Capitol Retort

Dec 18, 2019

Capitol Retort: Impeachment vote, snuffing e-cigs, that’s bananas

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

Dec 12, 2019

Capitol Retort: Good cop/bad cop, family squabble, un-tax or spend

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

Dec 5, 2019

Capitol Retort: Pre-sesh confabs, noncompetes, attitude of gratitude

What’s the big issue that you think will dominate this year’s traditional pre-session confabs?

Nov 28, 2019

Capitol Retort: Jury break, impeachment inquiry, dead to rights

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

Nov 21, 2019

Capitol Retort: Judicial petition, insulin session, skull cracking

Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.

Nov 14, 2019

Capitol Retort: On probation, hotter than guns, AI overlords

Controversy surrounds the state Sentencing Guidelines Commission’s 6-5 vote to preliminarily approve a five-year cap on probation terms for many felons.

Nov 7, 2019

Capitol Retort: Semi-Collin, Omar’s present, swamis’ predictions

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., has drawn criticism and praise for being one of only two Democrats to vote no on an impeachment procedural vote Thursday. What was your reaction to the Congressman’s vote?

Oct 31, 2019

Capitol Retort: Dangerously biased, felon voting, robed ruffians

The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have both endured racially or religiously biased and threatening messages. Do you see that as a weird coincidence or emblematic of something bigger and more worrisome in our culture?