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Minneapolis 'turnaround czar' Mark Bonine leaving for another challenging...
Minneapolis Public SchoolsMark BonineThere are days when it seems like what Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) could really use is a moat that encircles the city and a band of PTA members armed with hot...
View ArticleTired of winter? You need a Vivaldi 'Spring' pick-me-up
Is this long, long winter making your brain feel lethargic?You might want to try listening to a bit of “Spring” — the opening violin concerto in “The Four Seasons,” probably the most popular...
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From brownfields to greenfields: No easy transition
Every once in a while, I am reminded that the messes we humans make can be really hard to clean up.In the past, the context was my sons' rooms. Until they left for college, I would just rake everything...
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Minnesota Senate panel considers reinstating ban on wolf hunting
On Thursday the Minnesota Senate Environment and Energy Committee considered SF 666, a bill that would impose a 5-year moratorium on wolf hunting in Minnesota, starting June 30, 2013. Minnesota had its...
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Background-checks gun bill advances in Senate, but fate uncertain
A bill that was supposed to find common ground on firearms continues to divide Minnesota lawmakers, even as powerful Democrats push forward with their own priorities on gun control.On a party-line...
View ArticleAnti-tax group attacks Gov. Dayton plan to increase transit tax by a half-cent
The MN Jobs Coalition is attacking Gov. Mark Dayton's new proposal to raise a metro transit sales tax by a half-cent.The governor originally wanted to raise the tax, for light rail and rapid bus...
View ArticleConfusion reigns at Capitol over Mayo request for $585 million in state aid
The Rochester Post-Bulletin says there's confusion at the state Capitol about Mayo Clinic's request for state aid to help them with a multibillion-dollar long-term plan to upgrade its facilities.Gov....
View ArticleFord CEO's pay slashed 29 percent to just $21 million
From Reuters:Ford Motor Co slashed the 2012 compensation of its chief executive officer by 29 percent, in part because the No. 2 U.S. automaker missed some key goals for market share, profit and cash...
View ArticleSauk Rapids Mayor Gunderson charged with DWI after February incident
Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson was charged Friday with two counts of drunk driving after a Feb. 17 incident where he drove his vehicle onto a yard.The Benton County Attorney's Office filed the...
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White Earth tribe first to partner on safety 'shared jurisdiction'
“Shared jurisdiction” is coming to the White Earth Nation. Says Amy Forliti of the AP: “An American Indian tribe in northern Minnesota will become the first in the country to team up with federal...
View ArticleMayor Coleman on Macy's Saturday closing: 'End of an era, beginning of a new...
The Macy's store in downtown St. Paul will close for good Saturday at 6 p.m.But Mayor Chris Coleman is choosing to find the bright side: Instead of an empty downtown block-square building, he sees a...
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MinnPost's Knight News Challenge: Help us build All My Governments
Have you ever thought about all the government bodies that represent you and affect your life as a citizen? Have you ever tried to figure out what department to talk to get that vacant lot in the...
View ArticleDayton-Senate DFL 'switcheroo'? Lawmakers may consider some of his dropped...
Gov. Mark Dayton and Senate Democrats appear to have switched places — at least when it comes to tax policy — as lawmakers prepare to offer their counterproposal to his budget plan for the next two...
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Q&A with Lars Leafblad and the U of M's Jason Rohloff
Larts Leafblad: How do you describe your job to someone you’re meeting for the first time?Jason Rohloff: I tell people that I am responsible for managing the office that works with federal and state...
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Improv is a challenging artistic form, and performers ought to be paid
A recent New York Times article about a world-famous improv comedy theater’s unusual business model has sparked a passionate debate right here in the Twin Cities. The article focuses on how the Upright...
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Q&A with Melvin Carter: Trying to break the poverty cycle in St. Paul
Melvin CarterSince the Harlem Children’s Zone began in the 1990s, dozens of cities around the country have attempted to mimic its programs and strategies for breaking the cycle of poverty through...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 3/15
Six less-obvious benefits to streetcarsfrom streets.mn by Bill LindekeWell, I happen to like riding on streetcars. And its not just because I perceive them as being “more permanent” than buses, less...
View ArticleBachmann at CPAC: 'We do it because we love. We do it because we care.'
WASHINGTON —Conservatism and the tea party are movements of care and compassion, Rep. Michele Bachmann told the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday morning, urging activists to...
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Legislators consider plans to help minors caught up in sex trafficking
Issues involving sex and kids tend to grab peoples’ attention. A current proposal inching through the Legislature, to expand and fund support for young victims of sex trafficking, intertwines these...
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The big upside of the governor's pre-K scholarships
The case for investing in early education is simple and powerful: Up to 90 percent of brain development occurs before age 5, making the pre-kindergarten years a crucial time to have kids in stimulating...
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