Estrangement in the Executive Branch

We also hear the Governor’s office is becoming more isolationist. Lt Governor Tina Flint Smith (DFL) now has something in common with former Lt Governor Yvonne Pretner-Solon (DFL), as we understand she is not being kept in the loop with the decisions Dayton makes....

Inaugural Address Lt Governor Carol Molnau

Chief Justice Blatz, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much. Taking this oath — and receiving this trust — is a true honor for which I am very grateful. I’d like to thank my family for their love and support. Thank you to Governor-Elect Pawlenty...

2003 Inaugural Activities

The Tim Pawlenty (R) inauguration is the start of a new Administration facing a steep budget deficit, but ripe with promise.  In his speech, Pawlenty laid out a broad set of principles and goals long on rhetoric and short on specifics.  The even only had one hitch and...

The 2002 Independence State Convention

We attended the Independence Party Convention in St. Cloud. Unlike the DFL and Republican Party Conventions, which were held in Convention Centers, this one was staged in an auditorium on the St. Cloud State College Campus.  It had the size and feel of a local State...