The Twins Stadium may have passed out of committee in order to meet with the prescribed deadline, but the initiative was not met with much favor in 1997 and it probably will not fare much better in 2001. The reason is the owner, Carl Pohlad. Support for Pohlad is the...
The latest proposal for a new Twins Stadium is as we had anticipated in January with our item entitled Quiet Stadium Talks. The idea authored by Sen Dean Johnson (DFL–15, Willmar) and Harry Mares (R–55A, White Bear Lake) contains $150 million from the Twins and other...
The session spin began in earnest as early as the Senate’s adjournment sine die in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, May 17th. On the legislative session, Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-02, Erskine) said, ”Take a look at what we gained vs. what the...
The analysis of the 1/3-1/3-1/3 agreement isn’t being received well in all places. There is a lot of grousing about the deal now that the full impact of the decision is being understood. Not only is it precedence setting, it has a possibility of isolating each side of...
If you weren’t there on last Thursday evening at the Minnesotan’s for a Democratic Majority you missed one of the largest most well attended political events of the year. The event was held on the upper floor of Chang O’Hara’s. The 7:00 PM event was so well attended...
