Mar 16, 2001
The state teachers union has dusted off some of the survey forms they used during the last election cycle to remind people what their legislators committed to while running for election. The item in question is whether they had answered, yes, to the question of...
Mar 16, 2001
The Minnesota Multi-Housing Association has lost Ryan Kaess to a politics. Kaess is now the Campaign Coordinator for the Norm Coleman gubernatorial effort. In that capacity, he will facilitate the day-to-day operations of Coleman and orchestrate his political...
Mar 16, 2001
The Minneapolis Central Labor Union (CLU) endorsed Sharon Sayles-Belton for Mayor of Minneapolis, Paul Ostrow for City Council in Ward 1, Joan Campbell City Council in Ward 2, Brad Johnson City Council in Ward 4, Jackie Cherryhomes for City Council in Ward 5, Brian...
Mar 16, 2001
Here’s one we didn’t see get much play. Trade Laborers endorsed Councilmember Jay Benanav (DFL-Ward4, St Paul) in a nomination from the floor on Monday night. Also as expected the St. Paul Firefighters endorsed Sen Randy Kelly (DFL-67, St Paul)…. This content...
Mar 16, 2001
We have simplified the election contest in the city of St. Paul down to a simple calculation: the first two candidates to achieve 8000 votes in the primary will be the likely candidates on the general election ballot. We come to this assessment based on the results...
Mar 16, 2001
We didn’t know the conflict over Peter Wattson of the Senate Counsel and Research had been resolved last week when we published. Of course, the resolve of an issue isn’t something worth informing people about, only the conflict is. The Senate Redistricting Committee...
Mar 16, 2001
There is still talk in the halls and offices of the State Office Building about a possible coup against House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon). We aren’t quite sure of the source, but the whispers are occurring. We also will believe it when we see it. The...
Mar 16, 2001
Checks & Balances has to give credit to Rep Mark Gleason (DFL–63B, Richfield) in his bid to become the next State Auditor. We understand Gleason already has literature for the race, which he is distributing at the municipal ward endorsing conventions in...
Mar 16, 2001
AFL-CIO President Bernard Brommer made it official this week announcing his retirement. We have been discussing the possibility since the early part of the year and it is good to have been right. The 34 members of the Executive Council will make the decision on his...
Mar 16, 2001
Some buzz around the State Capitol is that Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Karen Studders is involved in conversations with the federal Environmental Protection Agency about a possible job. This would be a significant coup for the Bush Administration...
