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May 23, 2013
Poll: Buying beers on Sunday is way more popular than DFL, MNGOP, or Mark Dayton
Today, Public Policy Polling released its end-of-session snapshot of the popularity of Minnesota's elected officials.SEE ALSO: Conservatives upset Mark Dayton missed speech for birth of first grandchildAnd this probably won't surprise you, but it turns out buying a cold beer on a Sunday is way more ... More >>
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May 6, 2013
Mpls City Council committee snubs Hourcar in favor of German car-sharing company
Last week, Mayor R.T. Rybak took to Facebook and characterized a City Council committee's recommendation to partner with Car2Go for an on-street expansion of the city's car-sharing program as "a great development for all our neighborhoods."SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff wants developer who wrote fake emails ... More >>
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April 22, 2013
Michele Bachmann reportedly knew about unethical payments to Iowa senator [UPDATE]
-- Update at bottom; original post from morning of April 19 --Yesterday, we told you about how Andy Parrish is prepared to throw his old boss under the bus and corroborate allegations that Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign made unethical payments to Iowa Sen. Ken Sorenson.SEE ALSO: Michele Ba ... More >>
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April 17, 2013
Bachmann's book tour to promote moribund autobiography has her in fresh trouble with feds
Michele Bachmann's late 2011 tour to promote her autobiography, "Core of Conviction," has apparently landed her in fresh trouble with federal investigators.HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: Michele Bachmann and Bradlee Dean both set to speak at right-wing event After six weeks of promotional touring and nearl ... More >>
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April 15, 2013
Michele Bachmann embarrasses herself during House Intelligence Committee hearing [VIDEO]
If you had any doubt that ousting Michele Bachmann from the Intelligence Committee should be a no-brainer, check out this video.FROM LAST WEEK: Jim Graves will run again next year, setting up rematch with Bachmann [UPDATE] Bachmann, who remains on the committee despite a recent 200,000-person petiti ... More >>
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April 15, 2013
House DFLers propose 7-cent tax increase on beer pints, 84-cent hike on 12ers
Today, House DFLers unveiled their proposed tax bill, and it's bad news for those of you who like to drink.SEE ALSO: The "I hate the Pedal Pub" Facebook page is hilarious [IMAGES]House DFLers are proposing the first increase in the state's liquor tax in years. It'd add roughly seven cents to the cos ... More >>
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April 12, 2013
Minnesota cafe offers discounts for gun owners on "conceal and carry" Thursdays
While legislators locally and nationally debate gun control, a diner in the Minnesota town of Brownsdale is taking its own stance on the second amendment. At the Langtry Cafe, Thursdays are conceal and carry day.See Also: - Minnesota lawmakers propose gun control legislation [VIDEO] - Pro-gun group' ... More >>
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April 11, 2013
Don Samuels: Unions gave me "an envelope with a couple grand" for Vikings stadium vote
Buried in a recent Star Tribune piece about the Minneapolis mayoral race is a shocking quote from City Council member and mayoral candidate Don Samuels.SEE ALSO: Who's in the race? A guide to the six candidates for Minneapolis mayor In one passage, Samuels seems to say that a coalition of union work ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2013
Who's in the race? A guide to the six candidates for Minneapolis mayor
In the three months since R.T. Rybak announced he wouldn't seek a fourth term as mayor of Minneapolis, a full cast of characters has emerged to vie for his seat in City Hall. There are the three City Council Members with their history of competition and split votes. There's the sole non-DFL candidat ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Feds investigating Michele Bachmann for alleged under-the-table campaign payments
Last summer, Michele Bachmann was hit was a lawsuit alleging she was involved with the theft of a private email list from a computer in Iowa during her presidential campaign. Then, in January, former staffers went public with allegations Bachmann hadn't ponied up pay she still owed them.SEE ALSO: Mi ... More >>
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March 20, 2013
Gov. Dayton calls death of gun background checks bill "very disappointing," blasts NRA
Last night, a bill calling for backgrounds checks on all firearm purchases in Minnesota died in a House committee, meaning any gun control legislation approved this legislative session will be watered down at best.SEE ALSO: MNGOP Rep. Tony Cornish says Jesus would pack heat if he were alive today Th ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2013
North Dakota moving to ban all abortions with "personhood" bills
