Glen Lewerenz, the network news anchor for 1330AM Relevant Radio says he interviewed John Gizzi. (our speaker at our banquet on Feb 18th) The interview will air twice on Monday the 17th :
Tune in Monday at 8:30am or 6:30pm. You can also stream it live or access the archives at http://www.KYESradio.com
Hear from our 2020 banquet speaker, John Gizzi on local podcasts.
On Jan 26 Mitch Berg of The Patriot Northern Alliance Radio Network (AM1280) interviewed John Gizzi.
Click here , then go to 1/26/20, Hour 1 (interview begins at the 33:30 minute mark)
On Feb 7 Jack Tomczak interviewed John Augustine. The podcast link:
Click Here (John’s segment begins at the 9:30 mark)
Join us for the 2020 LEA Awards Banquet with speaker John Gizzi.
Continue reading →LEA evaluates legislative session, decries unconstitutional lawmaking patterns and announces
honorees. 2019 LEA Report
St. Paul, MN, October 22, 2019 — Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota (LEA) has completed its evaluation of the 2019 Minnesota legislature’s performance. In its report, released today, the LEA criticizes the growing role of “omnibus” bills derived through non-transparent, unaccountable legislative processes.
“Good lawmaking requires an open and accountable process,” says LEA president Don Lee. “Minnesota’s constitution requires each bill to embrace one subject, a requirement flouted in 2019. The house speaker and senate majority leader met with the governor behind closed doors to make deals, which they expected to be rubber-stamped by legislators without amendment or debate. The result was over 2100 pages of legislation and nearly all of the biennial budget contained in 13 ‘omnibus’ bills, passed in a one-day special session.”
Continue reading →2019 LEA banquet
Come to the 2019 Awards banquet, where we honor the top scoring legislators in the 2018 LEA report. Meet the honorees, and hear Teresa Collett discuss interpretation of the Minnesota constitution. HONORING: Representatives Cal Bahr, Steve Drazkowski, Jerry Hertaus, Eric … Continue reading →
John Augustine will be on AM1280 The Patriot with Mitch Berg at 2PM on Oct. 27 to discuss the just-released 2018 LEA report.
Call in and join the discussion!
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Six members of the Minnesota State House have been honored in the Legislative Evaluation Assembly’s 2018 Report on the Minnesota Legislature. Thirty-two legislators received an honorable mention. The 2018 Report This year’s evaluation focuses on seventeen floor votes that highlight important principles … Continue reading →
John Augustine is quoted in the article as part of the “chorus of observers” worrying about “bill-stuffing”.
LEA President Don Lee was the keynote speaker on May 19th at a meeting of the Southwest Conservative Republican Women in Prior Lake. (http://www.swcrw.org) The slides are here.
Don Lee
At the end of the talk, the attendees were eager to hear more about the Minnesota legislature’s website and how to use it. The presentation spent some time walking through important features of the legislature’s website at https://www.leg.state.mn.us.
Thank you to the Southwest Conservative Republican Women (SWCRW) for this opportunity.