Pork Archives – Checks & Balances

Effects of Tariffs Cut Both Ways in Minnesota

Apr 4, 2018

When Donald J Trump (R) announced the imposition of a 25% tariff on nation states exporting steel and aluminum the benefit to the Iron Range was immediate. Granted, residents of the 8th Congressional District voted for Trump 53.76% compared to 38.27% for Hillary...

Minnesota Agriculture at the Crossroads: Fight the Future or Help Shape It?

May 1, 2000

Commissioner Gene Hugoson is one of the few holdovers from the Arne Carlson Adminstration he was appointed to head the Department of Agriculture in 1995. He was a member of the House of Representative from 1986 until 1995. He received a his undergraduate degree from...

Pushing for Pork

Apr 16, 1999

A recent tipster on our TipNet sent us information on a plea for increases in the use of pork on a captive audience. The unnamed person stated that they felt the Minnesota Department of Corrections should follow the lead of Wisconsin in addressing the pork crisis by...