The Politics of Regent Selection

Our analysis of last night’s joint committee is as follows.  There were five different elections, an overall political strategy for both sides and numerous subplots. After the politics of the rules fight the true colors of the evening festivities spread like the...

The 2001 Regents Selection

When legislators from the fifth congressional district decided that they would not support either of the two candidates recommended by the Regent Candidate Advisory Council, they wedged opened the door for more possibilities.  The decision to reject the nomination of...

Divided Labor

There is a bit of buzz surrounding the support from labor in the DFL 4th Congressional District race. With the entrance of Mary Rosenthal into the contest, people are up in arms that AFL-CIO President Bernie Brommer and Secretary-Treasurer Ray Waldron are heard to be...