North Dakota is establishing itself as the most anti-abortion state in the nation with "personhood" bills that are working their way through the GOP-dominated Legislature.SEE ALSO: North Dakota Capitol reporters repeatedly warned about wearing revealing clothing If either of the measures are ultimat ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2013
Rep. Tony Cornish wore a semi-automatic rifle pin to today's gun control hearing [PHOTO]
This morning the legislature kicked off three days of gun control hearings, starring Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder.SEE ALSO: Minnesota lawmakers propose gun control legislation [VIDEO] Cornish has emerged as the legislature's staunchest gun rights advocate -- a title he wore proudly, literally, ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2013
Obama in Mpls: "Law enforcement officers should never be outgunned on the streets"
President Obama traveled to North Minneapolis this afternoon to deliver a speech in support of his new gun control proposals. His remarks didn't contain anything anything distinct from what he laid out on January 16, but he did offer up some praise for what the city of Minneapolis has gone to r ... More >>
Blogs
January 29, 2013
Gary Schiff announcing campaign for Minneapolis mayor
After months of teasing a mayoral run, Minneapolis City Councilmember Gary Schiff will make it official at a press conference at noon today. SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff files for mayoral run Betsy Hodges files to run for mayor
Blogs
January 25, 2013
Pete Hegseth on lady soldiers: "You don't want to have to deal with Matt's feelings toward Mary"
Yesterday, in a surprising move, outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order allowing women to partake in armed combat for the first time in American history.SEE ALSO: Decorated war vet Pete Hegseth seeking GOP endorsement to challenge Klobuchar [VIDEO]Panetta's move had the strong suppo ... More >>
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January 16, 2013
Andy Parrish says he has "no intention of abiding" by Obama's proposed gun restrictions
Just over a month after the Newtown school shooting, President Obama today revealed his ambitious gun control proposal.SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann's favorite gun is the Bushmaster AR-15 used in Newtown [VIDEO] But a day before the president announced what some are calling the "most expansive gun-cont ... More >>
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January 16, 2013
Rybak in D.C. to support, lobby for Obama's proposals on gun reform
When Obama announced his gun law reform agenda this morning, R.T. Rybak was at the White House.The Minneapolis mayor, who co-hosted a Regional Gun Summit here just last week, is in D.C. for the day to lobby in support of the president's proposal.See Also:- Andy Parrish says he has "no intention of a ... More >>
News
January 2, 2013
When will gay marriage be legal in Minnesota?
After 42 years, the same-sex marriage debate in Minnesota might finally come to a close
Blogs
December 13, 2012
Doomtree Day in Minneapolis is Friday, proclaims Mayor Rybak
The Mayans (or dumb folks from the present, depending on what you believe) predicted our impending doom for just over a week from now, but an impending Doomtree Day is coming even sooner. In conjunction with the opening night of the Doomtree Blowout 8 at First Avenue, Minneapolis mayor R.T. Ry ... More >>
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December 3, 2012
MN Majority's Dan McGrath: "We have strong evidence that there are indicators of fraud"
Last month, Minnesota Majority's Dan McGrath took lots of heat for blaming the not-really-that-close defeat of the voter ID amendment on voter fraud, despite not presenting any evidence fraud actually occurred. SEE ALSO: Minnesota Majority wanted you to follow buses leaving polling places on electio ... More >>
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November 30, 2012
Betsy Hodges files to run for mayor as she and Gary Schiff await Rybak's decision
City Council Member Betsy Hodges recently filed the paperwork necessary to run for mayor next year.SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff wants city of Minneapolis to send Cruz home police bill to PNC BankBut will she actually follow through with it? Hodges says it depends on whether R.T. Rybak decides to seek a fou ... More >>
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November 2, 2012
Minnesota Majority wants you to follow buses leaving polling places on election day
In the fall of 2010, Minnesota Majority, the state's leading pro-voter ID group, created the Election Integrity Watch. As a press release published at the time noted, Election Watch "is a program designed to engage voters across the state to be vigilant, watching for and reporting on election fraud. ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2012
Mike Freeman on GOPers making Franken-Coleman voter fraud allegations: "They are just liars"
In the most recent edition of the New Yorker, Jane Meyer takes a close look at the Republican lawyer who has spearheaded the drive for tighter voter ID laws nationally and here in Minnesota, Hans von Spakovsky.Along with John Fund, von Spakovsky recently cowrote a book entitled, "Who's Counting?: Ho ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2012
