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...
May 13, 2001
The Health and Human Services bill is set to be the fall guy for the 2001 legislative session. The Republicans in the State House are not taking the warnings of Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) to heart, and refuse to blink and extract the “Woman’s Right to...
May 13, 2001
The Twins Stadium bill did not emerge from the House Tax Committee on Friday. The committee began the discussion at 8:00 AM. They are continuing the discussion in committee on Monday. One thing is clear. The bill exiting the committee will look noticeably different...
May 13, 2001
Highlights of the Minnesota Twins Ballpark Proposal SF1857/HF2214 Chief Authors: Senator Dean Johnson and Representative Harry Mares Details: · Allows for a $300 million dollar open-air stadium (roof ready). · Requires no increase in state sales, property or income...
May 8, 2001
It is our understanding that a considerable shake-up is well under-way in the Belton campaign following the Saturday endorsing convention fiasco. A new campaign manager was the first item on the agenda, closely followed by an all-out war strategy in lieu of the...
May 6, 2001
It was not a good day for organized Labor at the city convention as many of their pre-convention endorsed candidates failed to secure DFL Party endorsement. Labor worked hard and strongly supported Sharon Sayles Belton (DFL) in the Mayor’s race and saw that two of...
May 6, 2001
The delegates to the convention had other issues to address, which included endorsements for School Board, the Library Board, and the Park Board. They also voted to change the City Constitution and hold city based caucuses instead of using the previous years’...
May 6, 2001
The Minneapolis DFL Convention took a significant step in defending the value of the endorsement process. They voted to deny current Park Board member Annie Young, a Green Party convert, from speaking to the convention to say farewell and thank you for their past...
