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As state ages, Minnesota braces for problems with risky reverse-mortgages
This article was produced in partnership with students at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is one in a series of occasional articles funded by a grant from...
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Minneapolis mayoral candidate Cam Winton Q-A: 'I'm a fresh set of eyes to the...
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of interviews with six candidates for Minneapolis mayor. Only those who have filed with the Hennepin County Elections Department to form a campaign finance...
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Gander Mountain pushes gun safety amid spike in ammo demand
Courtesy of Gander MountainThe hood of the Gander Mountain NASCAR car will feature the phrases “With Rights Comes Responsibility” and “Secure Your Firearms.”Gander Mountain recently announced plans for...
View Article'New' school revenue doesn't feel new when it's gobbled up by inflation
For your consideration, today Your Humble Blogger submits “Learning Curve: The Mailbox Edition.” Why? Because it’s Friday, and I am borrowing a little time to polish off the script for a presentation...
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Gillette leaving Fringe Fest; Lanesboro named top-12 arts town
Robin GilletteAfter seven years as executive director of the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Robin Gillette is stepping down. During her tenure, attendance rose by 23 percent, artists were paid 34 percent...
View ArticleHouse DFLers OK $250 million property-tax reform
House Democrats on Wednesday made their opening move on a $250 million property-tax-relief package – a key priority of DFLers across state government – but significant differences remain between Gov....
View ArticleReport: Uneven justice could hurt stability in Ivory Coast
Impunity for supporters of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara alleged to have committed human rights abuses after the 2010 election here threatens the country’s already fragile stability, Human...
View ArticlePalestinian prisoner deaths cause a spark, but unlikely to start a blaze
The death of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody this week has sparked the worst violence between Israel and Gaza since a November cease-fire, but it appears unlikely to seriously undermine the...
View ArticleCan the EU stop Hungary's controversial constitutional amendments?
Amid growing concerns that the Hungarian government has taken steps to centralize power and weaken democratic principles in the country, a growing movement in the European Union is considering what...
View ArticleBeijing is booming, but talent is leaving due to bad air
Some days it is so thick that you can scarcely see across the street. Other days its acrid smell catches at the back of your throat. More than one day in two in recent months, it has been officially...
View ArticleFrench president battles burgeoning tax scandal
BRUSSELS, Belgium — French president François Hollande has vehemently denied that his government covered for disgraced budget minister and tax tsar Jereome Cahuzac in an attempt to mitigate the damage...
View ArticleLow bid on roads for St. Croix Bridge project was rejected for missing...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has rejected the low bid for road work connecting to the new St. Croix Bridge because low-bidder C.S. McCrossan didn't meet the department's goal for using...
View ArticleWho will be the next Cyprus?
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ever since they broke away from Yugoslavia in 1991, Slovenes have liked to present their country as a sober, Swiss-like Alpine land, nothing like their hot-tempered Balkan and...
View ArticleAlabama joins flood of states restricting abortion. What's behind this?
Alabama has joined North Dakota and Arkansas in taking steps to enact tough new restrictions on abortion.The Alabama bill, passed by the state Legislature late Tuesday, includes a requirement that an...
View ArticleIndependence Party to host transportation policy forum in St. Paul
The Independence Party of Minnesota says it polled its members about which policy topics they'd like to discuss this year. The top response: transportation.So the party kicks off its 2013 policy forum...
View Article'Low T' and the medicalization of male aging
Medical writer John-Manuel Andriote has written a terrific article for the Atlantic magazine on the medicalization of low testosterone levels in men.If you or anybody you know is or has been tempted to...
View ArticleSt. Joseph council members to use iPads instead of paper packets for meetings
The City Council in St. Joseph, in central Minnesota, is going electronic.The council members voted to buy iPads for themselves, so they can read their get their research material by email, rather than...
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Outside groups doing more and more of GOP's work
It is no secret that the local GOP apparatus is, um, challenged.Tom Scheck of MPR tells us, “ ... several outside groups have formed to start on work that has traditionally been done by the party. ......
View ArticleDFLers to outline priorities for bonding bill, including Capitol restoration
Top Democrats will outline their priorities for a borrowing bill early next week to fund state infrastructure and other building projects, opening the door for debate over one of the few pieces of...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 4/5
Minnesotans need to waste 94,444,444 hours playing e-pulltabs to provide Vikings Stadium #wilfarefrom The Deets by Ed KohlerThe state’s share, as we know all too well, is supposed to be funded by...
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