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‘UnSession’ aims to restore original intent of annual legislative sessions
Several decades ago, 7Up gave the world the “UnCola.” Gov. Mark Dayton would like to give Minnesota the “UnSession.”In his State of the State Address, the DFL governor talked about his administration’s...
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Minnesota should pass the Dream Act II in 2013
After I graduated from Arlington High School, I realized that most of the students I started school with in the ELL program did not graduate. Many dropped out because they had to help their families...
View ArticleHow to make sure housing doesn’t bring down the economy again
On Monday morning, the Bipartisan Policy Center issued its recommendations to overhaul the nation's housing finance system.No, the presses did not stop for the news, but this is one think-tank to which...
View ArticleMayors Rybak and Coleman join local mayors in transit push at Capitol
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will join other metro mayors and transit leaders at the Capitol today to urge legislators to push Gov. Mark Dayton's transit...
View ArticleEd events: 'Soup with the Supe,' policy improv, St. Thomas forum
Are you smarter than a fifth-grader? I’m not. At least not before I’ve had my coffee.While we waited for his bus yesterday my son asked me how many months besides February had 28 days. “None,” I...
View ArticleThose who say both sides are to blame are to blame?
Writing for the WashPost this a.m., Greg Sargent argues that "the false equivalence pundits are part of the problem" with the sequester.Republican no-new-taxes-though-the-skies-may-fall intransigence...
View ArticleMinnesota groups get grants to promote senior volunteerism
Six Minnesota service organizations have received a total of $700,000 in grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service to promote volunteer opportunities for seniors.Lt. Gov. Yvonne...
View ArticleBiden names Minnesotan Jake Sullivan top national security adviser
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden has named Jake Sullivan, a Minnesota native and former Minneapolis lawyer and counsel to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, as his national security adviser, the White House...
View ArticleReligious leaders: Cut corporate tax loopholes to help all in the community
A letter signed by dozens of Minnesota religious leaders decries corporate tax loopholes that keep billions of dollars out of the tax system and further widen the income gap and cause shortfalls for...
View ArticleConnie Gores named president of SMSU
“Connie Gores was unanimously approved by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees on Tuesday morning as the next president at Southwest Minnesota State University in...
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Social media chatter is not an 'open meeting'
Social media chatter — on Facebook and Twitter — will not ever be considered official meetings.The AP says:”The House Government Operations Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 26, discussed the bill that would...
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Minnesota Council of Nonprofits opposes Dayton's plan to tax members' services
The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits has joined the groups lining up to oppose some of Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed budget.The Council says it supports much of the plan — such as the parts about raising...
View ArticleAs budget cuts loom, low-risk undocumented immigrants freed
A young Honduran immigrant — in Minnesota illegally but seeking asylum in the United States —couldn’t believe her good fortune Tuesday afternoon when she was released from jail in Sherburne County...
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Former Republican State Auditor Pat Anderson supports gay marriage
MinnPost file photo by Jay WeinerPat AndersonAnother prominent Minnesota Republican has endorsed gay marriage, this one a former statewide office-holder.Pat Anderson, former state auditor and...
View ArticleEllison spars with Sean Hannity
WASHINGTON — Rep. Keith Ellison had a fiery appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program Tuesday night, calling Hannity “the worst excuse for a journalist I’ve ever seen” after the host’s mocking...
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In debate over guns, the focus should be on gun-violence prevention
Our discussion about guns too often focuses on gun control, and whether or not the government is “going to take your guns,” and not on preventing gun violence. My father is an avid hunter and is happy...
View ArticleCenter for the American Experiment 'wins' Bunkum Award
It’s not likely they’ll frame this one for the office wall. In the Washington Post, Valerie Strauss writes: “[A]nd, now, the Bunkum Awards. Presented by the National Education Policy Center at the...
View ArticleQuebec language police strike again, tell 'caffe' to 'F' off
Quebec's language police have struck again, telling an Italian restaurant to take the "F" off, eh. The Office quebecois de la langue francaise — bureaucrats who ensure French is Quebec’s dominant...
View ArticleHungary says its press freedom is 'completely perfect.' Europe disagrees
When the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee called last week for Europe to regularly investigate journalist freedom across the EU, it didn't name any particular country to watch. But if...
View ArticleHookahs, hash and the Muslim Brotherhood
SAYEDA AISHA, Egypt — Um Salma’s tiny café is tucked in a maze of alleys in the Sayeda Aisha slum, home to the tomb of Aisha, the Prophet Mohamed’s youngest wife.Pushing through the café’s saloon-style...
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