Feb 12, 2001
The Randy Kelly campaign for Mayor secured Matt Bowe as Campaign Manager. Bowe worked most recently as the Executive Aide to Mayor Norm Coleman (R-St Paul) and previously managed Hubert “Skip” Humphrey’s III 1994 Attorney General effort…. This content is for...
Feb 12, 2001
There has been well-published acrimony between Mayor Norm Coleman (R) and the city employees union AFSCME Council 14. With the selection of his successor pending it seems logical that Council 14 will have a great interest in who becomes the next mayor. It looks like...
Feb 12, 2001
The St. Paul Police Federation provided Sen Randy Kelly (DFL-67, St Paul) their endorsement on the first ballot. It was somewhat surprising to see that Kelly obtained the requisite 60 percent majority when City Council Member Dan Bostrom (DFL-Ward 06) is a retired...
Feb 12, 2001
It was interesting to see when the reports for St. Paul Mayor were filed the Sen Randy Kelly (DFL-67, St Paul) campaign had included figures all the way through the month of the January while all the other campaigns only provided information as required through...
Feb 12, 2001
The activity in the St Paul Mayoral race seems to be one of the liveliest political stories. Bob Kessler, the former licensing director for the City of St. Paul has thrown his hat in the ring. It looks as if having a 28-year relationship with a specific interest...
Feb 12, 2001
State House Majority Leader Rep Tim Pawlenty (R-38B, Eagan) will freely admit he is open to ideas and solutions from other places. His latest proposal for “Tax Free Zones” is something he said, “I stole from Governors John Engler and Tom...
Feb 12, 2001
The Board of Regents Candidate Advisory Council brought forward its recommendations for the 3 at-large seats, the fifth congressional district seat and the student seat for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. The committee selected 13 people from a pool of...
Feb 12, 2001
The effort taken by the DFL House Minority to defend against the Republican House Majority’s usurpation of the Emergency School Heating Assistance Bill was futile at best and is an example of the need to rethink the strategy for the House Minority. The 2000 election...
Feb 8, 2001
Last week Checks & Balances Publisher Shawn Towle sat down with one of the most interesting figures in Minnesota politics, Governor Jesse Ventura. During the half-hour long interview in the Governor’s office, the two discussed a broad range of topics from...
Feb 3, 2001
Dear Editor: Thursday’s [2/1/01] article by Dane Smith didn’t reflect the same election I, or any DFLer in this state, experienced. Smith leads people to believe the DFL wins without trying and Republicans are somehow experiencing a rising tide with a new...
