Jan 20, 2000
Laura Offerdahl has made a movement on the Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) Administration Government Relations organizational chart. The problem is it is unclear if it was horizontal or vertical movement. Offerdahl will no longer specialize in a particular area of...
Jan 20, 2000
The Governor Jesse Ventura’s (RP-MN) Administration is expecting significant pressures on the Capital Bonding Bill from higher education. Both the Minnesota State University College and University system (MNSCU) and the University of Minnesota will be principle...
Jan 20, 2000
One of the issues high on Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe’s (DFL-02, Erskine) agenda his quality workforce development. There’s a lot of attention being given to the current and unemployment rate in the lack of available employees. These figures offer little insight...
Jan 20, 2000
It is clear that people in power construct legislation to support those that got them there. Few should be surprised that Republicans design their legislation to advantage the more affluent members of society. House Republican’s are particularly focused on this issue....
Jan 20, 2000
Publicly the DFL party seems on a roll and the Republican Party back on its heels with the recent defections of the State Auditor Judy Dutcher (DFL-MN) and state Senator Dean Johnson (DFL-15, Willmar). The departures of two people, who were clearly at odds with the...
Jan 15, 2000
By Dan McElroy Goals: Make it easier for citizens to understand the system Improve accountability Keep the system simple Eliminate all or most conference committees All legislative districts should be contained within Congressional districts. Proposed Structure A...
Jan 12, 2000
In 1996, Paul Wellstone reaffirmed the importance of the 6th Congressional District in Minnesota politics. The attention Congressman Bill Luther (D-MN06) has received from the pharmaceutical industry only reinforces it. The 6th CD is the bell weather district of the...
Jan 12, 2000
United Democratic Fund (UDF) Deputy Director Jennifer Siems will be pulling extra duty this election cycle. Not only will she be involved with the UDF, but she will be the point person for the DFL Senate Caucus Campaign Committee. Siems is continuing to support the...
Jan 12, 2000
Rep Steve Trimble (DFL-67B, St Paul) is joining the long list of retiree this legislative cycle. He will be leaving his position to seek a seat on the Ramsey County Board, District 6. Dino Guerin currently holds the seat. Guerin currently is under suspicion of check...
Jan 12, 2000
One factor in the Democratic political activity that has remained unquestioned is the unity of the labor community once it’s made a decision. These decisions usually come in the form of endorsements. In recent years it has appeared that the labor community divided on...