MNGOP staffer claims to be Democrat in letter to editor, urges DFLers to vote for write-in candidate [UPDATE]
On October 23, the Brainerd Dispatch published a letter to the editor written by a self-proclaimed Democrat named Stephen Sundquist.SEE ALSO:-- Fargo-Moorhead Forum publishes comically sexist 'war against men' letter to the editor-- Mike Parry falsely claims Faribault Daily News' endorsement; gets s ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2012
Mark Dayton gets F grade in Cato Institute's 2012 governor fiscal policy report card
The D.C.-based Cato Institute is a conservative think tank co-founded by Charles Koch, so of course researchers there and Gov. Mark Dayton weren't destined to be bosom buddies.SEE ALSO:-- Mark Dayton rips Paul Ryan for fudging Grandma's Marathon time... by over an hour-- Mike Parry says Governor Day ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2012
Amy Klobuchar "surprised" after Kurt Bills throws Bush tax cuts under the bus [VIDEO]
BREAKING NEWS: Republicans don't like tax increases, whether they're a result of new legislation or simply allowing tax cuts to expire. SEE ALSO:-- Kurt Bills, GOP Senate candidate, says he'd support tax increase, fight Grover Norquist-- Obama up 7 in Minnesota, Klobuchar up 19, says new poll-- Mich ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2012
Mpls City Council passes Civilian Review Authority overhaul 8-5
After a heated debate, the Minneapolis City Council voted 8-5 to approve an amended overhaul of the Civilian Review Authority, a controversial police oversight board started more than 20 years ago. See Also: Mpls City Council committee passes CRA overhaul despite public outcry Senate passes bill to ... More >>
Blogs
September 18, 2012
Kurt Bills, GOP Senate candidate, says he'd support tax increase, fight Grover Norquist
The stress of a moribund U.S. Senate campaign might be getting to Kurt Bills.SEE ALSO:-- Michael Brodkorb hates Kurt Bills, wants write-in MNGOP U.S. Senate candidate-- Kurt Bills' new ad takes Klobuchar's joke out of context, but what else do you expect? [VIDEO]-- Dave Wellstone calls Kurt Bills' h ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2012
Mitt Romney blames Wisconsin's problems on Obama, ignores Scott Walker [VIDEO]
SEE ALSO:-- Wisconsin lost more jobs than any other state over last yearMary Hoglund, 83, spits in Romney supporter's face during Wisconsin event [VIDEO]-- Michele Bachmann says Romney is best presidential candidate because Obama is too wealthy [VIDEO]Scott Walker became governor of Wisconsin in ear ... More >>
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August 29, 2012
GOP platform's new anti-porn stance unexpectedly mirrors Bachmann's pledge
SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann pledges to ban "all forms of pornography" if elected president-- Bachmann pledge: Black families were better off during slavery than they are under Obama-- Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch: "There is a way to have a more 'forcible rape'" [VIDEO]While running for pres ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2012
Ed Hansen, Confederate flag-flying West St. Paul City Council member, back in trouble
In February, we brought you the story of Ed Hansen, the conservative West St. Paul City Council member who, much to the chagrin of his neighbors, fellow councilors, and African-Americans everywhere, flew the stars and bars at home.Hansen's fellow councilors said there was little they could do beyond ... More >>
News
June 6, 2012
Voter ID is the new Jim Crow
New laws in dozens of states could cost Obama votes
Blogs
May 23, 2012
Taxpayers League's poll says majority of Minneapolis opposes Vikings stadium plan
Would you want to go down in history as the city official known for running the Vikings out of Minnesota? Probably not. But what if a majority of your city's residents stood behind you when you voted "no"?This morning, just two days before the Minneapolis City Council is expected to rubber-stamp the ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2012
Mark Dayton very popular, MNGOP-controlled legislature about as popular as kick in the pants
Gov. Mark Dayton will probably have a friendlier legislature to work with next year. A new SurveyUSA poll of 600 Minnesotans found that only 21 percent of respondents approve of the job the MNGOP-controlled legislature was doing during the last days of this year's session, compared to 67 percent dis ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Dayton vetoes "smokin' hot" MNGOP-crafted tax cut bill
An exchange on the House floor Tuesday night succinctly captured the difference of opinion between MNGOP and DFL lawmakers about a tax bill vetoed this morning by Gov. Mark Dayton.House Taxes Committee Chairman Greg Davids, R-Preston, described the legislation as a "smokin' hot tax bill." In reply, ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Ron Paul actually won Minnesota's GOP presidential caucus, it turns out
Remember all that stuff you read about Rick Santorum winning Minnesota's February Republican presidential caucus? Forget you ever saw it. Because last weekend, the Republican votes that matter the most were cast at Minnesota's district conventions, and Ron Paul won the majority of them.Paul won 20 o ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2012
