The AP’s Brian Bakst had no luck trying to nail down how much the Senate, (i.e., the taxpayers) is paying to defend itself against Michael Brodkorb’s legal barrage: “The private attorney hired by the Minnesota Senate to handle fallout from the former m... »
After the final vote had been taken, after most of the reporters and spectators and testifiers had left the room, Rep. Morrie Lanning’s hands still were quivering.For seven years, Lanning, a Republican from Moorhead, has been carrying Vikings stadium b... »
Editor’s note: With all of Minnesota’s political polarization since the 2010 elections, we decided to explore two possible “alternate realities” that could have occurred if relatively few voters had chosen “the other candidate.” Second of two article... »
Everyone uncomfortable with the suggestion that anti-gay bullying played a role in some of the teen suicides in the Anoka-Hennepin school district will be disappointed to hear that the superintendent up there has amended his thinking. Sarah Horner’s Pi... »
There’s some kind of awfulizer gene embedded in human nature ( as evolved and especially among those who pay a lot of attention to politics) that makes us want to believe that things are worse than they are, and, if we can possibly manage to believe it... »
AFTERNOON EDITION Possible Koch 'replacements' coy By Brian Lambert | Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 The Strib’s latest on the Amy Koch scandal is a look at personal reimbursements and lineup of possible replacement candidates. Baird Helgeson and Jim Ragsdal... »
AFTERNOON EDITION Klobuchar, Franken vote to repeal Defense of Marriage Act By Brian Lambert | Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken both voted to repeal much of the Defense of Marriage Act. Brett Neely’s MPR story says: “The U.S. Senate... »
The AP’s Brian Bakst had no luck trying to nail down how much the Senate, (i.e., the taxpayers) is paying to defend itself against Michael Brodkorb’s legal barrage: “The private attorney hired by the Minnesota Senate to handle fallout from the former m... »
