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Obama’s three scandals: a closer look
Perhaps adopting the word “scandal,” as I did in the headline on this post, is getting ahead of ourselves. Three separate stories, which some are prepared to treat as scandals, have Washington buzzing...
View ArticleThe Suburbs and Mayor Coleman lead celebratory crowd in 'Love Is the Law'
A little before 10 p.m. Tuesday in downtown St. Paul’s Ecolab Plaza, after ebullient sets by Hookers & Blow, P.O.S., Zoo Animal, The Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus and more, St. Paul mayor Chris...
View ArticleSt. Paul wedding planning event promotes same-sex ceremonies in the city
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman makes a push Wednesday to get more business for the city from the same-sex weddings that were authorized under state law Tuesday.The mayor will host a wedding event at the...
View ArticleMinnesotans United PAC plans to protect legislators who voted yes on gay...
Minnesotans United — the coalition that worked to defeat last November's proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and then switched gears to help get the gay marriage bill passed — says it...
View ArticleGOP gubernatorial candidates won't try to repeal gay marriage law
The two Republicans already running for Minnesota governor in 2014 say they won't push for repeal of the gay marriage bill signed into law Tuesday, MPR reports.So far, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff...
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Minnesota United PAC to help pro-gay marriage legislators
Here’s a shrewd move ... . The Strib’s Baird Helgeson writes: “The lead group that successfully pressed the legislators to legalize same-sex marriage this year has formed a new political group to...
View ArticleBachmann to air Twin Cities TV ads
WASHINGTON — Michele Bachmann's re-election campaign has purchased airtime to run television on KSTP-TV over the next two weeks.According to Federal Communications Commission filings, Bachmann's...
View ArticleFrom village to airport lounge
Editor’s note: This is the second in a pair of stories exploring London’s extraordinary housing market. It is part of our Divided Kingdom series, which examines the tensions and disparities of modern...
View ArticleMalaria mosquitoes attracted to human scent, British study shows
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are more attracted to human scent than non-malarial ones are, according to a new study.They were also more likely to bite, theBBC cited lead researcher Dr. James Logan, of...
View ArticleAs Europe struggles, the Franco-German alliance turns testy
Photoshopped images of German Chancellor Angela Merkeldressed in Nazi uniform have become a common sight at angry protests across Europe, especially in southern countries that disagree with her...
View ArticleIran nuclear talks in Istanbul show progress remains elusive
Even before the top two nuclear negotiators from Iran and six world powers sat down to a rare shared dinner in Istanbul tonight, events showed how far apart they are as they wrestle over how to limit...
View ArticleDrunk driving: Why is MADD among critics of lower alcohol limit?
On its surface, the recommendation seems simple: reduce the legal limit for blood-alcohol content (BAC), and drunken-driving fatalities will fall, too.But nearly as soon as the National Transportation...
View ArticleIRS scandal: Reinvigorated tea party eager to seize moment
Americans who snickered at the tea party movement’s warnings about the slow creep of tyranny may have paused this week after the IRS apologized for inappropriately giving special scrutiny to...
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Share more of your views: MinnPost adds letters feature
Want to share your views with MinnPost readers? We're offering another way to do it. Since MinnPost's launch 5½ years ago, readers have posted comments at the end of stories, creating conversations of...
View ArticleMeet the Alaskans poised to become 'America's first climate refugees'
If we think of them at all, Americans still tend to think of "climate refugees" as remote —far away and off in the future somewhere, driven by rising sea levels to flee Pacific islands or the plains of...
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Minneapolis officials back Police Chief Harteau’s limited comments on Friday...
MinnPost/Karen BorosPolice Chief Janee HarteauThe job of a cop and the job of a reporter can put the two professions in frequent conflict, as recent events in Minneapolis show.Reporters want answers...
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Anti-bullying bill still awaits Senate action
Even as awash in rainbows and songs as the Capitol has been this week, an undercurrent of paranoia has arisen concerning the potential fate of the Safe and Supportive Schools Act. Large, contentious...
View ArticleRural vs. urban battle fought in state Senate over Legacy parks funding
Metro-area state senators tried to grab a bigger share of the state's Legacy funding for urban parks on Wednesday, but rural Senators fended off the attack, reports the Fargo Forum.The issue was over...
View ArticleWarehouse District property owners feel shortchanged by Minneapolis' Downtown...
If you travel in downtown Minneapolis, you’ve probably seen the people dressed in bright green and navy blue who clean the sidewalks and tend the planters.Those are workers from the Downtown...
View ArticleMinnesota loses 11,400 jobs, but unemployment rate drops to 5.3%
Minnesota officials said that the state lost 11,400 jobs in April, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate actually fell to 5.3 percent, the lowest since May, 2008.The U.S. rate was 7.5 percent...
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