senators
• 2008.05.05: House: Bridge relief on the way
• 2008.05.05: Shooting for two floor-a-paloozas
• 2008.05.02: Weekly recap
• 2008.05.02: An answer on bridge victim compensation
• 2008.05.01: Sen. Tomassoni was an Olympian? With Italy?
• 2008.05.01: Bow ties for everyone!
• 2008.04.30: House finishes first, for once
• 2008.04.30: How should lawmakers be paid?
• 2008.04.29: Points from Guv and no dice on gas tax ad
• 2008.04.29: Floor-a-palooza recap
• 2008.04.28: Floor-a-palooza liveblog Part 2
• 2008.04.28: Floor-a-palooza starts now
• 2008.04.28: No more tobacco with EBT?
• 2008.04.28: Heavy metal kegs and omnibus education floor-a-palooza
• 2008.04.28: Veto smackdown and a floor-a-palooza liveblog today
• 2008.04.25: Lawmakers get some love from the Guv
• 2008.04.24: Logbooks for teen drivers?
• 2008.04.24: Heavy lifting in the House
• 2008.04.23: Floor-a-palooza recap and a pointer for points
• 2008.04.23: Environment on the hot seat
• 2008.04.23: DOUBLE FLOOR-A-PALOOZA ALERT
• 2008.04.22: Quiet now, floor-a-palooza later
• 2008.04.22: Still no love for Seifert's sanctuary city amendment
• 2008.04.21: Rep. Frank Moe to retire
• 2008.04.21: Will the GOP be left high and dry?
• 2008.04.18: Weekly Recap
• 2008.04.18: Political Pain at the Pump
• 2008.04.17: Genetic testing
• 2008.04.17: Tony O is in the House
• 2008.04.16: Props to Speaker Kelliher
• 2008.04.16: Should Met Council have staggered terms?
• 2008.04.15: Some points for Pogemiller
• 2008.04.15: Inflation on the way
• 2008.04.14: Points in Senate
• 2008.04.14: The Constitution and the budget
• 2008.04.11: Weekly Recap
• 2008.04.11: Sen. Bonoff and Ashwin Madia on Midday
• 2008.04.10: House passes study - Health Care reform bill up next
• 2008.04.10: Drug tests for MFIP?
• 2008.04.09: Buckling up?
• 2008.04.09: One toke over the line
• 2008.04.09: Conferring chambers
• 2008.04.08: Voting overseas is getting easier
• 2008.04.07: A staggered Senate?
• 2008.04.07: DFL leaders on Midday
• 2008.04.04: Floor-a-palooza recap
• 2008.04.03: Floor-a-palooza liveblog: Part 4
• 2008.04.03: Floor-a-palooza liveblog: Part 3
• 2008.04.03: Floor-a-palooza liveblog: Part 2
• 2008.04.03: Finance bill floor-a-palooza liveblog
• 2008.04.03: FLOOR-A-PALOOZA ALERT: Another storm cloud on the horizon
• 2008.04.02: Parliamentary death-match
• 2008.04.02: Floor-a-palooza at Noon
• 2008.04.01: First sighting of an abortion amendment
• 2008.04.01: Background checks for Coach
• 2008.03.31: The return of the Sviggum
• 2008.03.31: Going nuclear?
• 2008.03.28: Weekly Recap
• 2008.03.27: Floor-a-palooza points
• 2008.03.27: Teen drivers under the microscope
• 2008.03.27: Floor-a-palooza watch
• 2008.03.26: FLOOR-A-PALOOZA ALERT
• 2008.03.26: Conference Committee for bridge victims
• 2008.03.25: Whose name is it anyway?
• 2008.03.25: Game on
• 2008.03.24: A bicycle built for booze
• 2008.03.21: Next week at the Capitol
• 2008.03.20: Power rankings and power managers
• 2008.03.20: A health care hegemon
• 2008.03.19: Kung-Fu Lawmaking
• 2008.03.18: Possible Veto Bait
• 2008.03.17: A succession election?
