Price Controls and Subsidies

Readers respond to "Farming for Federal Dollars"

Farming for Federal Dollars

Meet the Minnesotans who receive subsidies for not growing anything

Collin Peterson rejects real changes to massive government farm subsidy program

The program that sent $250,000 to Michele Bachmann's family farm appears bullet proof.

Righty fans cry foul over Bachmann-as-welfare queen data

To which it's hard to resist paraphrasing a favorite GOP campaign attack: She was for the crop subsidies before she was against them.

Crop subsidy data suggests Michele Bachmann is a welfare queen

As Michele Bachmann rails against government handouts, some of her critics point out she's feeding at the government trough.

Six Minnesotans sue Pawlenty over budget cuts

A lawsuit filed yesterday challenges the constitutionality of Pawlenty's use of unallotment.

Leading the fight for farm welfare

A lawsuit filed yesterday challenges the constitutionality of Pawlenty's use of unallotment.

The Last Place on Earth

After the final remaining Hmong refugee camp in Thailand closed, Minnesota greeted five thousand new residents with warm words and closed doors. Now many are homeless and struggling to survive.

Wal-Mart Welfare

After the final remaining Hmong refugee camp in Thailand closed, Minnesota greeted five thousand new residents with warm words and closed doors. Now many are homeless and struggling to survive.

Ford Tough

Hard times and idle lines come to the auto plant in St. Paul

Wal-Mart fights disclosure of how much it's costing Minnesota taxpayers

Hard times and idle lines come to the auto plant in St. Paul

No wetland left behind

Hard times and idle lines come to the auto plant in St. Paul

Corporate Welfare

Hard times and idle lines come to the auto plant in St. Paul

The Hidden Costs of Shitty Jobs

Hard times and idle lines come to the auto plant in St. Paul

Home Wreckers

Budget shenanigans by HUD and Bush threaten section 8 housing

Musical Chairs

A nonprofit developer sends poor tenants packing--to make room for other poor tenants

On Your Own

The vacancy rate among buildings that accept Section 8 already hovers between zero to 2 percent, and it's going to get worse. According to a recent study, landlords are "increasingly reluctant to accept Section 8 tenants."

House of Hollman

Four months after she moved in, Carmen Brown found out the city would be razing her building to spruce up the neighborhood. It's one of numerous additions to the demolition list produced by the Hollman agreement

WAR STORIES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Four months after she moved in, Carmen Brown found out the city would be razing her building to spruce up the neighborhood. It's one of numerous additions to the demolition list produced by the Hollman agreement

As We Know It

Four months after she moved in, Carmen Brown found out the city would be razing her building to spruce up the neighborhood. It's one of numerous additions to the demolition list produced by the Hollman agreement

Swept Away

The likely demolition of over 700 public housing units in north Minneapolis will scatter people who live there and open up 73 acres of prime real estate at downtown's edge. Is it a matter of civic renewal or a land grab?