Frequently They All Come Home

Andrea Mokros returned to Minnesota to do press for Jay Benanav after a stint in Washington DC working with Henry Kissinger and Mack McLarty at Kissinger McLarty Associates, a small government relations consulting firm. McLarty, a President Bill Clinton (D) friend...

Finishing Up with the Speaker

This is the second part of our interview with House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon). C&B: Can you give me a perspective on the negotiation picture and what it really looked like? It seemed frequently, when you were talking to the press toward the end of...

Dealing for Dorgan

Sen Byron Dorgan (D-ND) will be in town for a fundraiser. Larry Redmond, Lois Quam, Matt Entenza, Eric Johnson and Bill Kelly are sponsoring the event at the Minneapolis Club on Monday 8:00 am…. This content is for Monthly Premium Subscription, Annual Premium...

Let Me Be Your PR Expert

Here was another curious item that cropped up during the Allina affair. Blois Olson circulated an email to members of the Capitol Press corps, holding himself out as an unbiased party and lacking any interests in the matter, but willing to comment on the situation....

Its the Consulting Stupid: Or How to Get on the Allina Blacklist

It was interesting to learn last week about the activities undertaken by our state’s largest HMO, Allina, when Attorney General Mike Hatch (DFL-MN) placed them under the microscope. The basis of Hatch’s inquiries was the expenditure of dollars for outside consultants...