The Weekly Wrap 9/28

September 28, 2013

♣ The long and winding road that was Michael Brodkorb’s lawsuit against the Minnesota Senate is now over. The Minnesota Senate will pay former Republican staffer Michael Brodkorb $30,000 to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit that it has already spent more than $300,000 to defend. The only winners are the lawyers that represented the Senate. […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Nanotechnology is coming to a home near you

September 26, 2013

Change too small to see but you will notice it when it arrives

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Looking for small government? Try the third world

September 26, 2013

Do you think this child could make it in the TBaalParty?

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Unions and shared prosperity

September 24, 2013

In science, where reason rules, this suggests an inverse relationship. The demise of organized Labor has given the top end a chance to provide some trickle down.

by Jeff Wilfahrt

Deform’s dowager queen

September 24, 2013

Types through clenched teeth

by Steve Timmer

Mining poll shows Minnesotans like the environment

September 23, 2013

Last week Mining Truth, a coalition of Minnesota environmental groups, released the results of a poll they had Public Policy Polling commission concerning Minnesota’s feelings about issues around sulfide mining. They released the results of two polls, one of the entire state of Minnesota, one of just the eighth congressional district. These are the results […]

by Tony Petrangelo

The Weekly Wrap 9-21

September 21, 2013

Mark Andrew responds to the Strib poll and Julianne Ortman’s campaign roll out continues

by Tony Petrangelo

Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Sack at Drinking Liberally

September 20, 2013

Star Tribune cartoonist Steve Sack was the guest at Drinking Liberally last night, September 19th, at the 331 Club in Minneapolis. Steve showed us a couple of dozen of his favorite cartoons and told us a little about how they came to be. (The one above is from a presidential election cycle before the most […]

by Steve Timmer

Put a wrench in the gears in childish defiance, the Boehner way

September 19, 2013

Boehner doesn’t want legislation duly enacted to work.

by Jeff Wilfahrt

A tale of two labor organizations

September 18, 2013

Enabling the asset strippers and union busters

by Steve Timmer

StarTribune polls the Minneapolis Mayoral race, finds no one breaking 20%

September 16, 2013

The StarTribune released a poll of the Minneapolis Mayoral race that shows the following: Pulse Opinion Research (9/15, no trend lines): 1st Choice – Minneapolis Mayor Dan Cohen (I) 16 Don Samuels (DFL) 16 Stephanie Woodruff (DFL) 5 Cam Winton (I) 9 Jackie Cherryhomes (DFL) 7 Bob Fine (DFL) 1 Betsy Hodges (DFL) 14 Mark Andrew […]

by Tony Petrangelo

Not under every bed, Jason

September 15, 2013

Just on the radio

by Steve Timmer