Apr 14, 2000
Chuck is right about one thing in his response to your (4/10/2000) speculation around the 4th Congressional District race for DFL endorsement: the Coleman camp could be blamed for any of the scenarios he outlined. The Hatch maneuver may or may not play out, but the...
Apr 14, 2000
Political pundits, campaigners and elected officials make up a large portion of our readership. Frequently, the people who are involved in the political process are the fastest to respond to the issues that you will find here in Checks & Balances. This week a...
Apr 14, 2000
Wayne Cox Executive Director of the Citizen’s for Tax Justice sent us a piece of interesting information in his analysis of the Republican Tax Bill. We placed it in our External Opinions section so that you will be able to see what he said…. This content is for...
Apr 14, 2000
There are two deadlines fast approaching that the legislature cannot exceed. One is 120 legislative days and the other is the May 22 final legislative day. As of Thursday, there are 11 legislative days left of the biennial session 1999-2000. The activity surrounding...
Apr 12, 2000
Having just read your 4-10-00 article on the 4th District Congressional Race, I felt a few comments are in order. As a supporter of Chris Coleman, I was pleased to see that at least our campaign gave honest answers on the delegate counts to this point and didn’t...
Apr 10, 2000
8In politics as in religion, it is generally the converts who are more dedicated to the cause than regular members. That is the situation for Ryan Kaess. Kaess holds a unique distinction of which he tells us frequently. He is one of the few if not the only person in...
Apr 10, 2000
This week Rep Jim Rostberg (R–18A, Isanti) informed people in his Senate District that he was not seeking reelection. His announcement is not surprising in light of the criminal sexual charge that has yet to be resolved. There were three charges in the original...
Apr 10, 2000
# of delegates Coleman Coleman – 31 Gaylord – 10 McGuire – 25 McCollum – 34 Novak – 19 Ortega – 07 Rosenthal – 32 Gaylord Coleman – 21 Gaylord – 23 McGuire – 27 McCollum – 24 Novak – 14 Ortega...
Apr 10, 2000
Edmund Burke said, “Those who fail to appreciate history are doomed to repeat it” and it is a familiar adage that is thrown around when people cannot think of anything unique to say. If we look at past legislative activities, we may not be able to spot...
Apr 10, 2000
The race for endorsement on the DFL side in the 4th Congressional District is starting to take shape. The amount of money raised by each candidate is set for release on April 15th. But here is what the various campaigns have told Checks & Balances that they have...
