Feb 12, 1999
Many consider Senator “Saint John” Marty (DFL-54, Roseville) to be a bane on the Minnesota political system. In the early nineties, he ran around like Chicken Little claiming that the system was corrupt. That may have been his experience in Illinois where...
Feb 12, 1999
The chatter about who will be the DFL opponent for US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) is the subject of more that one political cocktail party. The list of names grows shorter and longer depending upon who is asked. One discussion that took place was between two frequently...
Feb 12, 1999
The positioning over the tax rebate proposals, at first glance, appears to be in line with the philosophies of the Republican and DFL Parties. In the Republican income tax rebate, by most accounts, they are seeking to reward their constituency groups: the rich and the...
Feb 5, 1999
Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) today named a person from the power generation industry to head the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Karen Studders, 41, received a chemistry degree from the College of St. Catherine and a law degree from William Mitchell. She was an...
Feb 4, 1999
There is a maxim in politics that is “define yourself before your opponent does.” This is something that Republican County Commissioner candidate Peter Bell has seemed to agree with. In a recent fundraising letter, Bell self-defines with four points. I am...
Feb 4, 1999
The DFL House Minority finalized the last remaining staff position and it appears that this is one of the few actual changes drawn from outside of the caucus. Steve Veverka is now the Administrative Assistant to the House Minority Leader. Veverka is not known far and...
Feb 4, 1999
The personal experiences of Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) may not be able to overcome the support for public radio that is felt statewide. The comments on the night of the Fitzgerald Forum by Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) should embolden public radio...
Feb 4, 1999
Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) stirred a hornet’s nest when he placed HF0249 in the hopper. This bill if enacted would remove any sitting state legislator from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB). The IRRRB is an interesting...
Feb 4, 1999
The largest point of contention between the Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) and the DFL Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine) is over the issue of Cash for Bonding, or rather Cash instead of Bonding. The DFL passed legislation last session that in the...
Feb 4, 1999
In an attempt to analyze the governing practices of Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) a single phrase comes to mind: the “politics of personal experience.” In many instances, the Governor uses his own experiences to formulate his response to issues at hand....
