Jun 28, 2001
Former Minnesota Young Republican Chair Brian McClung was selected in mid-June as the Treasurer for the National Young Republicans. McClung was the only candidate contested on the entire slate and fended off a challenge from a southern contingent quite handily....
Jun 28, 2001
Dave Colling has decided to make a bold step and vie for the male Democratic National Committee seat in the Young Democrats of America. If he is successful he will expand the representation for Minnesota within national Democratic politics. There is a website for his...
Jun 28, 2001
Bob Cudahy has once again decided to come to the aid of his friend former Councilmember Bob Long (DFL-St Paul) and manage his campaign for St Paul Mayor. Previously, Cudahy was the legislative aide for Long in 1990-94. Currently, he is a teacher in the St. Paul School...
Jun 28, 2001
If you were surprised to learn Councilmember Jerry Blakey (R-Ward 01, St Paul) had decided to change stripes and align with the Republican Party you haven’t been reading the Player’s Page. This week, Blakey made it official and announced it to the world. We understand...
Jun 28, 2001
Minneapolis Central Labor Union President Dick Johnson is going to announce his retirement at the July 11th Executive Board Meeting. We are not sure of the candidates who will line up to replace him, but we will keep our readership apprized. Johnson is committed to...
Jun 28, 2001
Education Minnesota held a press conference earlier in the week to inform people that they were preparing to begin their endorsement process nearly a year before the election. The teacher’s union felt it was imperative for their organization to step forward and send a...
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...