• 2008.03.14: Odds and Ends
• 2008.03.13: A sparklers red glare
• 2008.03.12: Adopting new adoption laws
• 2008.03.11: Of Parks and Bags
• 2008.03.10: Endorsement smackdown
• 2008.03.07: Is Sen. Ann Rest the Adrian Peterson of MFL?
• 2008.03.07: Pogemiller and Kelliher on Midday
• 2008.03.06: Monkey business
• 2008.03.05: The Radiation Hold
• 2008.03.04: A couple of bloody bills
• 2008.03.03: How many more weeks of winter?
• 2008.02.29: Does this mean war?
• 2008.02.28: Farewell, Carol Molnau
• 2008.02.27: Light-rail recommendations before House tomorrow
• 2008.02.27: Another interesting bill
• 2008.02.26: Don't lose that number (or phone)
• 2008.02.26: Burning bridges by paying for bridges
• 2008.02.25: Override Successful
• 2008.02.25: Will They or Won't They?
• 2008.02.22: That Didn't Take Long
• 2008.02.21: Early Leaders
• 2008.02.21: Transportation Day
• 2008.02.20: Dog Days
• 2008.02.19: Consider the Gauntlet Thrown
• 2008.02.18: Tweaks
• 2008.02.15: Some Big Ones
• 2008.02.14: T-Paw's Veto Pen
• 2008.02.13: Waivers
• 2008.02.12: Legislative Kickoff
• 2008.02.11: Draft is Done
• 2008.02.11: Draft Day is Here
• 2008.02.10: Draft is Tomorrow, Sign Up Now
• 2008.02.08: 4 Days 'till Kickoff
• 2008.02.07: 71 Teams!
• 2008.02.06: Two More Leagues Added
• 2008.02.05: New League Open Now
• 2008.02.04: Welcome aboard
• 2008.02.01: MFL is Back!
• 2007.08.16: Coming back? Probably
• 2007.05.30: The view from the top
• 2007.05.23: Gov signs bills; tightens Gold League standings
• 2007.05.21: Political rollerderby
• 2007.05.21: Tonka toys with MFL
• 2007.05.21: Out with a whimper
• 2007.05.18: My new favorite bill
• 2007.05.16: Legislator Awards: Your turn!
• 2007.05.16: Why legislators don't matter
• 2007.05.16: Scorecard! Get your scorecard here!
• 2007.05.16: One last piece of bipartisanship, before all heck breaks loose
• 2007.05.15: The death of a bill -- Part II
• 2007.05.15: Scoreboard watching
• 2007.05.14: Bill signings pick up the pace
• 2007.05.14: Override? It could happen
• 2007.05.13: Is a senator worth more than a rep?
• 2007.05.11: Tingelstad, Abeler under pressure
• 2007.05.11: Accountability hurts
• 2007.05.11: Scoring change
• 2007.05.10: When is a bill not a bill?
• 2007.05.09: Three bills signed. One vetoed. Just another day at the Capitol.
• 2007.05.09: Round up the usual suspects
• 2007.05.08: It's not all veto-city in St. Paul
• 2007.05.08: Votetracker
• 2007.05.07: This week at the Capitol
• 2007.05.05: A Senate sweep
• 2007.05.04: What is a disaster? Discuss.
• 2007.05.04: Pawlenty's big day
• 2007.05.03: My disaster is more important than your disaster
• 2007.05.03: Dead issue: same-sex benefits
• 2007.05.02: Ode to a snoring commissioner
• 2007.05.01: Conference committee points awarded
• 2007.04.30: First veto
• 2007.04.28: Weekend transactions
• 2007.04.27: It must be a conspiracy
• 2007.04.27: Sympathies to a legislator
• 2007.04.26: It's like trying to find lunch in downtown St. Paul after 1 p.m.
