Mar 2, 2000
Republican leaders made a bold move by holding a rally/protest outside of the Governor’s office Tuesday while he was still in Washington, D.C. During the staged event, Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) called for tax cuts due to our continued positive economic...
Mar 1, 2000
Checks & Balances has been hearing about a Union organizing project in Anoka County for some time and now we are starting to see signs of real activity. The Anoka 2000 Project was started in response to the significant Union support seen in 1998 for Jesse Ventura...
Feb 25, 2000
Sounds like a teenage date movie, but it is the process many people are going through in the US Senate race shuffle. We are hearing former Congressman Tim Penny (D-MN01) is reconsidering his decision not to run for the US Senate. Well, it looks like it will finally...
Feb 25, 2000
If Checks & Balances were giving out an award for Mr Indecisive that title would go to Sen Dick Cohen (DFL-64, St Paul). The reason is that he is now talking about getting back into the 4th Congressional District race. His rationale is that the field is weak and...
Feb 25, 2000
President Richard Nixon (R) never said the phrase “I am not a crook,” but Rich Little made American think he did. Sen Linda Runbeck (R-53, Circle Pines) did say “…I am not a kook…” when she announced her entrance into the Republican...
Feb 25, 2000
There has been anticipation that the AFL-CIO was ready to endorse a candidate in the DFL U.S. Senate contest. There also has been the talk of a combined union endorsed candidate. This would be a unique occurrence because it has been a long time since all of the...
Feb 25, 2000
The decision by the Minnesota State College and University (MNSCU) board to close the Anoka-Hennepin Technical College campus is one of the more interesting issues in the bonding bill discussions. The politics of this issue involve freshman Rep Jim Abeler (R-49A,...
Feb 25, 2000
The Minnesota Citizen’s Concerned for Life (MCCL) may have jumped feet first into a debate where their particular politics are not welcomed. It seems that the Legislative Director Jackie Schweitz has placed her focus on abortion politics and a petty need for attention...
Feb 25, 2000
We have a new titleholder in the Checks & Balances category What were you thinking? That position goes to DFL Communications Director Karen Louise Boothe. The reason is an opinion article that graced the pages of the Star Tribune on Thursday. Boothe lashed out at...
Feb 25, 2000
It was surprising that the State Senate needed to take a vote on the appointment for acting Commerce and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steven Minn. Normally if the relationship between the legislature and a governor deteriorates over an issue both try to...
