News and Media to Keep You Informed
Minnesota Management and Budget Releases November Forecast This morning Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released the November budget forecast, detailing the projected changes to the state’s budget since the end of the 2024 legislative session. This yearly forecast is released leading up to the legislative session and then an additional forecast is released in February…
2024 Election Wrap-UP A more detailed recap of the 2024 election can be found here. Minnesota voted for the Harris/Walz ticket, carrying on a streak of 48 years of voting Democrat in the presidential election, but that wasn’t the case nationally. Donald Trump won both the popular vote and electoral college, and is set to capture…
2024 General Election The 2024 general election is two weeks away and with Minnesota featured prominently on the national level, this election could fundamentally transform the entirety of state government despite only the Minnesota House of Representatives being up for election this cycle. The Larkin Hoffman Public Affairs team has prepared a guide to key…
Larkin Hoffman Launches New Ancillary Service: Larkin Hoffman Public Affairs Larkin Hoffman has launched a new ancillary service, Larkin Hoffman Public Affairs (LHPA), which will bring together the firm’s growing capabilities in government relations and public affairs, including association management, grassroots coordination and strategic communications. The LHPA team provides comprehensive services at all levels of…
Midterm elections are infamously bad for the party that controls the White House, and with Democratic President Joe Biden’s approval rate hovering in the low 40s, most pundits expected some form of “Red Wave” across the country. While votes continue to be counted nationwide and the majorities in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House…
This year, Minnesota voters will go to the polls with more decisions to make than any time in the last 20 years. All four executive offices, including the Governor’s office, all 201 seats in the Minnesota Legislature, and all eight of Minnesota’s congressional seats are on the ballot. Conventional political wisdom says that midterm elections…
