May 21, 2001
Mike Erlandson was returned quite easily to the helm of the DFL Party Chair after his opponent John Moravec withdrew. Moravec would not have made much of a blip on the screen had he continued, based on the support being express for him during his speech at the...
May 21, 2001
It started in the State Senate when Sen Dave Kleis (R–16, St. Cloud) arose on the floor to challenge the proposed map for legislative district brought forward by Sen Larry Pogemiller (DFL–59, Minneapolis). Kleis read into the record criticisms of the plan by former...
May 21, 2001
As the session drags on, every little disturbance that causes a ripple in the water may provide some insight into the legislative state of affairs. We heard from more than one source over the weekend about the conference committee for State Government Finance....
May 21, 2001
Republican legislative sources have informed us of their lack of confidence in the integrity of the opinions of Commissioner Pam Wheelock. The reason is that she did not accurately reflect the negotiating position of the Administration. We understand she negotiated...
May 21, 2001
The timing of the Special Session is in the hands of the Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN). In fact, it may just play into his hands. As we mentioned before, Minnesota Planning Director Dean Barkley has thrown around the 4th of July as the date for calling the session....
May 18, 2001
The St. Paul mayoral contest has taken a visible turn in the time following the Minneapolis City Convention with one reality taking hold. A DFL endorsement can have a great impact on the result of the September primary. We were early recognizers of the fact that the...
May 18, 2001
John Moravec, son of DFL Party Activist Sue Moravec, is taking a bold step and challenging DFL Party Chair Mike Erlandson at the meeting in Minneapolis on Saturday. Moravec may have an activist pedigree, but his personal experience is short and unimpressive. He...
May 18, 2001
President George W Bush (R) arrived in at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport and was greeted by Gov Jesse Ventura (RP-MN), Mayor Norm Coleman (R-St. Paul), House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon), former US Senator Rudy Boschwitz and a number of other Republican...
May 18, 2001
As of 2:30 pm there doesn’t appear to be an agreement reached between the House and Senate over the Biennial Budget for 2003-04. The offices of both House Speaker Steve Sviggum and (R-28B, Kenyon), and Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine) were both busy...
May 15, 2001
The fact that a person drives intoxicated is not a good thing. A person who dies at the hand of another who is intoxicated is a tragedy, but tragedies do not require specific laws. Our state has been slow to provide any viable forms of mass transit so a person doesn’t...
