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Why did GOP try repealing 'Obamacare' again?
WASHINGTON — The House passed a repeal of the Affordable Care Act on Thursday night, at once a crowning achievement for House conservatives like Michele Bachmann, who sponsored the bill, and somewhat...
View ArticleRothenberg: 'hard to overstate potential significance' of Obama's bad week'
I may be in denial, but I have felt that Republicans are overplaying their hand on the triple play "scandals."Stu Rothenberg, a cautious and obsessively non-partisan Washington political analyst, wrote...
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What's a guy's view on taxes? Check out his biceps
Creative Commons/Michael CoghlanWondering about someone’s views on raising taxes on the rich?If it’s a guy, just look at his biceps.For a new study, published online this week in Psychological Science,...
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From the Mayo to Vietnam, neurosurgeon Paul Pitlyk remembers
At the end of his residency at the Mayo Clinic, Paul Pitlyk was not filled with the confidence he thought a neurosurgeon should have, even though he had five intensive years of experience and...
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Conferees try to build state's education funding structure, despite...
CC/Flickr/Greg HarnessLike a shack made from mismatched lumber, this year's omnibus education bills might keep the rain out and be structurally sound, but it's no architectural wonder.At midnight...
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St. Paul Saints season kick-off block party
In honor of the kick-off of their 2013 season, the St. Paul Saints hosted a block party in downtown St. Paul last weekend. The party took place at the site of the future Lowertown Regional Ballpark,...
View ArticlePowderhorn Park community sing: What better way to bond with a bunch of...
As anyone who found themselves singing “Love Is the Law” in downtown St. Paul Tuesday night — live and in person or virtually — there is nothing quite so medicinal, in an old-school tiger-balm way of...
View ArticleRamsey County warns about trespassing on ammunition plant site
Ramsey County officials say that demolition has begun on old buildings at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant property in Arden Hills and warn that old buildings and live electrical wires can be a...
View ArticleDFL tax deal will test economic and political strategies
Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL legislative leaders came together Thursday on major elements of a tax compromise -- a deal that raises some fascinating economic and political questions.The package includes...
View ArticleFormer Council Member Debbie Montgomery says she'll run for her old Ward 1 seat
Former St. Paul City Council Member Debbie Montgomery said Friday she's definitely running to get her Ward 1 seat back, even though she's concerned about "convoluted endorsement" procedures.Montgomery,...
View ArticleA preview of things to come: Republicans smack Rick Nolan on Keystone
WASHINGTON — The House Transportation Committee voted Thursday to send a Keystone XL pipeline authorization bill to the floor, likely reviving, for the first time this session, one of the biggest...
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Minnesota delegation foresees summer of investigations
What else were they going to do with the summer?Brett Neely of MPR says: “Members of Minnesota's U.S. House delegation are preparing for a long, hot summer of investigating the Internal Revenue Service...
View ArticleWar, anytime, anywhere
Three days after the attacks of 9/11/2001, Congress passed the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF).It authorized then-Pres. Bush to use all "necessary and appropriate force" against...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 5/17
If the DFL wants to impress, leave earlyfrom Wry Wing Politics by Joe Loveland…of all the things that DFLers could do to impress Minnesota the swing voters who will determine in 2014 which party...
View ArticleRanked-choice voting: Minneapolis data show people use it with sophistication
In the May 13 Karen Boros article "Minneapolis political upheaval signals possible major change at City Hall," University of Minnesota Professor Larry Jacobs is quoted as saying “the idea that voters...
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Two food cities: Restaurateurs compare Minneapolis and St. Paul
It's a tried-and-true topic here — the differences between the two non-identical Twins. Familiar truisms abound — St. Paul is more tradition-minded, more respectful of its past, more Catholic, more...
View ArticleFBI joins probe of Bachmann's presidential campaign
The FBI is investigating complaints of alleged campaign finance violations in Rep. Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign.The FBI joins the Office of Congressional Ethics, the Federal Elections...
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Legislature wrapping up big budget bills, but controversial measures linger
The end is in sight for DFLers at the Capitol.The DFL-controlled Legislature is in the process of wrapping up the last handful of major budget bills as Monday’s adjournment deadline rapidly approaches,...
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Educating foster youth is critical to their — and our — future
Foster youth are at higher risk of poor academic achievement, including higher dropout rates and truancy, than their peers who are from stable, permanent families. While post-secondary education is a...
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All-day kindergarten a statewide reality in '14
And a sigh of relief from stressed-out moms …Jim Ragsdale’s Strib story says: “Most parents will have access to free, all-day kindergarten beginning in the Fall of 2014 under a $15.7 billion education...
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