Phyllis Kahn

Abortion crackdowns advancing through Minnesota legislature

Yesterday, the House and Senate approved two distinct abortion crackdowns.The House bill would ban so-called "telemedicine abortions" and require the physical presence of a doctor when an abortion is performed. The Senate bill would mandate abortion clinics to be licensed and subject them to random ... More >>

Minnesota lawmakers not accepting their salary: The full list

​After Gov. Mark Dayton announced he would not accept a paycheck during the shutdown, we asked all the Minnesota legislators whether they would follow suit. While the vast majority didn't reply, we got some responses and put together a preliminary list. Now we've got our hands on the official li ... More >>

Minnesota takes another hit of bill to legalize bong water

Jaypeg21How much weight you got in that thing?​For more than a year now, Minnesota has enjoyed the distinction of being the only state in the nation where you can get charged for possession of bong water.Now some state legislators, tired of being the butt of national jokes, are trying to change th ... More >>

Top 5 tasty things to do with pumpkin seeds

Public Domain Photos via flickrDon't throw them away!​We know you usually just throw them on the compost heap, but wait... we've got some ideas about how to use all those pumpkin seeds that your October decorating scheme has left you with. And not to worry, we know that a "wild honey-hazelnut-pump ... More >>

Phyllis Kahn's Sunday liquor ban repeal quashed

Bar Bloody Marys it is folks.

Ole Hovde challenges DFL Rep. Phyllis Kahn to another round for House seat

Kahn doesn't seem too concerned about her competition. Based on Hovde's campaign manager's tune, she has no reason to be.

Pensions owed to aging police and firefighters could cost taxpayers millions

City must come up with $22.7 million

Minnesota lobbyists rank Twin Cities legislators

The brightest stars and dimmest hacks in the Capitol

Hemp: the new soybean

A state legislator says letting Minnesota farmers grow industrial hemp --in other words, the non-ingestible variety -- could pad their bottom lines.

Prominent columns by Nick Coleman disappear, law targets cowboys

Blotter covers the weird Twin Cities news fit to print

Legal teen drinking would curb binging, Minn. lawmaker says

The bill would allow teens as young as 16 and 17 to drink at restaurants with their parents.

Minn. DFL bill would seat Franken provisionally

Minnesota Democrats have introduced a bill in the state Legislature that would seat Al Franken provisionally while the election contest is underway.

Best holiday cookies

Girl Power: Female leadership in the state legislature remains

Minnesotan women held thier own this election occupying 70 seats in the state legislature, the highest in the state's history.

Should lawmakers amend the Minnesota bicycle laws?

Minnesotan women held thier own this election occupying 70 seats in the state legislature, the highest in the state's history.

Arts Community Fires Warning Shot for Southern Theater

Minnesotan women held thier own this election occupying 70 seats in the state legislature, the highest in the state's history.

Pawlenty flip-flops on Cuba just in time to cozy up to McCain

Is Gov. Tim Pawlenty's change of heart politically motivated?

Running Man

Keith Ellison, the DFL's endorsee for Congress in the Fifth District, has spent the summer countering attacks from Republicans—and Democrats. What made him everyone's favorite target?

Twins Stadium: Verbatim testimony from the House

Keith Ellison, the DFL's endorsee for Congress in the Fifth District, has spent the summer countering attacks from Republicans—and Democrats. What made him everyone's favorite target?

Wrath of Kahn: Strib won't publish Phyllis's anti-stadium op-ed

Keith Ellison, the DFL's endorsee for Congress in the Fifth District, has spent the summer countering attacks from Republicans—and Democrats. What made him everyone's favorite target?

Wanted: Someone To Write An Ode to a Urinal

Is there no one in Minnesota who can handle the job?

Dragnet

A new computer database system called CriMNet is supposed to revolutionize crime fighting in Minnesota. Cops, politicians, big business, and the media love it.

Reckless Eyeballin'

Longtime civil rights activist and agitator Ron Edwards talks about the city he loves and hates

Stop That Train

Neighborhood groups say the Gopher/Vikings stadium drive is going too fast

Sacred Cow Tipping

'Lavender' quibbles with Dibble

War All the Time

Drugs and terrorism: Who's pushing who?

Print the Legend

In 40 self-sacrificing years at the helm of the University Film Society, Al Milgrom has seen his reputation grow to mythic stature. How this grumpy old man might cope with turning over his life’s work is another story.

Seeds of Dissent

Is the debate over genetically modified crops being nipped in the bud at the state capitol?

Off Beat

Is the debate over genetically modified crops being nipped in the bud at the state capitol?

Off Beat

Is the debate over genetically modified crops being nipped in the bud at the state capitol?

Black Like Us

Political machinations, intrigue, and good old-fashioned mudslinging: A look behind the scenes of the Minneapolis NAACP election scandal

Off Beat

Political machinations, intrigue, and good old-fashioned mudslinging: A look behind the scenes of the Minneapolis NAACP election scandal

Whitewater Affair

The current investigation into rafting the rapids on Minneapolis's stretch of the Mississippi

Lost in Cyberspace

The battle over the Office of Technology has ended. The bureaucrats won.

E-mails from the Edge

The battle over the Office of Technology has ended. The bureaucrats won.

High Expectations

Paranoia causes the Legislature to do an about-face on industrial hemp production.

THE ACLU JUST SAYS NO TO A POWER GRAB

Taking Liberties

THE MINNESOTA CIVIL Liberties Union's controversial board-packing move last spring--widely regarded as a power grab orchestrated by MCLU founder Matthew Stark and current president Jules Beck--has been condemned as undemocratic by the n

The Wrath of Kahnby

Taking Liberties

THE MINNESOTA CIVIL Liberties Union's controversial board-packing move last spring--widely regarded as a power grab orchestrated by MCLU founder Matthew Stark and current president Jules Beck--has been condemned as undemocratic by the n

Clang and Blame

City Council member Joe Biernat's trip to England heats up an old battle over a giant metal shredder slated for north Minneapolis.

Getting Rich on Tips

City Council member Joe Biernat's trip to England heats up an old battle over a giant metal shredder slated for north Minneapolis.