Tami Diehm will be a panelist at the Minnesota Women Lawyers Member Monday: “Rising to the Challenge: From Rock Bottom to Resilience” on December 9, 2024. This CLE will feature a “fireside chat” with accomplished women attorney leaders in our community. MWL President Emerald Gratz will facilitate an honest conversation that delves into the unique ...
December 9, 2024
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) issued the November Budget and Economic Forecast this morning and has projected that the State of Minnesota will have a $616 million surplus for the upcoming FY 2026-2027 biennium. This estimate represents a $1.1 billion reduction from previous estimates. MMB cites projected reductions in income and sales tax revenue along ...
Tami Diehm will be presenting at Minnesota CLE’s Representing Small Business in Minnesota on November 12, 2024. Her presentation is titled, “Negotiating Commercial Leases for Small Businesses.” This presentation will help attendees understand the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords and negotiating the best terms for your client. For more information, please visit the ...
November 12, 2024
Minnesota votes This Presidential election, Minnesota saw an expected decrease in early voting from a Covid-19 peak, with 1.272 million ballots accepted compared to 1.910 million in 2020. Both figures represented a huge increase over 2016, when early votes totaled just 677,000. A change in elections law that went into effect this year—which allowed mailed ...
Follow the money! Publicly-reported independent expenditure funding through September 17 was released this week for #MNLeg races. Read on to find out who’s spending big money in Minnesota to influence targeted House districts, and what this means for the balance of power in the next biennium. Independent expenditures were made in 41 House districts[1] A ...
Situation Report Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for President just over two weeks ago, speculation has swirled about the identity of her pick for the Vice Presidential candidate. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz rapidly began making headlines with media appearances in his role as Chair of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), ...
Tami Diehm will be a panelist for the webinar, “Partner Compensation in the Modern Legal Industry: It’s Not Just a Large Firm Game,” on July 25, 2024. From moving to the so-called black box, to revamping “points” systems, to paying “stay bonuses,” to weighing multi-tiered approaches to partnership, Big Law is making headlines on a ...
July 25, 2024
In accordance with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Act, any political committee or political fund that receives a contribution or loan of more than $1,000 between July 23 through August 12, 2024 must reported the contribution or loan to the Minnesota Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board electronically or in person by 4:30 ...
Following last year’s significant changes to Minnesota’s lobbyist regulations, Governor Tim Walz has signed two bills that further amend these provisions. The Elections Omnibus bill, H.F. 4772 (MN Session Laws 2024, Chapter 112), was passed first and sought to provide some clarifications, while an additional provision was added to the Omnibus Tax and Supplemental Budget ...
Deadline is Here The 2024 Legislative Session will end with no time to spare. Legislative leaders have rationed the allotted 120 session days so that every last one will be used, with day 120 coinciding with the constitutionally-mandated last possible date for session, Monday, May 20. The legislature will be in session today, Saturday, and ...
Time’s Almost Up As the House and Senate work towards the May 20 adjournment date, the Legislature is rapidly running out of time. With the conclusion of the House and Senate floor sessions on Thursday, May 9, only five legislative days remain to complete their work. It is unusual at this time of year for ...
Uncertainty Remains at Capitol The Senate avoided the passage of controversial bills again this week in the wake of the arrest of DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell on first degree burglary charges. After being absent last week, Senator Mitchell returned to the Senate Floor this week for the first time since her arrest. In response, Senate ...