Jan 8, 2018
Prognosticating the effects of the MeToo movement, the aftermath of the resignation of US Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and the lack of Due Process, the appearance of an establishment decision with the installation of Lt Governor Tina Smith (D-MN) into the seat, and the...
Jun 7, 2001
It was announced yesterday that one of the most obstructionist and problematic of Minnesota’s non-elected political people would no longer be a fixture at the state Capitol and in fact, she will be leaving the state. Jackie Schweitz will be joining her husband in the...
Feb 25, 2000
It was surprising that the State Senate needed to take a vote on the appointment for acting Commerce and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steven Minn. Normally if the relationship between the legislature and a governor deteriorates over an issue both try to...
Mar 16, 1999
District 26 The date of a special election is required to be called 30 days after a vacancy is declared. In the past years, this has been a more common activity in the statehouse rather than the state senate. The last senator elected in a special election was...
Feb 16, 1998
Flanked by his wife Laurie, and his two children Mayor Norm Coleman (R) announced before God and everyone that he was a candidate for Governor of Minnesota. He imported his parents from New York who stood side by side with his in-laws during the announcement....
