Jun 6, 2001
Checks & Balances will once again be providing blow-by-blow coverage of the St. Paul City Convention. If you are busy doing yard work or relaxing from a taxing work week just log on and see what we have to say. We will keep the most current information at the top...
Jun 6, 2001
Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) is calling the legislator’s back to St Paul on Monday. This will be the first Special Session Ventura has called in his two and one-half years in office. He did so prior to there being any agreement reached by the three sides....
Jun 5, 2001
Dear Senate Conferees: We are writing to thank you, as Senate taxes working group conferees, for standing up and fighting for the homeowners we represent. We recognize that you are under intense pressure to give up every point of contention, but we urge you to remain...
Jun 1, 2001
The results are in and they provide an interesting picture. We asked the question “What effect do you think the impasse during the legislative session will have on Tim Pawlenty’s bid for Governor?” 12% of respondents who are self-confessed...
Jun 1, 2001
Another issue we found of interest is a possible link between Minnesota Public Radio and the quest for unfavorable stories on the Attorney General’s office. Now it will be easy to make the linkage by reiterating the fact that Minnesota Public Radio butted heads with...
Jun 1, 2001
Wednesday morning at an informal gathering between Attorney General Mike Hatch (DFL-MN) and members of the Capitol Press Corps he informed the assemble he would sue if the United Airlines/US Airways merger went through. The creation of this 900lbs gorilla in the...
Jun 1, 2001
The agreement between Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN), House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R–27B, Kenyon) and Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL–02, Erskine) on the 2002-03 Budget and Tax Bill is only in broad parameters. The two sides may have struck a compromise, but the...
Jun 1, 2001
Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) put out a press release on Wednesday saying he was intending to call a Special Session for a week later on June 6th. In the document, he said, he was preparing to meet with the various chairs of the conference committees this Friday and...
Jun 1, 2001
The demands of Democratically oriented interest groups this legislative session was far beyond the pale especially since the DFL only retains 1/3rd actual power. By extension then the DFL should only be able to deliver one-third of the result, which is what happened...
Jun 1, 2001
Arne “Tucker” Carlson has left Kelm & Associates. His new position is Minnesota Group Government Affairs Director for Charter Communications a cable television company. Charter has approximately 300,000 customers in 185 communities in Minnesota....
