Negotiating in Bad Faith

Politics is the art of compromise, not my way or the highway. Though the later seems to be how the game is played today. The litigiousness of our society is based on a win at all cost mentality. When a person or a group goes to the table to negotiate they will fight...

Election Day: Two Generals and One Primary

The Hennepin County Third District contest will be settled today. After 8:00 pm this evening the first contest in a usually strong DFL district will see whether an urban, black, fiscally conservative Republican male with Reform Party support can defeat a suburban,...

Jesse Speaks

Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) was a featured speaker at the State of the Region event. His comments supported the efforts of his commissioners. He did though take the opportunity to single out two groups for criticism, the state legislature, and the media. In...

State of the Region

This event has been a long time coming. A public gathering of many of the interest groups listening to the state agencies heads discusses how they would like to break down the obstacles to communication and actually focus on solutions. The term cooperation was in the...

The Descent of the Citizen “Lobbyists”

Annually, most Associations and Organizations hold a legislative day and bring a representative of their membership to the Capitol. The purpose is to put a face on the issues that the legislature deals with. The key component is to have scheduled meetings with...