Apr 10, 2000
Last Friday on KTCA’s Almanac, Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine) suggested the “Women’s Right to Know” legislation should be renamed “Women Are Stupid” because of the proponent’s implication that women will not get...
Apr 10, 2000
There has been some interesting activity on the House floor that may be in response to the Supreme Court Decision on the “single subject” rule. It appears that some pieces of the Ominous Omnibus bill are being amended on to other pieces of legislation to...
Apr 10, 2000
The concept of shutting down the legislative session without an agreement over the spending bill, tax bill and bonding bill appears to have been a ruse. That is not to say that it couldn’t still happen but the reality of that occurring seems remote. The meeting...
Apr 10, 2000
Candidate Money Raised Cash on hand Coleman 75,005 71,300 Gaylord 37,000 33,000 McGuire 16,000 5,000 McCollum 5,400 2,000 Novak 91,225 70,000 Ortega Not made available Not made available Rosenthal Not made available 70,000 The figures will be fairly...
Apr 9, 2000
The contest for DFL endorsement in the race to challenge US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) is still far from over. The jockeying for position is still underway. The clear front-runner is uncommitted and it would be nice to know who he or she is. There have been a number of...
Apr 9, 2000
Today, Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) will finally answer the question that many people have been unsure about. His three choices are to either veto, sign or let pass without a signature the controversial bill called “A Woman’s Right to Know.” We at Checks...
Apr 9, 2000
The Legislative members who are part of the Iron Range delegation are staging their own soiree at the Rathskeller in St. Paul. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 11th from 7:00 PM until Midnight. The cost will be $15 dollars at the door…. This content...
Apr 4, 2000
Originally published February 10, 2000 State Senator Gary Laidig (R – 56, Stillwater) survived a disappointing weekend. The five-term incumbent failed to receive the endorsement from his fellow Republicans on Saturday. This was not an April Fool’s joke that was...
Apr 4, 2000
A unique event happened last week in the annals of legislative campaign politics. KARE 11 featured a candidate challenging a first-term incumbent for a state House seat and this in the heat of the legislative session, not the dog days of summer. Last Friday, Kerri...
Apr 4, 2000
Monday morning greeted DFL Party Chair Mike Erlandson and Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine) with the information that Dayton Hudson Heir Millionaire and former State Auditor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) was entering the DFL field to challenge US Senator Rod...