• 2007.04.26: "There's not much left"
• 2007.04.25: A change at the top and other ramblings
• 2007.04.24: Competitiveness and the 2008 legislative races
• 2007.04.23: Olson vs. Greiling - Round 2
• 2007.04.21: This week's waiver draft
• 2007.04.20: A wild night
• 2007.04.19: Senate cleans up
• 2007.04.18: The ex-legislators full employment act
• 2007.04.17: Senate floor session open thread
• 2007.04.16: Policy and a Pint tix
• 2007.04.16: Big points today
• 2007.04.13: Waivers and the week ahead
• 2007.04.13: The punch line
• 2007.04.12: The tip sheet
• 2007.04.11: New ballpark
• 2007.04.10: A new bonus point idea
• 2007.04.10: Meanwhile, back in the building that's falling down...
• 2007.04.09: Back to work
• 2007.04.02: Waiver draft
• 2007.04.02: Gov gives points
• 2007.03.31: Bipartisanship works both ways
• 2007.03.30: Goodbye JobZ?
• 2007.03.30: Table scraps
• 2007.03.29: Miscellany
• 2007.03.29: Going fishin'
• 2007.03.29: A bill named Ralph
• 2007.03.28: Who's #1?
• 2007.03.28: Governor signs bills; awards points
• 2007.03.28: The bill-o-meter
• 2007.03.27: Sometimes, it is personal
• 2007.03.27: Smoking bill on Senate floor
• 2007.03.26: They're baaaaaack
• 2007.03.26: This could slow down
• 2007.03.25: Who's Hot? Who's Not?
• 2007.03.23: Waiver draft
• 2007.03.23: MFL: The video
• 2007.03.23: Waiver day
• 2007.03.22: What is going on at the Capitol?
• 2007.03.22: "Democratic Kangaroo Court"
• 2007.03.22: The Turtle Award
• 2007.03.21: Omnibus bills and controversial bills
• 2007.03.21: Confessions of an arm-chair legislator
• 2007.03.20: Pawlenty signs bill
• 2007.03.20: A gift to the Greatest Generation
• 2007.03.20: Issue: Making insurance companies pay
• 2007.03.20: Working weekends
• 2007.03.19: Conference!!
• 2007.03.18: Fun. No. Serious fun.
• 2007.03.16: Is this any way to treat a Speaker?
• 2007.03.16: Issue: Minnesota's mental health system.
• 2007.03.16: MFL trade made
• 2007.03.15: It's a (protected ) old flag
• 2007.03.14: Omnibus means "stop"
• 2007.03.14: Today's bills
• 2007.03.14: Issue Watch: Global warming
• 2007.03.13: Who's Hot? Who's Not?
• 2007.03.12: Scoring update - Monday March 12, 2007
• 2007.03.12: New manager
• 2007.03.11: Who won? You won.
• 2007.03.09: Free Agent Draft (and team available)
• 2007.03.09: Want a team?
• 2007.03.09: Vet legislation
• 2007.03.08: "Never mind..."
• 2007.03.08: Medical marijuana
• 2007.03.08: Here's the pitch...
• 2007.03.07: Where's the fight?
• 2007.03.06: Legislating on all cylinders
• 2007.03.06: Custody battle
• 2007.03.05: If there's a next year
• 2007.03.05: Gov signs bill
• 2007.03.05: Sen. Dallas Sams dead
• 2007.03.04: Hot or Not? (Feb. 24-Mar 2)
• 2007.03.02: Free agent draft
• 2007.03.02: Let's waiver!
• 2007.03.01: Social issues are "in" again
• 2007.02.28: Kumbaya at the Capitol
• 2007.02.28: The magic mirror
• 2007.02.27: Picking up the pace
• 2007.02.26: What's up with our flag
• 2007.02.26: HF293 grabs some points
• 2007.02.23: This week's free agent picks
• 2007.02.23: And now the news...
• 2007.02.22: Who's more valuable: a state rep or a state senator?
