May 15, 2001
Minnesota Twins President Jerry Bell sat before the House Tax Committee on Monday and would not make any commitments from the team on the bill moving through the committee or any other pending legislation. He was directly asked a by Tax Committee Chairman Ron...
May 15, 2001
The House is set to debate the Omnibus Agriculture Policy Bill, which contains the provision for BioDiesel. We understand BioDiesel is facing strong opposition and its future is uncertain. Currently, the fiscal conservatives in the State House oppose the mandates...
May 15, 2001
President George W Bush will be making his first stop in the Twin Cities since being elected. He is set to present his energy policy in front of a group of business leaders from the Capital City Partnership. He will be speaking at an invite-only event at the St Paul...
May 13, 2001
House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R–27B, Kenyon) held a press conference in the gallery of the House Chambers yesterday during the legislative session to address the status of the Health & Human Services Bill. Two things prompted the Speaker’s action one, the...
May 13, 2001
The House and Senate went head to head in a softball game on Wednesday. The result of the contest remains in question if you talk to members of the House. In the 7-inning affair, the Senate claimed victory 18 to 17. The controversy on the outcome was because the House...
May 13, 2001
Two weeks ago in our piece entitled St. Paul Labor Disunity, we discussed the AFSCME endorsement in the St. Paul’s Mayor’s race going to Councilmember Jay Benanav (DFL-Ward 04, St Paul) and the St. Paul Building and Trades endorsement going to Sen Randy...
May 13, 2001
We have heard from a number of sources that we were right to single out Hubert “Buck” Humphrey IV at the Minneapolis DFL City Convention. In fact, people have informed us there is more to the story. We understand the week prior to the convention Buck was busy making...
May 13, 2001
The possibility of a DFL endorsement in St. Paul is less likely today than it was last week. There is a discussion about the wisdom of allowing any person to carry the DFL mantle through the summer and provide a single place for “good DFLers” to show their...
May 13, 2001
On Friday, Senate Redistricting Committee Chair Larry Pogemiller (DFL-59, Minneapolis) submitted not one, not two, but four Congressional plans for consideration in the redistricting discussion. The Senate Republicans released their plan on April 23rd and the House...
May 13, 2001
Minnesota was a natural stop for the Dalai Lama on his trip through the United States. Our state is home to the 2nd largest Tibetan population next to New York. He spoke to a joint session of the legislature on Wednesday. Rep Arlon Lindner (R-33A, Corcoran) adhered to...
