Senate ends gun control filibuster, but GOP still skeptical of bill
The initial showdown on a Republican filibuster of new gun laws went down with a whimper.The Senate voted, 68 to 31, Thursday to begin formal debate of fresh gun legislation. Sixteen Republicans joined...
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Transit support: We need both a belt and suspenders
Gov. Mark Dayton's ambitious plan for Twin Cities transit development has drawn strong support from business groups, legislative leaders, local officials and editorialists. But the reaction to his...
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Pro-gun money tilts heavily toward GOP
In D.C. and every other capital, you can never go too wrong following the money.Brett Neely of MPR has a helpful set of graphs showing where the dough has gone in the latest gun control fight: “Much...
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SPCO vote expected soon; efforts to save CVA fall short
Musicians of the SPCOThe musicians of the SPCO will vote on a 'play-and-talk' deal.By now, most of us have heard that the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra will very likely play some of the concerts left in...
View ArticleU should separate from Fairview and hook up with Mayo
We knew it was coming sometime, and Dr. John Noseworthy finally said it on Tuesday: “We’re never going to leave Minnesota, and we don’t want to leave Minnesota,” but “we’ve got to decide where we’re...
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Minneapolis mayoral candidate Jim Thomas Q-A: 'Education issues should be...
Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of interviews with seven candidates for Minneapolis mayor. Only those who have filed with the Hennepin County Elections Department to form a campaign...
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Minnesota's liberals lead the charge against Obama's budget
WASHINGTON — When President Obama introduced his 2014 budget plan on Wednesday, pitching cuts to Social Security and Medicare in hopes of extracting new taxes from Republicans, congressional liberals...
View ArticleLast chance to buy 'Above Average' MinnRoast 2013 tickets
If you're planning to buy "Above Average" tickets to MinnRoast, this is your last chance. That category is almost sold out — and starting first thing Monday morning, April 15, it will no longer be...
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MnDOT's 2012 year in review
MnDOT had a busy year in 2012, with congressional approval for a new bridge over the St. Croix near Stillwater, the relocation of the Hastings bridge, and many other projects. In this video, MnDOT...
View ArticleSt. Paul residents warned to be wary of coyotes, keep pets indoors
St. Paul city officials sent out an unusual urban warning this morning: beware of coyotes.The statement said: Urban communities provide an abundant source of food for coyotes which have migrated into...
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Senate DFL going its own way on tax reform
Sen. Rod SkoeMinnesotans are learning again that DFLers refuse to march to the beat of a single drummer.At this point in the legislative session, it appears Gov. Mark Dayton, the DFL majority in the...
View ArticleAdvocates for needy say bipartisan support emerging for increased spending
Despite recent DFL leadership calls at the Legislature for $150 million in cuts in the proposed health and human services budget, there appears to be a bipartisan effort afoot to increase assistance...
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Minnesota education advocates applaud Senate funding approach
Advocates of public education have been offered any number of partial loaves since the Legislature convened in January. And, much like the best teachers, they have been careful to sandwich their...
View ArticlePharmaceutical reps rarely tell doctors about drugs' potential harms, study...
U.S., French and Canadian doctors receive little or no safety information about drugs when visited in their offices by pharmaceutical sales reps for the drugs, a new study has found.That failure to...
View ArticleCity of Kasson offers to send property tax money from Mayo back to Mayo
As the Legislature struggles with a request from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for a giant state subsidy to help its expansion, the tiny city of Kasson, pop. 5,978, is stepping up to the plate.There is...
View ArticleLots of chances to see me (and a few education experts, too)
Today Your Humble Blogger offers a Friday links roundup we'll call the Self-Referential Edition. I’ve been asked to make some public appearances, and I hope you will consider attending.The first takes...
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'Marriage' changes. Don’t believe me? Look it up.
Theoblogy On a flight last week, I sat next to a conservative Pentecostal pastor. We talked about demons and miraculous healings. And, probably to the consternation of those around us, argued...
View ArticleMinnesota for Marriage holds state-wide rallies to oppose gay marriage...
A group working to stop legislation that would allow gay marriage will travel around the state this weekend to rally rural Minnesotans against the proposal.Minnesota for Marriage is using the events to...
View ArticleDayton Chief of Staff Tina Smith says she's not running for Minneapolis mayor
Tina Smith — who is now Gov. Mark Dayton's chief of staff and was previously chief of staff for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak — says she won't run for mayor in Minneapolis.There had been rumors for...
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Minnesota Twins hit for lack of diversity
On the day a new movie about Jackie Robinson opens, Charles Hallman, appearing on TC Daily Planet, rips the Twins: “The first of several Minnesota Twins “Diversity Days” will be Monday April 15, the...
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