Jul 19, 2001
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....
Jul 19, 2001
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...
Jul 19, 2001
The Minneapolis mayoral election has a few similar items we found worth mentioning between the current candidacies for mayor and the candidacies of 1993. The current field of candidates includes two who were actually vying in 1993, and they are incumbent Mayor Sharon...
Jul 12, 2001
John Lesch has left the office of Councilmember Chris Coleman (DFL-Ward 02, St Paul) to finally ply his wears in the legal community. He has joined the St. Paul City Attorney’s office and is working in the criminal law unit. Nancy Homans will be his replacement in...
Jul 12, 2001
Councilmember Chris Coleman (DFL-Ward 02, St Paul) and Jim Reiter (I-Ward 05, St Paul)) are calling for mayoral candidates to forgo negative campaigning during the St. Paul Mayor’s race. In a resolution passed yesterday by the St. Paul City Council on a 6 to 1 margin...
Jul 12, 2001
Matt Solberg hired on last month as the scheduler for the State Auditor Judi Dutcher (DFL-MN) gubernatorial campaign after working with Bobbi Megard up to the DFL City endorsing convention and Molly Brundage, a veteran from the Centennial State has come to the Land O’...
Jul 12, 2001
On July 15th, State Auditor Judi Dutcher (D-MN) will be in Indianapolis, IN for a meeting of the Democratic Leadership Council and will be part of a panel discussion with Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Maryland, Chair, DLC Statewide Elected Officials Network;...
Jul 12, 2001
Today, during the noon hour, Councilmember Jerry Blakey (R-Ward 01, St Paul) officially filed as a candidate for mayor. On Tuesday evening, 37 self-identified Republicans in the city of St. Paul met to endorse a candidate for mayor. On a nearly a unanimous first...
Jul 12, 2001
We sat down with House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) to query him about the results of the Special Session. C&B: The Governor always gets the credit for the results of the legislative session, what do you feel about that? Sviggum: Shawn, first of all I...
Jul 12, 2001
Checks & Balances Publisher Shawn Towle sat down with House Speaker Steve Sviggum to discuss the aftermath of the Special Session and other political topics. To read the text of Part One of the interview click here…. This content is for Monthly General...