• 2007.02.21: Keep an eye on Koering
• 2007.02.21: Random ramblings - Wednesday
• 2007.02.20: Timing is everything
• 2007.02.19: New managers
• 2007.02.19: Floor session Palooza!
• 2007.02.18: One team available
• 2007.02.18: Omnibus bills. Worth another look?
• 2007.02.16: Housekeeping, transactions and new managers
• 2007.02.16: Still with us?
• 2007.02.16: Playing with their food at the Capitol
• 2007.02.15: Abeler first to 100
• 2007.02.15: Palooza!!!!
• 2007.02.14: Psst.... free agent hint
• 2007.02.14: Smoking bills accumulating points... but slowly
• 2007.02.14: A legislator's day: it's not all fun
• 2007.02.13: Bill filings - Tuesday
• 2007.02.12: Cervical cancer vaccine backlash?
• 2007.02.11: Who's Hot? Who's Not?
• 2007.02.09: Beware the omnibus bill
• 2007.02.08: No fantasy: Minnesota has the most open legislature
• 2007.02.07: Caution: Commisisoner at work
• 2007.02.06: MFL manager testifies
• 2007.02.06: Where were the plows?
• 2007.02.05: The stem cell debate
• 2007.02.05: Abeler sets the pace ... again
• 2007.02.04: Who's Hot? Who's Not?
• 2007.02.03: This week's free agent picks
• 2007.02.02: Where Texas goes, Minnesota may follow
• 2007.02.02: Issue briefing: the hunting-arts brouhaha
• 2007.02.02: Waiver deadline today
• 2007.02.01: Time is everything
• 2007.02.01: SF 11 to floor today?
• 2007.01.31: Health care for kids hits the starting gate
• 2007.01.31: Wednesday scoring
• 2007.01.30: Big points
• 2007.01.29: Transportation day
• 2007.01.28: Hot or Not?
• 2007.01.27: This week's free agents
• 2007.01.26: Bill Filings Update : Should judges be elected?
• 2007.01.26: Today's scoring
• 2007.01.26: Sit down, put up your feet, ruminate!
• 2007.01.25: Pointsapalooza
• 2007.01.25: Off to a flying stop
• 2007.01.25: Floor Session Palooza!!!
• 2007.01.24: The great outdoors
• 2007.01.24: Points change; standings don't
• 2007.01.23: Property tax debate begins
• 2007.01.22: Today's Senate debate
• 2007.01.21: Fox and acquaintance
• 2007.01.21: Waiver results
• 2007.01.19: Who's Hot? Who's Not?
• 2007.01.19: Free agent Friday
• 2007.01.18: Looking for an override possibility? I've got a bill for you!
• 2007.01.17: Booth review
• 2007.01.17: Wednesday January 17, 2006
• 2007.01.16: Senate, House bills filed
• 2007.01.16: Today at the Capitol
• 2007.01.13: Where's the love for Rep. Sheldon Johnson?
• 2007.01.12: Today's scoring
• 2007.01.12: Free agent deadline
• 2007.01.12: Session Weekly
• 2007.01.11: Today's scoring
• 2007.01.11: HF 8 on the floor
• 2007.01.11: Caution: Nerds at play
• 2007.01.10: I remember him when he was just an MFL manager
• 2007.01.10: Senate bills filed
• 2007.01.10: Huddled masses yearning to analyze
• 2007.01.09: A quiet day
• 2007.01.09: Housekeeping - Tues. Jan. 8, 2006
• 2007.01.09: Monday updated Tuesday
• 2007.01.08: Well, that didn't take long
• 2007.01.08: It's about the children.... and the points
• 2007.01.08: Capitol Housekeeping
• 2007.01.07: The week ahead
• 2007.01.05: Laborites clean house
• 2007.01.05: Going deep
• 2007.01.05: A year of the veto?
• 2007.01.04: The first points awarded
• 2007.01.04: The rookies
• 2007.01.02: Fantasy Legislature on the air