In Texas today, it’s Muslim Capitol Day, an-every-other-year event whose sponsors call it ‘an opportunity for community members to learn about the democratic political process and how to be an advocate for important issues.’
They needn’t call on Rep. Molly White. Read more →
It was old-timers day at the Capitol in Washington today when Sen. John McCain’s Armed Services Committee held a hearing to hear from three former secretaries of state: Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, and Madeline Albright. Read more →
In the wake of our discussion downstream about Gov. Mark Dayton’s plan for tax and fee increases to solve Minnesota’s transportation ills, CityLab has a well-timed article today: Why can’t public transit be free? Read more →
The Duluth News Tribune is the first newspaper out of the gate with an editorial panning Gov. Dayton’s transportation proposal, which includes raising the metro sales tax, increasing the license tab fees, and adding a gas tax. Read more →
North St. Paul authorities got burned when they tried to take the backyard bonfire away from the city’s residents. Read more →
For a fourth time, Red Bull is bringing its Crashed Ice competition to Saint Paul. It has again set up a course from the Cathedral of Saint Paul to the streets below.
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Millennials, you’ve got a problem ahead. Two-thirds of you say you expect your partner will handle the child-rearing in your family, according to a recent survey from Harvard. About half of the Millennial women expect bringing up baby will fall on them. See the math, there? Read more →
One month and two days after the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., Martin Luther King Jr., gave a speech at UCLA. But there was no audio recording of the 55-minute address; or so it was thought. Read more →
This will make little difference, we suspect, in the ongoing debate on climate change. The drip, drip, drip of facts long ago ceased to matter in this debate. Read more →
Minnesota has one of the least regressive tax structures in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which has released a study of individual state’s tax policies to determine whether middle- and lower-income residents are shouldering more of the burden.
For the record, Minnesota’s tax system isn’t fair. But neither is any other state’s, according to the research. Read more →
When President Jimmy Carter gets on an airline flight, he shakes everyone’s hand on the flight. Read more →
America’s politicians cannot legitimately be expected to solve serious problems facing the country until they can grasp a concept they should have by now: Nothing good comes from invoking Hitler in your messaging.
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A lobbying group says curbing part of the legislation that raised the minimum wage would be the ‘Minnesota Nice’ approach. Read more →
Minnesota lawmakers were willing to see the Equal Rights Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution, but they never added it to the state constitution. Read more →
Can a Minnesota lawmaker be both a legislator and head of a lobbyist organization?
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Bob Collins