Jan 26, 2001
Every person in the Minneapolis City Hall will to some degree feel the effects of Councilmember Brian Herron’s bribery conviction. Mayor Sharon Sayles-Belton (DFL-Minneapolis), Council President Jackie Cherryhomes (DFL-Ward 05, Minneapolis) and Council member Lisa...
Jan 25, 2001
We have heard members of the legislature are meeting with representatives of the Minnesota Twins and discussing the possibility of a new financing package for a Twins’ Stadium. The structure of the deal is similar to the package assembled for the financing of the...
Jan 25, 2001
Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) is continuing to take steps to smooth relations with the state legislature. He visited with a number of legislators on their turf. Both last week and again this week he has met with Reps. Dan McElroy (R–36B, Burnsville), Ron...
Jan 25, 2001
During the 2000 election, we saw a number of instances where the Republican Party attempted to reach out to various members of minority communities in their quest to show the GOP as the “Big Tent” Party. The efforts became suspect when during the Republican Party...
Jan 25, 2001
It is clearly evident the state of Minnesota has a significant backlog of unfunded transportation projects. The state is years behind in general repair and maintenance let alone new Highway construction. Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) has even added new projects to...
Jan 25, 2001
The Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) broached the idea of a single session during the biennium in his state of the state address. He challenged the legislature to complete work on both the budget concerns and capital concerns in a single session. To that end, he has...
Jan 25, 2001
Well, the anticipation is over and there now is a budget from the Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) administration. As soon as it was released people began scrutinizing and analyzing the various line items to determine the winners and losers in the proposed...
Jan 17, 2001
Checks & Balances was again happy to receive the following notice. Happy New Year! You have done such a great job during the Year 2000 that the Political Guru Award Team has unanimously voted to give your company the Political Guru Award 2000-2001. Your site is...
Jan 17, 2001
To some the term Presidential Inauguration is as satisfying as a sharp stick in the eye to others it means a new government. Two Minnesota events are being staged on January 20th to commemorate the event. The ones who will truly be celebrating will be the Republicans...
Jan 17, 2001
M Kathleen Murphy has joined the Bob Long for Mayor campaign as the Deputy Campaign manager. Now becoming a regular political hack, her last position was the Office Manager for the Betty McCollum for Congress campaign…. This content is for Monthly General...
