Jun 28, 2001
This week the US Supreme Court ruled that states can limit the amounts made in combined campaign expenditures to candidates for office. It doesn’t appear that Minnesota will be significantly affected by this decision. We queried both the Republican and DFL parties for...
Jun 28, 2001
The legislative Special Session has been marked by a number of fits and starts. The leadership has pushed the resolution all the way to the end and that is exactly what we expected. Today, during the Tax Bill debate, the DFL minority sought to amend the bill and after...
Jun 28, 2001
Governor Jesse Ventura (I) to his credit may have accomplished something proposed nearly 10 years ago by Governor Arne Carlson (R-MN). That is the restructuring of the tax system. The questions are how will this affect the funding of state government in the long run?...
Jun 19, 2001
Former Councilmember Bob Long (DFL-St Paul) informed an assemble group of supporters this evening that he will be a candidate in the St. Paul Mayoral race. He is set to make a public declaration at an 11:00 am a press conference, but his first campaign activity for...
Jun 15, 2001
Jo Matson has wrapped up her duties as Campaign Manager for Bob Long on the Eastside of the Mississippi River and now has waded across to the Westside. She will now be responsible getting the house in order for Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton (DFL-Minneapolis). Matson...
Jun 15, 2001
Ray Waldron was chosen to head the AFL-CIO replacing retiring President Bernard Brommer. Steve Hunter will take over for Waldron as Secretary/Treasurer on August 1st. Congratulations to each…. This content is for Monthly General Subscription, Monthly Premium...
Jun 15, 2001
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN04) has hired Brad Robideau as her Home Office District Director. For the last 12 years, Robideau has worked for Sen Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) most recently as his Special Assistant with the Vice-Presidential campaign. …...
Jun 15, 2001
We asked our readership who they felt the winners, so far, are during the budget impasse. The responses may be premature since the impasse is not yet resolved, but 58% feel there are “No Real Winners” with 50% of them being self-declared Democrats. 33% of...
Jun 15, 2001
When the legislature was called back into Special Session both bodies reintroduced all of the legislation they had passed but remained at odds. They have yet to re-pass the legislation, which is why there still are “Working Groups” assembled and not...
Jun 15, 2001
On June 1st, a letter was sent to the Senate members of the Tax Working Group signed by some of the suburban Senators. The letter was one of those atta-boy letters without many real hard-hitting points. It reinforces the Senate position of linking property tax...
