Jan 20, 1999
Just before his exit from the podium, Duluth News Tribune reporter Dan Bernard fired off a quick quip. He asked, “Are you considering singing lessons,” referring to the Governor’s Inaugural bash duet with Warren Zevon. The Governor didn’t take...
Jan 20, 1999
After two high profile resignations in the Department of Natural Resources, the writing was on the wall. Ron Nargang’s resignation on Friday followed by Gail Lewellan’s on Monday ratcheted up the pressure for Commissioner Al Horner to go. Horner may have...
Jan 15, 1999
On Monday Hatch supporters should pick up a US News and World Report. Our new Attorney General Mike Hatch (DFL-MN) is following in the steps of his predecessor and making a splash nationally. Hatch is taking on companies who commit fraud and bilk people through a...
Jan 15, 1999
Attorney General Mike Hatch (DFL-MN) proved that he is a man of his word. Hatch appeared in court earlier this week to act as an expert witness on behalf of 3M. Hatch’s knowledge of insurance companies comes from his Commerce and litigation experience. The issue...
Jan 15, 1999
If you ever met Sen Dallas Sams (DFL-12, Staples), you would meet one of the nicest people in the legislature. Yes, he is married to Mary Beth Davidson head of Government Relations for Hennepin County. He took a sizable cut in pay to come to St. Paul to represent the...
Jan 15, 1999
Just in case you missed it. All three of the final decision-makers Governor Jesse Ventura, Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine), and Speaker of the House Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) sat on the NewsNight couch on Monday providing their takes on the...
Jan 15, 1999
The Administration has a couple of avenues for maintaining contact with the legislators during the legislative session. First, is through the various departments that are headed by Gubernatorial appointees. Second, by direct contact with the Governor’s Office...
Jan 15, 1999
Generally, in politics, it is the elected official who receives all of the credit for work done by their staff on matters of public policy. That is not the case in the office of Congressman Bill Luther. Luther’s Chief of Staff Ted Thompson has emerged as a...
Jan 15, 1999
The DFL Central Committee is set to meet tomorrow at Anoka Hennepin Technical College. They are set to discuss a vast array of process questions, which honestly help the Party work more efficiently. The problem is they won’t pass. The Central Committee is...
Jan 15, 1999
DFL members of the State House had the opportunity to play their own version of the Cervantes’ play Don Quixote. The item before the bodywas the passage of the newly proposed Permanent House Rules which required passage under the old rules. The debate was long and...
