The DFL House Media and Research brought forward a 1999 Mini Session Wrap-Up for their members to take home to prepare for explaining this legislative session from the DFL perspective. Topics contained in the booklet run the gamut from Agriculture to Transportation....
Rep Alice Seagren (R-41A, Bloomington, had a negotiating advantage over her counterpart Sen. Larry “Poggie” Pogemiller (DFL-59, Minneapolis) she was a mother and a grandmother. many have used the term “saint” when describing Seagren. She was...
The big catchall bill this legislative session was the Deficiency Bill. The last item passed in the 1999 House was one few legislators knew what was all inside. The rapid pace of the final hours called upon legislators to maximize their use of technology and read...
Former Governor Arne Carlson is said to have been burning up the phone lines in the early morning hours the last day of the session. He put in calls to everyone from his state Representative, Ray Vandeveer (R-51B, Forest Lake) to House Majority Leader Tim...
The lighthearted credit given to Governor’s bulldog, Franklin for helping solve the budget impasse is not the only faithful companion who played a role this legislative session. We would be remiss if we forgot about the tragic demise of Rep. Tom Rukavina’s...
