Under-funding MN's Cities.
The conservative plan to bankrupt the national government has been incredibly successful, forcing individual states and cities to change their approaches to funding and budgeting. What has that meant...
View ArticleMN: PR and Policy
We live in an age where PR shapes policy, and Minnesota's shrewdest politicos know how to play the press. Governor Pawlenty cripples needy public schools with budget cuts for the last three years,...
View ArticleLocal Media Lunacy In MN.
Sure the governor's state of the state address gives Minnesota's politicos plenty to talk about: why the dogma of "No New Taxes" will ruin the state, how the Governor Pawlenty is positioning himself...
View ArticleTweaking MoveOn's New Strategy.
Like thousands of other internet-friendly activists, I recently received an email from MoveOn.org announcing their new campaign to win seats for progressives in 2006 and take on the Republican agenda...
View ArticleMN: Oh No, Not Again.
When state education commissioner Cheri Pierson Yecke was not confirmed by the Minnesota Senate, it almost re-affirmed my belief in government. Almost. Since Yecke has such strong ties to both the...
View ArticleLetter To Brit Robson.
Dear Mr. Robson~ I am writing to you to thank you for your piece on the latest budget, "Minnesota Eats Itself". Unlike nearly all other coverage of local politics, you provided an accurate picture of...
View ArticleMN: Weekend Round-Up.
Along with pieces from the weekend, today's news coverage contains quite a bit on the current goings on in Minnesota's government.It's shaping up to be a daunting re-election campaing for Senator...
View ArticleMinnesota, Much Like Love, Is A Battlefeild.
I often argue that Minnesota is one of the great battlefields upon which national liberals and conservatives fight (usually at the expense of we the people), and that's why it's so important to focus...
View ArticleMN: Political Steps Forward & Back.
Minnesota's reputation as a progressive state seemed a little inaccurate after the 2002 election cycle, in which conservatives snatched up many prominent elected positions. But even with its current...
View ArticleRove to Speak in MN.
Making yet another very public connection between the national Republican party and our own Minnesotan GOP, Karl Rove has signed on to speak at a fundraiser for Governor Pawlenty's 2006 re-election...
View ArticleND Sen. Byron Dorgan Also Connected to Abramoff
Showing both the extensive fundraising activities of Jack Abramoff and the preponderance of large-scale donations to members of both parties, The Bismarck Tribune is reporting that Democratic Senator...
View ArticleDorgan's Response to AP Article.
Senator Dorgan (D:ND) today issued a response to the AP article that inaccurately linked him to the Abramoff investigation: "The fact is, I have never received a campaign contribution from Mr....
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