Mar 21, 2001
The Iron Range situation created with the closing of the LTV plant in Hoyt Lakes will result in an omnibus bill on Range Relief. The compromise and conference will include the extension of unemployment benefits, job retraining and House Majority Leader Tim...
Mar 21, 2001
The MNSCU system has not been currying much favor with House DFLers this session, especially in the light of the perceived treatment of fellow former colleague Steve Trimble. Various members have commented on the lack of support by MNSCU for Trimble, the member of the...
Mar 21, 2001
The recent scrutiny of the activities by Rep. Jim Abeler (R–49A, Anoka) and his involvement in the charter school movement may create an uncomfortable situation for other members of the legislature. The issues involving Abeler hasn’t escalated to the point where...
Mar 21, 2001
On Monday, the Senate Redistricting Committee set forward their position on the redistricting principles in both a joint resolution and as a Senate File. This is somewhat of a unique approach. During the redistricting process held in 1991, the principles were solely...
Mar 21, 2001
The goal to prevent the mandatory collection of data of the race of a person during traffic stops appears to be succeeding. Sen Randy Kelly (DFL–67, St. Paul) and candidate for mayor of the Capitol city cast the deciding vote in committee last week. His critics have...
Mar 21, 2001
The latest proposal for a new Twins Stadium is as we had anticipated in January with our item entitled Quiet Stadium Talks. The idea authored by Sen Dean Johnson (DFL–15, Willmar) and Harry Mares (R–55A, White Bear Lake) contains $150 million from the Twins and other...
Mar 21, 2001
Former Governor Elmer L Anderson (R) spoke to members of the state Senate on Monday. He returned to the body where he had served for nine years. He challenged the Senators not to be shortsighted; aspire to think about the state of Minnesota of tomorrow, and not just...
Mar 21, 2001
Checks & Balances’ Publisher Shawn Towle sat down with Congressman Martin Sabo to discuss the state of politics in Washington, D.C., Minnesota and other political issues. The conversation ran the full gamut. The clear result of the discussion is if anyone is...
Mar 21, 2001
It is clear Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) has a fairly large ego, as do most politicians. It is not very often that people come up to a person and say, “You know you should run for office.” It is usually the person considering who first broaches the topic....
Mar 21, 2001
The most frequent question asked when people start discussing the field of candidates or other issues in the 2002 election, is will Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) run for re-election? We asked him that question when we interviewed him earlier this year and the...
