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...
Mar 16, 1999
The Governor of the State of Texas is not the only one of the state leaders who is holding court in his home state. A week ago Sunday, it was Jack Nicholson and Sean Penn who dined with the Guv. The following Monday, Congressman J C Watts (R-OK04) dropped by to pay...
Mar 16, 1999
The Metropolitan Council Nominating Committee has brought forward their list of recommendations. The Governor’s Office released the following list on Friday. District One Frederick Dock – Plymouth Kirk Schnitker – Champlin John Sheldon – Maple...
Mar 16, 1999
In 1990, Sarah Janecek produced a compendium of information on what she dubbed the Politics in Minnesota The Directory. The idea was hatched, in the venerable spirit of an urban tale, on the back of a cocktail napkin. At the time she was discussing this burgeoning...
Mar 16, 1999
The reception to the One-Half Percent Solution on Income Tax reduction seems to be no solution. The public positioning being taken by the House Republican Caucus is that we have made the sacrifices and given up the most. Playing the martyr has been a political...
