Mar 1, 2001
It was interesting to observe the clear pride exhibited by her former colleagues when Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN04) came to the state Capitol to meet with the legislators of the 4th Congressional District. She provided pizza and soda during the introduction of...
Mar 1, 2001
According to Attorney General Mike Hatch, the answer is yes. Rep. Tim Wilkin (R– 8A, Eagan) staged a press conference on Tuesday with a release saying “Wilkin Blasts Hatch for Snooping in Private Medical Records.” Later, the Attorney General called his own press...
Mar 1, 2001
Since the legislature did not meet in joint session on Monday for selection of the University of Minnesota Regents, each body debated and set their rules for the legislative session. The Senate wasn’t much of show to behold since the DFL retained their majority at 39...
Mar 1, 2001
The February Revenue Forecast was released Wednesday. These will be the figures used to determine the current budget surplus and the amount of spending available for the 2002-03 fiscal year. Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine) briefed the capital press...
Feb 21, 2001
If you are interested in which pieces of legislation are receiving the most attention we would like to direct you to the Legislative Website. The Hot List is found at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/hitlist/hitlist.htm Now, this will not tell you, which bills...
Feb 21, 2001
The 4th Annual Republican Winter Swing Dance is set for March 1st at the Sheraton Midway. The music as always will be provided by Kaleidoscope, featuring Rep Jim Rhodes (R–44B, St. Louis Park)…. This content is for Monthly General Subscription, Monthly Premium...
Feb 21, 2001
Here is a message, which will not make many people in DFL Party politics all that happy and this will be one of those cases of not killing the messenger for the message. The DNC is now laying down the law on decisions made by their charter organizations and that...
Feb 21, 2001
Rep Steve Wenzel (DFL–12B, Little Falls) is on the shortlist for the USDA Minnesota, Rural Economic Development Director. Congressman Gil Gutknecht (R-MN01), who served in the state legislature with Wenzel, recommended him for the position. Wenzel first elected in...
Feb 21, 2001
Since many of the Republicans are coming to know the name Brian Sullivan it looks like he felt it was time for them to be able to put the name to a face. We saw Mr Sullivan on the fifth floor of the state office building yesterday after we had heard he was making the...
Feb 21, 2001
Yesterday, St. Paul Mayoral candidate Sen Randy Kelly (DFL-67, St Paul) secured another important endorsement in his quest to lead the capital city when the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce endorsed him. The benefit of the endorsement should be that Kelly will not lack...
