Old medications collected in Hennepin County to be incinerated
Hennepin County's effort to collect old medicines — so they're not abused, or flushed down the toilet — has amassed more than 500 pounds of the stuff since March 5, and on Wednesday they're going to...
View ArticleStalled St. Paul ballpark plan brings youthful lobbying effort to Capitol
St. Paul's biggest push at the Legislature this year is to get funding for a Saints baseball ballpark to be built in the Lowertown district.The goal is to get $27 million in state funds to help pay for...
View ArticleBullying prevention task force to hear testimony in Bemidji
The state's new Bullying Prevention Task Force goes to Bemidji Wednesday to hear from students, educators and community members.Task Force Co-Chair Julie Herzog will lead two listening sessions:For...
View ArticleObama, 49; Romney, 45, according to new Pew Poll
First of all, I promise not to write a poll story every day (as one easily could). But after yesterday's post on the Gallup tracking poll (showing Romney leading by a statistically insignificant...
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‘Death’ of one Vikings stadium plan gives new life to alternate proposals
Courtesy of Gov. Dayton's officeGov. Mark DaytonThe Vikings stadium issue is the case of the living dead. Just hours after a House committee rejected the bill for the $1 billion stadium on the...
View ArticleSenate ethics panel deadlocks again over complaint against Sen. Geoff Michel
For the second time, a Senate ethics panel was unable to reach accord on an ethics complaint against former Senate leader Geoff Michel for his role in explaining the Amy Koch scandal last winter.The...
View ArticleFarmers find seed corn supply tight
In what experts are saying will be the biggest corn crop since 1937, farmers are having a tough time finding enough seed corn, especially biotech corn. In a story by Jonathan Knutson in Agweek the U.S....
View ArticleEllison testifies on racial profiling
WASHINGTON — When Rep. Keith Ellison read about the New York City Police Department’s monitoring of Muslim students at the city’s universities, his first thoughts were for his son.“I was very proud...
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Vague promises and finger-pointing follow Vikes stadium defeat
Following last night’s not-even-close House committee vote against a Vikings stadium funding package, key players are (again) talking about “next year.” At the AP, Brian Bakst writes: “Gov. Mark Dayton...
View ArticleUS lifts Myanmar sanctions to boost NGO projects
The United States is to relax some financial sanctions against Myanmar in order to support humanitarian and development projects in the impoverished south-east Asian country.The Treasury Department...
View ArticleJapanese tsunami debris to hit West Coast this year, sooner than expected
The earliest debris from last March's Japanese tsunami has already made landfall in the Western United States, and the larger debris field is now expected to come ashore this year, according to new...
View ArticleUS reveals nearly $1.5 billion in unspent AIDS money
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has set extraordinarily high goals in its fight against AIDS around the world. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said late last year that an “AIDS-free...
View ArticleSecret Service scandal sheds light on sex tourism in Latin America
Type in "sex tourism" and "Brazil" in Google, and the first site that comes up is not a news report or academic study, but advice on going rates and how to hire prostitutes.But ahead of the 2014 World...
View ArticleAmid threats to cease-fire, 'Friends of Syria' seek new ways to press Assad
With the UN-brokered Syrian cease-fire showing signs of falling apart, the Western and Arab countries supporting Syria’s opposition are searching for ways to ratchet up the pressure on the regime of...
View ArticleObama calls for tougher penalties for oil market manipulators
President Obama called Tuesday for stepped-up oversight of oil markets, plus tougher penalties on trading firms caught trying to manipulate energy prices.He asked Congress to provide more funds for...
View ArticleWhy recall target Gov. Scott Walker is taking his message to Illinois
Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has his tried-and-true talking points — pushing back against public-sector unions and advocating private-sector job growth — as he makes the rounds ahead of a...
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Star Tribune stadium-watcher Kaszuba moves from Capitol to sports
Mike KaszubaGiven the editorial-page keening and potential land-sale profits, there’s ample reason to question the Star Tribune’s coverage of the Vikings stadium issue. But one of the better arguments...
View ArticleE-Fairness legislation should be passed
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.The Legislature and governor have had great difficulty finding enough bipartisan support to pass any significant legislation. So, before the...
View ArticleTwins' addition of Clete Thomas gives Ben Revere time to develop
Late in spring training, the Twins essentially chose Chris Parmelee over Ben Revere for the final starting job. And once that happened, it made sense for them to find a new fourth outfielder via the...
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Who bears the biggest tax burden in Minnesota?
It’s tax time again, and everyone is abuzz with stories of how difficult it was to prepare their taxes and how much money they are getting back from the government (or how much they owe). But let’s...
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