edited by: Sally Jo Sorensen,
Minnesota Editor
Joe Bodell at MN “Progressive” Project, in the tradition of those great Americans Frank Burns and Dwight Schrute, wants to know; “did you go, or have you ever been, to a Tea Party?”
At what point does society recognize that an elected leader’s public speech has crossed [...]
On Monday, President Obama announced plans to revamp the “No Child Left Behind” law. Teachers, principals, parents and community members have criticized the eight-year-old program for its strict testing standards and unrealistic timetable. [...]
Jim Gerlach's PA-06 seat is the only U.S. House district in the nation decided by less than 10 points in each of the last four election cycles; Democrats currently hold 35 of the Top 50 most competitive seats
This report is the second in a series on competitiveness [...]
Charlie Shaw’s post says that Gov. Pawlenty’s veto of major sections of the the bonding bill, aka the DFL’s annual stimulus bill, aka the debt bill, is an act of retaliation:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday used his line-item veto authority to decimate the bonding bill, in some cases hewing [...]
Charlie Shaw's post says that Gov. Pawlenty's veto of major sections of the the bonding bill, aka the DFL's annual stimulus bill, aka the debt bill, is an act of retaliation:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday used his line-item veto authority to decimate the bonding bill, in some cases hewing [...]
The huge number of jobs available for the census is seemingly good news for unemployed workers, for though the work is temporary, the pay is decent (In Minneapolis, the rate starts at $16.50/hour.) As community groups organize like mad to [...]
- Demographic change and Texas politics, from Burnt Orange Report.
- Eyeteeth is looking to catalog Twin Cities art blogs.
- Proposed financial reform was released Monday. This Daily Kos post has plenty of links.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have never before been asked to pass legislation by "deeming" it approved under a [...]
Editor's Note: The table is the story, with lots of statistics. Example: The median annual wage for working full-time and year-around in Minnesota in 2006 was $41,858 for men and $33,024 for women - 79% of what men earned. [...]
I'll be looking later this week at Scott Newman's legislative and campaign record, but thought it might be worthwhile to check out some of the statements he made on the road to his endorsement by Republican delegates on Saturday.
One of the most readily accessible sources for' [...]
Members of the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division of the Minnesota House of Representatives met March 10 to hear testimony on a bill that would change Minnesota drivers license requirements. House Bill 1718, presented by co-author Rep. Karen Clark, would modify application procedures and requirements for individuals, allowing [...]
Wikpedia's definition:Sedition is a term of law which refers to overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority as tending toward insurrection against [...]
He had a hard last few months.
Donations to the National Association of Free Clinics in lieu of flowers.
Keith’s brief overview of his father’s life is here. [...] 
A select group of students may find it harder than most to adjust to the noises, scents and social scene of dorm life, but a planned housing development in Prospect Park will provide them with a more comfortable environment. [...]
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Delano, picked up the endorsement of two suburban lawmakers today, that of Sen. Geoff Michel, R-Edina, and Rep. Keith Downey, R-Edina.
Emmer is running for governor.
[...]For nearly a decade, Minnesota's leaders have kept education on a starvation diet. This diet has caused a desperation of spirit in our education system. Insufficient funds have forced schools to make bad choices just to provide their constitutional guarantee of an education for our children. Four-day school weeks, draw [...]
The Fourth Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), on the North Side and made up of a conglomeration of different communities of color, has been a political albatross to the City for many years. It holds White inspectors to a lower standard of performance than Black inspectors. MORE [...]
Sen. Geoff Michel and Rep. Keith Downey, Republicans representing Edina and Bloomington, on Monday endorsed Rep. Tom Emmer for governor, joining a growing list of suburban legislators backing him.
"Tom resonates in the suburbs," Michel, an assistant Senate minority leader, said.
Twenty-six current state lawmakers have endorsed Emmer, of [...]
Theatre Pro Rata's current production of Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy is the kind of big, sloppy, wacked-out mess of a play that you can't help being seduced by. The "sloppy" and "mess" parts aren't Pro Rata's' [...]
Just got an e-mail from the governor's spokesman Brian McClung saying that the actual size of the bonding bill signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty is $686 million instead of $680 million. Below is the explanation.
Our staff double-checked the final bonding number after the Governor’s line-item vetoes are factored in and [...]
Once upon a time a man's word was his bond:
Congressman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota has said that he will not vote for the health care bill if it lacks the Stupak amendment: "I will not vote for a health care bill that doesn't have the House abortion language in'" [...]Think of it as a good news/bad news update from Rasmussen today. The good news? ObamaCare still has double-digit opposition among likely voters in their latest survey. However, those numbers have shrunk a bit over the last month:
Democrats in Congress are vowing to pass their national health care plan [...]
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Michael Ooms and Andie Olthoff. Photo courtesy Mixed Precipitation.
I had the opportunity on Sunday to see the last night of MPLS Autotelic: An Evening of Symbolism and Decadence, which was co-produced by [...]
