Feb 16, 2001
We can guarantee there will be a reaction to the issue of racial profiling and it won’t be one people affected by this will like. The current issue of is whether or not law enforcement officials pull people over for “driving while black.” While this may be true,...
Feb 16, 2001
The first thing people latch onto during the campaign cycle is a good rumor. This is generally the fodder for political insiders and hacks. One such a rumor came our way yesterday. It was about the departure of David Colling from the Jay Benanav campaign. The...
Feb 16, 2001
If you would like to assess the impact of Impact Week by the various members of Minnesota tribal government you could first start with the agenda of the event. On Monday, Governor Ventura traveled to Prairie Island to meet with the elected tribal leadership. On...
Feb 16, 2001
When legislators from the fifth congressional district decided that they would not support either of the two candidates recommended by the Regent Candidate Advisory Council, they wedged opened the door for more possibilities. The decision to reject the nomination of...
Feb 16, 2001
Word went out on Monday that St Paul City Council Member Dan Bostrom (DFL-Ward 06) would no longer be pursuing a bid for Mayor of St Paul. He has made the decision to stand by his wife Rosie as she takes on a fight of her own with cancer. We commend Bostrom for...
Feb 16, 2001
On Monday, Attorney General Mike Hatch (DFL-MN) took a different step than his predecessor in relations to the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi law firm. Instead of contracting them for a specific case Hatch lured away one of their attorney’s to assist the state in...
Feb 16, 2001
Previously, we have discussed the type of data available for the legislature to employ when assessing the new lines for political boundaries. Last week, the Census Bureau ruled in favor of the use of only raw data rather than inclusion of sampling information, which...
Feb 16, 2001
There has been a consistent current of speculation about the future of Sen. Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL–02, Erskine). Rumors have been circulating for years about his pending departure. We think we may have figured out a scenario, in which Moe again can save the...
Feb 16, 2001
In politics, every once in awhile you come across something that defies all logic and makes you say “What?” This is the general response people have made when they hear that former Sen Jerry Janezich (DFL-Chisholm) is considering another statewide bid, this time for...
Feb 16, 2001
When the Star Tribune runs a feature story on someone there must be a reason and this is the case for Brian Sullivan. Since Checks & Balances is one of the “Political Websites” to first discuss but remain unnamed in the Monday, Star Tribune article (they rarely...
