Ron Dicklich left the state Senate in 1992 after a public airing of a number of personal domestic issues that made there way on to the pages of the local newspapers. He represented Senate District 05 and resided in Hibbing serving in the state Senate since 1980. He...
There is some talk in the halls of the Capitol about calls made from the Vikings organization to the legislative caucuses. The intent of the calls was to downplay any idea that the Vikings are interested money for a new stadium. The approach will probably backfire. In...
The issue that is coming forward and will be hard for members to vote against will be Sen Bob Lessard’s (I -03, International Falls) constitutional amendment which dedicates three-sixteenths of 1 percent of the state sales tax, the number comes is around $112 million...
The St. Paul Pioneer Press took an interesting stance in support of five candidates seeking to replace Congressman Bruce Vento (D_MN04). The paper supported three women and two men, four DFLers, and one Republican. The sole Republican is a candidate who doesn’t even...
The approvals from the federal government of Light Rail Transit (LRT) are now finalized. This will shore up the Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) position on the extraction of the repeal language in the Ominous Omnibus bill. If we pay attention to the budget/tax...