Michele Bachmann, drowned out by Obamacare supporters, says: "We are surrounded by those who benefit from socialism"
If a shrill, conservative tree falls in the woods but everybody around is making too much noise to hear it, does it make a sound?Apparently, it does. And it sounds something like: "We are surrounded by those who benefit from socialism."Those were Michele Bachmann's words today in the midst of a c ... More >>
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March 26, 2012
Geoff Michel avoids Senate ethics investigation for handling of Brodkorb-Koch scandal
Divided along partisan lines, there isn't enough support among Senate Ethics Committee members to launch an ethics investigation into how Sen. Geoff Michel, R-Edina, handled the Amy Koch-Michael Brodkorb scandal.During a hearing last Friday, the four member committee discussed an ethics complaint ... More >>
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March 23, 2012
Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign, $1 million in debt, didn't live within its means
Remember Michele Bachmann's vehement opposition to raising the county's debt ceiling? Remember in her book, where she gushes about the way she and Marcus were able to quickly pay down their college loans?Today, it was revealed that Bachmann, an outspoken advocate of fiscal responsibility, didn't ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2012
Minnesota gets D corruptibility grade, says State Integrity Investigation
Minnesota is in the middle of the pack when it comes to the potential for government corruption, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International, and Global Integrity.The study, called the State Integrity Investigation, gave Minnesota a D grade, which rank ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
Michael Brodkorb social media rules ordered Republicans to delete controversial material
After Republicans took control of the Minnesota Senate and made Michael Brodkorb communications director for the caucus, Brodkorb sent out a memo laying out the rules of social media. Addressed to "all staff," the memo begins by explaining that caucus members have a stake in the Minnesota Senat ... More >>
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March 2, 2012
Decorated war vet Pete Hegseth seeking GOP endorsement to challenge Klobuchar [VIDEO]
Army National Guard Capt. Pete Hegseth's announcement that he is running against incumbent Amy Klobuchar for one of Minnesota U.S. Senate seats represents an "upgrade" over other GOPers already in the race, The Hill writes. The Hill cites Hegseth's national fundraising network from his time runni ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Michele Bachmann will run again come hell or high water
Michele Bachmann plans to run for another term in Congress, no matter what this week's redistricting brings. Bachmann held a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol this morning to demand more transparency into state and federal medicaid programs, declaring plans to work with Republicans and Dem ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Santorum's low-turnout, symbolic Minnesota victory signals Republican dissatisfaction
Well, with Romney finishing a distant third, T-Paw is looking less influential than ever, isn't he?Rick Santorum crushed his Republican presidential competitors during yesterday's Minnesota GOP caucus, but the victory is only as significant as the momentum it generates for his campaign in states ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2012
Ron Paul glitterbombed at Minneapolis Convention Center [VIDEO]
There's something in the air the night before the caucus. As Republican candidates descended on our fair state for today's caucus, the glitter was inevitably not far behind. At a campaign rally in downtown Minneapolis last night, Congressman Ron Paul became the latest conservative presidential c ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
Mitt Romney's dubstep anthem has arrived
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a new song dedicated to him with a message he probably won't approve. "Willard Mitt Romney Song" by Minneapolis electro-hop act the Sicko Pervs arrived over the weekend -- just as the former Massachusetts governor heads into a heated Republican pr ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Ron Paul focusing on MN caucus, buys "substantial" airtime in state
Ron Paul, for one, isn't overlooking the Minnesota GOP presidential caucus, coming up on February 7. Paul's campaign recently announced that it has purchased "substantial" airtime in Minnesota in advance of the oft-inconsequential event, which has added significance this year as Republicans conti ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Poll: Klobuchar "close to unbeatable," Franken solid
Apparently the PIPA debacle hasn't significantly hurt the political fortunes of Al Franken or Amy Klobuchar.A new Public Policy Polling poll conducted over last weekend concludes that Klobuchar will be very tough to beat this year. Franken's favorable numbers, while weaker than Klobuchar's, indic ... More >>
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