Mar 9, 2001
One interesting pastime in Republican circles is to ponder who are the best candidates to challenge US Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN). The fervor has died down over his reneging on the pledge to only serve two terms, but we expect it will crop up again closer to the...
Mar 9, 2001
The professional sports industry has brought about a number of interesting spectacles from the San Diego Chicken to Crunch of the Timberwolves. It also creates some staged events intended to stimulate interest among the general public. This scene at the door to the...
Mar 9, 2001
We will start this item off with one of our favorite mantras, “Beware the Unintended Consequences.” We bring it up to set the stage for an analysis of the Open and Accountable Campaigns bill supported by Governor Jesse Ventura (\IP-MN) and authored in the legislature...
Mar 9, 2001
Harold Stassen (R) was elected to two consecutive terms as governor first in 1940. He will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda today. He will be remembered for a number of accomplishments especially as one of the signatures to the formation of the United...
Mar 1, 2001
Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) is not alone in making the move from the rough and tumble world of Minnesota politics into the XFL. Greg Williams was a field coordinator for Betty McCollum for Congress in the northern suburbs of the 4th Congressional District and now...
Mar 1, 2001
Ken Martin is once again going to be active in County government except for this time it will be in Ramsey County. Martin will be taking over for Sarah Kneece as the aide to Commissioner Sue Haigh. Kneece is heading off with her beau to England where she is...
Mar 1, 2001
It is interesting to watch and disturbing for some to see the activity rogue DFL City Council member Jim Niland is involved in as of late. Niland is trying to stage a coup in DFL city politics by working install Green Party Candidates on the DFL dominated City...
Mar 1, 2001
There are a lot of discussions about the last minute pardons granted by President Bill Clinton (D). We have heard about a convicted drug dealer convicted here in the state and we also heard that both former State Senator Harold “Skip” Finn (DFL) and Hal...
Mar 1, 2001
The committee deadlines for legislation are now set in stone. All bills must have had their first hearing by March 30, 2001. Then they must clear the policy committees by Apr 12th and finally, to emerge from the finance committees by April 25th…. This content...
Mar 1, 2001
Republicans are trying making the case to not move forward on redistricting questions until there can be resolve over the original situation, which led to the current legislative alignments. They seek to overturn the basis for the existing map of legislative...
