Nonpartisan staff at the MN legislature are supposed to be completely neutral without using their professional office to influence policy. Unfortunately, current nonpartisan staff has gone out of their way to release a veiled promotion for a massive omnibus debt (bonding) bill to put our state hundreds of millions to billions of dollars deeper in debt. 

The debt bill is the main focus of career politicians and the Swamp because if a legislator can get some project in their district funded through this debt bill, they can campaign on it. While some of these developments are uncontroversial, some are clear political pet projects to fulfill the desires of campaign donors. In the 2025 legislative session, RINOs teamed up with Democrats to pass $700M worth of debt. Only 10 GOP Senators and 10 GOP Representatives stood up to the out of control spending and voted against the bill (HF18). A4L reporting in 2023 highlighted the pay-to-play nature of that year's bonding bill established by Democrat Sen. Sandra Pappas (SD65).

Since the Uniparty’s big goal is to give MN more debt and continue wasting away tax dollars, they falsely label 2026 as a “Legislative Bonding Year”. However, if no bonding bill is passed, how could it possibly be a bonding year? This deceptive label leads MN citizens to believe that politicians are somehow obligated and required to pass more debt when no such requirement exists. Alternatively, some states call their non-budget years a “repealer session” where they primarily focus on taking bad or outdated laws off the books. Minnesota should adopt that model instead of stretching taxpayers even thinner.

It is not just the Uniparty politicians pushing the “bonding year” narrative, it is the so-called nonpartisan staff producing media on their pages! They released a video promoting bipartisanship and how politicians could utilize it to pass a bonding bill! Within almost the first minute of the video, the Uniparty staff uses the false “bonding year” label and makes it clear that they want the passage of such a bill. Unelected bureaucrats should not put out promotional material for a policy end! See video below:

Also featured in the video above is the Uniparty coalition called the Civility Caucus. RINO Sen. Zach Duckworth (SD57) mentions the 2023 legislative session where Democrats combined multiple omnibus bills into a mega-omnibus bill and rammed it through without proper debate in both chambers. Instead of realizing that Democrats refuse to treat Republicans civilly and with proper decorum, Duckworth said that he felt the need to rebuild relationships!

The Uniparty legislative staff are promoting spineless Republicans and far-left Democrats, their big government agenda is clear. 

This is not the first time A4L has noticed that the nonpartisan staff acting in partisan ways that benefit big government liberals. As seen in previous A4L reporting, the nonpartisan staff cut off the live feed to the House once SOS Steve Simon illegitimately adjourned the House while Democrats no-showed despite Republicans being in the middle of making a motion. Also seen in recent A4L reporting, it was a nonpartisan staff member who snapped the picture of Elliott Engen (36A) and Walter Hudson (30A) drinking at a local bar ahead of the House floor session, though that individual no longer works at the Capitol since the incident.

Minnesota citizens need to be aware that some, but not all, of the nonpartisan Capitol staff have leftist, big government agendas that should not be pursued while in a neutral legislative role. Minnesota Management and Budget's Feb. 2026 debt capacity forecast states that the maximum that can be bonded this year is $1.1B. Since the Uniparty spent the maximum set in 2025, it should not be a surprise if they spend every penny they can get their hands on. The only comprehensive bonding plan that has been offered thus far has been the crony Tim Walz plan, which includes all kinds of pet projects to benefit crooked politicians and bureaucrats! Some of Walz' plan is covered through debt and other spending is supplemental from the general fund. These crony projects include repainting some windows at the Capitol, demolishing the historic Centennial Building years early with an estimated 80% of material going to be scrapped instead of giving it immediate reuse, and renovating buildings to give politicians/bureaucrats cushier offices. On his way out the door, Walz is prioritizing ways he can benefit the political class in the bonding bill, NOT regular Minnesotans like you.

As was the case in 2025, the House Capital Investment co-chairs are Democrat Fue Lee (59A) and RINO Mary Franson (12B). Despite being a co-author of the 2025 bill (HF18), Franson did not vote on the bill. Sources at the Capitol tell A4L that Franson was too drunk to vote and was taken home instead of allowing her to embarrass herself on the floor. As seen in our reporting on the ridiculous bonding bus and our reporting on Franson's willingness to look the other way on election fraud, it is clear that she will not be fighting for conservative interests in the bonding process. 

A bonding bill requires 3/5ths of the legislature to pass. If Republicans in either chamber stand strong, they can BLOCK the passage of more debt! Minnesotans can find their legislators here and can let them know what they think about another debt-ridden bonding bill! 

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