TIFs are unhealthy for schools and other living things

March 29, 2015

Facing the TIF-industrial complex

by Steve Timmer

TIF-ed off in Edina!

March 27, 2015

Feeding the buzzard

by Steve Timmer
Minnesota State Capitol

Working hard for the money

March 23, 2015

Although it has kind of died down now, there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth at the Legislature over the salary increases given by Governor Mark Dayton to his Commissioners, first by the House Republicans and their leader, Speaker Kurt Daudt, followed shortly thereafter by DFL Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, who persuaded […]

by Steve Timmer

Performing feats of legerdemain

March 18, 2015

There’s a big difference between a teacher’s rating on a flawed and invalid evaluation system and her “performance.” Just don’t try and tell that to local media.

by Rob Levine

Don’t listen to Doug, again

March 7, 2015

I haven’t written for a while; I hope to be better in coming days. I have some catching up to do. There is no better place to start than with an op-ed piece by Doug Tice that appeared in the Sunday, February 22nd edition of the Star Tribune. That’s a while ago, I know, but […]

by Steve Timmer

Tony, or your gut?

February 24, 2015

Don’t call Tony for the answer

by Steve Timmer

And along comes Terri!

February 22, 2015

Well, and Jenifer, too!

by Steve Timmer

How can you defame Larry Klayman?

February 19, 2015

It’s harder than it looks

by Steve Timmer

Who appointed Jim Nobles to be Pontius Pilate?

February 17, 2015

Here’s the lede from a Strib article about Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles’ performance at a House committee hearing on Tuesday, February 17th: An expansive report chronicles widespread problems during MNsure’s first year of operations, and concludes that achievements at the health insurance exchange were outweighed by failures. Nobles thinks it wasn’t worth it. You can read […]

by Steve Timmer

Don’t sound the herald trumpets

February 15, 2015

[Time: the present; Place: the governor’s office] An aide: Governor, Ambassadors Pappas, Torres Ray, and Goodwin from the Emir of Northern Minnesota are here to see you. Show them in. Don’t sound the herald trumpets, though. Aide: As you wish. [the three ambassadors enter, nervously, and stand before the governor] Do you bring greetings from the […]

by Steve Timmer

Dear Tom, I burned the bridge

February 13, 2015

Or maybe you did

by Steve Timmer

Rangers ride the Bomb

February 3, 2015

When Rangers play investment bankers

by Steve Timmer