I knew that getting Parenting Plans enacted would require an extraordinary effort, and would likely be thought of as ahead of its time, destined for a glass ceiling, but I was truly surprised at the ferocity of the opposition. … Continue reading
Perhaps the nuts & bolts legislation that did the most to change the status-quo was Parenting Plans. At its core it was a simple idea: In a divorce case (or paternity case), no longer would the Judge decide custody, … Continue reading
Okay, you know it’s true, I was an idealist, an antagonist to the Powers-That-Be, and that was my reputation, my glass ceiling, coming into the 1993 city-wide Mayor’s Race. But inside my District I was known as a pragmatic … Continue reading
When the Secretary of State refused to put my name on the ballot as the New Party’s candidate because I was already on the ballot as the Democratic Party candidate, we sued in federal court and won. The State’s … Continue reading
One of my favorite visionary bills that never got a committee hearing was to morph Minnesota into proportional representation, whereby more than one person can get elected to represent a district. Any candidate who gets at least 10% of the … Continue reading