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...
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...
