Apr 9, 1999
If you attended the Ranger Party at the Prom Center in Oakdale you were afforded the opportunity to show your true colors. There was a choice of two stickers you could adorn as a nametag one said “Ranger” and the other said “Ranger for a Day.”...
Apr 9, 1999
The ability for House Republicans to unify and support a spending bill seems to be one the greatest challenges facing Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon). Last Tuesday, a vote on what many consider a minor spending bill dubbed “The Governor’s Deficiency...
Mar 27, 1999
Politics is the art of compromise, not my way or the highway. Though the later seems to be how the game is played today. The litigiousness of our society is based on a win at all cost mentality. When a person or a group goes to the table to negotiate they will fight...
Mar 27, 1999
The Hennepin County Third District contest will be settled today. After 8:00 pm this evening the first contest in a usually strong DFL district will see whether an urban, black, fiscally conservative Republican male with Reform Party support can defeat a suburban,...
Mar 27, 1999
Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) was a featured speaker at the State of the Region event. His comments supported the efforts of his commissioners. He did though take the opportunity to single out two groups for criticism, the state legislature, and the media. In...
Mar 27, 1999
This event has been a long time coming. A public gathering of many of the interest groups listening to the state agencies heads discusses how they would like to break down the obstacles to communication and actually focus on solutions. The term cooperation was in the...
Mar 16, 1999
Annually, most Associations and Organizations hold a legislative day and bring a representative of their membership to the Capitol. The purpose is to put a face on the issues that the legislature deals with. The key component is to have scheduled meetings with...
Mar 16, 1999
David Lillehaug (DFL) announced his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) for his Senate seat. Lillehaug joke while disparaging the length of today’s campaign cycle said he had tried it the other way last time and thought he would do it...
Mar 16, 1999
Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer called a press conference in room 181 of the State Office Building on Thursday to discuss how a well known local company, IBM, is using technology in another state. A presentation was given by Bob Yudkin about the capabilities of...
Mar 16, 1999
District 26 The date of a special election is required to be called 30 days after a vacancy is declared. In the past years, this has been a more common activity in the statehouse rather than the state senate. The last senator elected in a special election was...
