False tweets could result in Senate ethics complaint against GOP’s Hoffman, Brodkorb

Sen. Barb Goodwin, DFL-Columbia Heights, told Senate colleagues on Wednesday night that she is planning to file an ethics complaint against Sen. Gretchen Hoffman, R-Vergas, after Hoffman accused Goodwin of calling people suffering from mental illness “idiots and imbeciles.” In fact, Goodwin was referring the history of the treatment of the mentally ill in Minnesota and progress made since the state referred to them as “idiots and imbeciles.” Hoffman refused to apologize Wednesday night.

Tea Partiers respond to Bachmann cancellation

Reaction to Rep. Bachmann pulling out of the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville has been mixed. The organizers of the event had kind words to say about Bachmann, but at least one group of Tea Partiers…

Lawmakers and lobbyists celebrate inauguration

President Barack Obama promised that his inauguration would be different from those of previous presidents, but change doesn’t come easily when it requires shaking influence in Washington.

Quote of the week…

… and it’s only Monday

“It’s not an experience that I have any working knowledge of, where people buy you something and want something for it. It doesn’t happen in teaching.”

Gazelka and Eastlund Violate House Ethics Rules, #3

Yesterday we broke the news that State Representatives Paul Gazelka (R-12A) and Rob Eastlund (R-17A) have been violating House ethics rules by using taxpayer dollars to campaign.  We now have the letters in question and…