Aug 1, 1996
Mr. John Earl Haynes was Governor Wendell Anderson’s Staff Assistant for Tax and School Finance Policy in 1971. He is currently a historian with the Library of Congress. The Minnesota Miracle Of 1971 Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it...
Aug 1, 1996
State Representative Ann H. Rest chairs the Committee on Taxes in the Minnesota House. She is a member of the following committees: Rules and Legislative Administration, Ways and Means, and Select Committee on Technology. She chairs the Joint Legislative Audit...
Jan 29, 1996
The second issue of Checks & Balances focuses on the Minnesota State Legislature, the importance of rational voices, and Minnesota perspectives raised nationwide. In Thinker’s Corner Gustavus Adolphus Professor Christopher Gilbert discusses the role of...
Jan 4, 1996
Ms. Barnes Goes To Texas I had the pleasure and honor of being one of the Austin 600. The Austin 600, or as the delegates called it, the National Issues Convention (NIC), was a social science experiment held in Austin, Texas, from January 18-21, 1996. Sponsored by...
Jan 4, 1996
Christopher P. Gilbert is an assistant professor of political science at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter. He is the author of The Impact of Churches on Political Behavior, and a frequent political commentator for Minnesota Public Radio and KTCA-TV. Where Have All...
Dec 8, 1995
We asked former Congressman Tim Penny (D-MN) to address the issues of leadership and the challenges we face moving into the 21st century. He provided us with this article in response. Tim has recently published Common Cents, written with journalist Major Garrett,...
Dec 8, 1995
Professor Schier is the head of the political science department at Carleton College, political analyst for WCCO-TV, and commentator for Minnesota Public Radio. Below are excerpts from a November 14, 1995, discussion between Steven Schier and our Editor...
Dec 8, 1995
We were looking for someone to comment on the role of the swing voter in Minnesota politics and felt that former Representative Pam Neary would have a number of things to offer on that score. She is currently attending graduate school at the Humphrey Institute of...
Mar 25, 0201
Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) never discussed his family dog at a press conference, but Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) did. We hear references to Franklin, Ventura’s bulldog and there still is a caricature of Franklin passing gas still seen in some press offices....
Mar 25, 0201
The House Tax Bill is being brought to the floor on Monday. The general sentiments are legislators should know how much money they have to spend before they pass any spending bills. Following will be the omnibus spending bills. The House is expected to see late night...
