Mar 8, 2000
Last weekend, people had two opportunities to compare six of the seven announced DFL candidates for the 4th Congressional District. The first event was a debate held by the 4th Congressional District DFL Feminist Caucus and the second was the Eastside Candidate Forum....
Mar 3, 2000
Former state House Speaker, Rep Phil Carruthers (DFL-47B, Brooklyn Center), will not seek re-election this year and will become the chief prosecutor for Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. He joins the long list of legislators who will not be seeking re-election in...
Mar 3, 2000
If you weren’t there on last Thursday evening at the Minnesotan’s for a Democratic Majority you missed one of the largest most well attended political events of the year. The event was held on the upper floor of Chang O’Hara’s. The 7:00 PM event was so well attended...
Mar 2, 2000
The state’s future outlook is slightly improved over the projections announced in November. The forecast shows a $209 million projected change with $184 million in expenditure reductions and $25 million increases in revenues. The $184 million in expenditure reductions...
Mar 2, 2000
There will be an Eastside 4th Congressional District Candidates Forum March 5th 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at the Minnesota Humanities Commission 987 E. Ivy Ave St. Paul. Local businessman and political activist Rich Kramer will moderate the event. The discussion will...
Mar 2, 2000
People are talking very positively about the tireless effort Rep Betty McCollum (DFL-55B, North St. Paul) has been putting forward fundraising for her congressional race. It is clear that each candidate will need to raise about $20,000 per week. St Paul City Council...
Mar 2, 2000
There is a bit of buzz surrounding the support from labor in the DFL 4th Congressional District race. With the entrance of Mary Rosenthal into the contest, people are up in arms that AFL-CIO President Bernie Brommer and Secretary-Treasurer Ray Waldron are heard to be...
Mar 2, 2000
The Senate Government Operations and Veterans Committee took testimony on the proposal for a Unicameral Legislature sponsored by Senators Allan Spear (DFL) district 60, Minneapolis and David Kleis (R)-16 St. Cloud. The testimony before Chairman James Metzen (DFL-39,...
Mar 2, 2000
Monday, the Minnesota state House received a message from the state Senate on the matter of a Safe Place for Newborns. The Senate had passed the measure in the morning and sought to expedite the matter so that the House could dispose of it quickly and accept the...
Mar 2, 2000
The announcement by former Congressman Tim Penny (D-MN01) that he would not be entering the race to challenge US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) was met by a variety of responses. Republicans were overjoyed and expressed a sense of relief that the candidate they saw as the...
