Election Day: Two Generals and One Primary

Mar 27, 1999

The Hennepin County Third District contest will be settled today. After 8:00 pm this evening the first contest in a usually strong DFL district will see whether an urban, black, fiscally conservative Republican male with Reform Party support can defeat a suburban,...

The Need for Two Senate Special Elections

Mar 5, 1999

The Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) will set the dates. The parties are scrambling for candidates and the opportunity for the Governor get a Reform Party candidate elected is nigh. With the resignations of Senators Tracy Beckman (DFL-26, Bricelyn) and Steve Morse...

Stud Ban Repeal Underway

Jan 15, 1999

During the 1998 legislative session,  the legislature passed legislation to place a ban on snowmobile studs. The idea passed fairly easily through the process. Those who consider themselves to be fiscally responsible argued for the cost-savings for counties who needed...