It is clear Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) has a fairly large ego, as do most politicians. It is not very often that people come up to a person and say, “You know you should run for office.” It is usually the person considering who first broaches the topic....
An idea being offered by Minnesota Planning Director Dean Barkley in the redistricting debate of competitiveness may have an interesting result. If competitiveness becomes a new criterion in the determination of factors used to decide the configuration of political...
Director of Minnesota State Planning Dean Barkley confirmed to Checks & Balances yesterday that they are in the process of determining a criterion for redistricting, which includes a district political index. The problem Barkley admitted, is trying to decide...
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...
Taking a risk is rarely a politick maneuver. Changing parties is usually seen with a sense of dishonor. Jack Uldrich has done both. The Reform Party opponent to Congressman Martin Sabo is now joining forces with Dean Barkley Commissioner of the Minnesota Planning...
