Pawlenty Republican Critics See No Game Plan

We were surprised to hear some Republicans beginning to carp about Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Administration’s lack of clear focus or established course. To some, it appears a policy-a-week was floated out and not well vetted and had a feeling of being more of a series...

Policy v. Politics

As legislators move forward in their political careers they tend to take on more of a statesmanlike posture. Their decisions are determined more on the merits of an issue rather than the raw politics thereby the justifications become simpler and defending the...

democracy.com

The role of the Internet in politics is the focus of a forthcoming book tentatively named democracy.com Governance in a Networked World. An article by Professor Elaine Kamarck is entitled, “Campaigning on the Internet in the Off-Year Elections of 1998” and...

C&B 1997: The Lobbyists: Contract Lobbyist Tom Borman

Thomas H. Borman is an attorney specializing in the areas of commercial real estate, finance, insurance and banking. He is a senior partner with Maslon, Edelman, Borman and Brand. Mr. Borman is also counsel to the Minnesota Twins baseball team. As Commissioner of...