Coalition fighting marriage amendment gets 200th partner
Minnesotans United for All Families, the group working to defeat the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, says it now has 200 organizations under its umbrella.Edina Community...
View ArticleSuper PAC spending weakens the entire GOP presidential field
Big business cheered the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the legal door to wealthy businessmen bankrolling super PACs in the 2012 presidential election.But the massive flow of cash into...
View ArticleGogebic Taconite cancels northern Wisconsin project
Minnesota Brown Citing dissatisfaction with a bill that would loosen environmental permitting, officials for Gogebic Taconite announced the cancellation of their plans to mine taconite near Ashland,...
View ArticleCarver County and Minneapolis schools praised for transparency in government
Two Minnesota governmental bodies — Carver County and the Minneapolis Public Schools — have been honored by the Sunshine Review for providing transparency to their proceedings.They got the state's only...
View ArticleBWCA visitors are aging: Who will take their place?
Visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are getting older, and the next generation isn’t sliding into their seats in the canoes.Is this a problem?“I think it can be seen from a couple of...
View ArticleA Gingrich drop-out scenario emerges
As those following the Repub nominating race know, the presence of both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum in the race has become Mitt Romney's best friend. Gingrich and Santorum both fish for votes...
View ArticleSrilata Zaheer is new dean of U's Carlson School of Management
Srilata Zaheer has been named the new dean of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School on Management.She has been interim dean since July 1, 2011, when former Dean Alison Davis-Blake left to...
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CD release shows: Honeydogs, Atlantis Quartet
Friday, March 9Garage humorWHAT: Marc Maron WHERE: Acme Comedy Company, Minneapolis WHEN: 8 and 10:30 p.m. Marc Maron, a veteran of Air America and countless comedy clubs, is the Sisyphus of comedy,...
View ArticleState Rep. Kurt Bills plans to run against Sen. Klobuchar
State Rep. Kurt Bills, a Republican from Rosemount, said this morning that he'll seek his party's endorsement to run against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November.Bills, a first-term legislator, made the...
View ArticleThe King of Maine shakes up Senate race
As I mentioned a week ago, when Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) announced her surprise decision not to seek a fourth term that she could easily have won, the open Senate seat in Maine gave the Dems a...
View ArticleGreat moments in branding, North Dakota edition
Patch.com doesn't have a North Dakota site, and for all I know, the oft-commented-upon AOL local-local operation never will.But I had to laugh today when I saw how Fargo-based Forum Communications...
View ArticleSteve Sviggum agrees to step down as U of M regent at emotion-filled board...
Former House Speaker Steve Sviggum’s short time on the University Board of Regents is coming to an end.U of M governing board Chairwoman Linda Cohen announced today that she will ask him to resign and,...
View ArticleDayton told Sviggum, 'You're embarrassing yourself'
As our James Nord is reporting, Steve Sviggum has decided to drop his Board of Regents job. At the Strib, Mike Kaszuba says Gov. Dayton was blunt with the former speaker when they bumped into each...
View ArticleViral Marketing seminar 8 a.m. Friday, Mar. 23
Interested in learning how to put social media to work for you?On March 23, Fuel Rochester will host "Marketing Today: Viral Marketing," a seminar featuring guest speaker Alan De Keyrel, president of...
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Klobuchar, Democratic women urge Boehner to skip contraception vote
WASHINGTON — Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined her 11 fellow Senate Democratic women in asking House Republican leadership to not bring up for a vote controversial legislation allowing employers to opt out of...
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Star Tribune needs new business columnist; Wieffering promoted
Star Tribune business columnist Eric Wieffering, wooed back from a marketing/communications gig 18 months ago, will now sit a couple of heartbeats away from newsroom domination after being promoted to...
View ArticleDayton and Ritchie again tout electronic poll books as Voter ID alternative
DFL lawmakers and Minnesota election officials today again touted electronic poll books as a middle-ground solution that addresses Republican concerns about voter identification without adding another...
View Article‘Ask the Experts’ roundtable 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Mar. 21
Join MPI Minnesota Emerging Leaders for our March roundtable event, "Ask the Experts."Hear from four industry professionals on a wide range of topics:CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) processDenise...
View ArticleDRIVE Social 5 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 29
Join DRIVE Emerging Leaders for a special 2Gingers Irish Whiskey tasting event with founder Kieran Foillard.A cash bar and delicious appetizers will be available to complement the...
View ArticleAutism rates rise nationally, but reasons remain unclear
The percentage of American children diagnosed with autism, Asperger syndrome or a related disorder increased by 23 between 2006 and 2008, although the reasons for that increase remains unclear,...
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