LeftMN Radio Hour 2-23-13

This week on the big show, we talk with Representative Steve Simon, Chairman of the house elections committee about some of the many changes to election law they are considering this session. Among them, early voting and no excuse absentee voting, the expansion of vote by mail and joining the National Popular Vote compact. But that is an abbreviated list, there are many more things we get into.
Before that Aaron and myself talk about the big news of the week, the announcement by Republican Senator Branden Petersen that he will be supporting marriage equality. And we talk about the small news of the week, and there was certainly some small news this week!

LeftMN Radio Hour 2-17-12

Our guest this week on the LeftMN Radio Hour is proprietor of the Four Firkins (which, in the author's opinion, is the very best adult beverage emporium in this fine state), Jason Alvey. Jason talks about the genesis of the Four Firkins, the burgenoing Twin Cities beer scene and the difficulties of changing outdated beer laws.
Last legislative session he was able to get the law changed to allow him to sell t-shirts in his store, which, contrary to all common-sense, had been against the law. This session he is trying to get an even bigger boulder up the hill, he's trying to change the law so he can sell beer on Sunday's.
Prior to that Aaron and myself talk about the results of the Bonus elections, some recent developments concerning Marriage equality, and make fun of the ridiculous article that David Strom wrote for MinnPost.

LeftMN Radio Hour 2-10-13

In this weeks LeftMN Radio Hour we welcome Chair of the DFL Ken Martin. Ken was recently re-elected to that post and we talk with him about Governor Dayton's State of the State address, the coming budget battles and the question of overreach. We also talk about what the DFL is doing in the upcoming legislative special elections and issues surrounding the possible distribution of voter files.
Before that, Aaron and myself talk about the SurveyUSA poll that came out this week, "Emo" Erik Paulsen and Governor Dayton's State of the State address.