May 14, 1999
Earlier in the session, the House Republican Conservatives and the DFL joined sides opposing the Governor’s Deficiency Bill. People should not be surprised were that to happen again. There is little rationale for DFLers in the House or Republicans in the Senate...
May 14, 1999
In politics, it usually pays to play the good soldier. That way a person can be considered the “go-to guy.” This legislative session Rep. Phil Krinkie (R-53A, Shoreview) proved time and time again that he could get the job done for House leadership. It...
May 12, 1999
Rep Doug Peterson (DFL-13B, Madison) is interested in Congressman David Minge’s (D-MN02) commitment to follow through with his intentions to challenge US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN). He would like to encourage him so much that he is considering filing for the...
May 12, 1999
Now that the deal is done and firm targets are in place the Conference Committees can stop going through the motions of meeting for the sake of meeting. They have exhausted many hours going over policy concerns and non-controversial items while waiting for an accurate...
May 12, 1999
The deal was close to completion on Saturday evening before Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) weighed in with his support for across the .5% across the board reduction. The House had agreed to provide $70 million dollars for K-12 education. The Governor’s statement...
May 12, 1999
With less than one week to go in the legislative session, the House and Senate finally reached a compromise. The announcement came in the House chambers around 5:20 PM. The threat of a slumber party at the Governor’s residence and being locked in a room with the...
May 6, 1999
Frequently, Checks & Balances receives phone calls, emails and has conversations where people are trying to generate items in the Player’s Page. The spinning sometimes is far-fetched and doesn’t often hold water. For the sake of the record, there is a...
May 6, 1999
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May 6, 1999
Congressman Bill Luther (D-MN06) made the Honor Roll with the Concord Coalition recently. He even scored in the 99th percentile. His reputation as a deficit hawk has grown during his tenure. Many found this surprising being that he was the Senate Assistant Majority...
May 6, 1999
Rarely has there been so much attention given to the formation of an exploratory committee. Congressman David Minge (D-MN02) scored well last week with his underwhelming announcement. Although people close to him are saying that he is serious in his willingness to...
