First housing bill heard in Legislature would curb foreclosure abuses

January 16, 2013

At a packed Capitol press conference Wednesday morning, Rep. Karen Clark (DFL-Minneapolis) asked “how many in this room live near a home that’s been foreclosed?” Nearly every hand in the room went up. “It affects all of us,” Clark concluded. Statewide statistics tell a similar story. According to Clark, 22,000 Minnesota families lost their homes […]

by Aaron Klemz

Republican correspondence 15

January 15, 2013

Downey has his supporters

by Steve Timmer

No word from Tony Cornish so far

January 14, 2013

C’mon Tony, where’s you bill?

by Steve Timmer
LeftMN Radio Hour

LeftMN Radio Hour 1-13

January 13, 2013

This week our guest is Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Minnesota Carrie Lucking

by Tony Petrangelo

The real agenda behind [the] antibullying campaign

January 12, 2013

Guess who wrote the op-ed that runs under that hed?

by Steve Timmer

Republican correspondence 14

January 12, 2013

His advice is not to open it

by Steve Timmer
Swearing In

The Weekly Wrap 1-11

January 11, 2013

We have dates for the special elections now. Nevermind the start of the session, it’s still election season!

by Tony Petrangelo

Who is Karma, and why is she so mean?

January 10, 2013

Asks Julie Rosen, plaintively

by Steve Timmer

A coincidence, or a portent?

January 10, 2013

Mille Lacs band buys half of DT St. Paul’s hotel rooms one week after Macy’s announces closure

by Aaron Klemz

Bakk announces session priorities

January 10, 2013

Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (DFL-Cook) announced the Senate DFL’s opening bills of the 2013 session at a Capitol press conference Thursday morning. The first four bills tackle a diverse array of subjects, including a health care exchange, indexing the minimum wage to inflation, all day kindergarten in Minnesota schools, and limiting the power of […]

by Aaron Klemz

Republican correspondence 13

January 10, 2013

Size does matter

by Steve Timmer

Republican correspondence 12

January 8, 2013

Someone wants to get paid

by Steve Timmer