Another very busy week in politics as per usual - Blois discussed the latest developments in the Sen. Justin Eichorn case and Minnesota's struggles with senatorial seats. We had the chance to talk to John McCormick of the Wall Street Journal, asked him about the resurgent Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid his townhall tour of the midwest, how Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a lot of buzz and huge crowds in Colorado but why this didn't translate for Harris and Walz, and who could come forward for the Democratic side down the line and that is also featured in this week’s take!

Today, Blois offers up your input as far as reflecting on what we learned from the pandemic five years later. We briefly discussed the Tim Walz townhall tours and also chatted with Peter Callaghan who announced Friday after serving the Minnesota political media market as a state government reporter for 10+ years and he joins us to reflect on Minnesota, his time at MinnPost, the future of media,what he learned about his time at the Capital, and transparency in media and politics. .

It has been a busy week in politics as always from the Feeding our Future case continuing on, to the continuation of tariffs being on, off and on again, etc. Blois touches on that, discusses tariffs, Agriculture, Department of Education and more with Representative Brad Finstad and he gives his take on the federal chaos and disruptions taking place!

This morning we chatted with Sen. Jordan Rasmusson about forecasting the state budget forecast set to be released Thursday, federal funding and the HHS spending. Also, Blois gives his take for this Sunday including some of the specifics of this upcoming release and addresses some of the “finger pointing” in Minnesota politics. That and much more with the Sunday Take.

There is still a ripple effect being felt in the Senate since Tina Smith announced she would not be seeking re-election and we talked about that, the current session (compared to previous ones) , the needs of the state from health, public safety, Ag and farmer needs and much more with Sen. Judy Seeberger as well as the push back against DFLers, Then Blois gives us his take!

We are almost a week in from the big news of the week that Senator Tina Smith was not seeking re-election and a new seat would be filled in 2026 so Blois reflects on the legacy Sen. Smith is leaving and what could lie ahead for Minnesota and we also talked to one of the senatorial candidates in Adam Schwarze on what he brings to the table for the needs and future of Minnesota. Finally, Blois shares his take for this Sunday morning!

Today, Blois weighs in briefly on the power sharing agreement reached this past week. Also - this coming November, there will be an election for council seats and of course mayor in Minneapolis and one of those running for that mayoral seat is Dr. Dewayne Davis, a pastor a man led by faith talks about the various aspects of the needs of Minneapolis - from public safety, affordable housing, among other policies he plans to tackle if elected as Mayor of Minneapolis as well as what he plans to accomplish alongside legislation in this state!

News broke late in the week that there are security concerns at the capitol building in Minnesota that have not yet been addressed so we talked to Mary Lahammer who is a political analyst for PBS Twin Cities and she discusses more on this story she published, we also dive into DFL leader Ken Martin being elected as the next Democratic Committee Chair! That and Blois brings us this week’s take!

It was a busy back end of the week in the House that led to a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling in which no quorum was found and thus the Minnesota political world moves on to the question will there be a power-sharing agreement? Will both sides find a compromising way to resume operations - so we chatted with both Rep. Melissa Hortman and Kristin Robbins about what lies ahead amid a standoff.

For today’s Sunday Take we recap the chaotic week that it has been in the House, we also discussed goals for the next session with Sen. Erin Murphy and Sen. Mark Johnson as 2026 is in fact an election year and there is a lot to break down, as well as what may lie ahead for Sen Mitchell and look ahead to inauguration week with Monday ushering in the new presidency of the 47th President elect Donald Trump.