A conversation before drifting off

February 2, 2015

A little political pillow talk

by Steve Timmer

Mining fun with numbers!

January 31, 2015

With an update on 2 – 1

by Steve Timmer

Miscellany – Uncle Billy gets a gig (1/30)

January 30, 2015

A perusal of the new roster of the staff of the houses of the legislature is always interesting, especially after a change in control from one party to another. And that’s true of the House staff roster this year, too. One of the names that popped right out at me was Bill Glahn, everyone’s favorite […]

by Steve Timmer

Taking all the fun out of it

January 29, 2015

For Minnesota Majority’s Dan McGrath

by Steve Timmer

Miscellany: Lifehacks with bread bags (1/26)

January 26, 2015

Ace teevee reporter Pat Kessler explains how it was really done: So did our family of 13 kids in Minnesota: we wore bread bags over our feet inside winter boots to keep dry and warm. — Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) January 26, 2015 Only a complete nimrod would put bags on the outside of shoes because they […]

by Steve Timmer

Dear rural friends: it’s not our fault

January 25, 2015

The politics of grievance and resentment

by Steve Timmer

Miscellany: Tomassoni edition (1-24)

January 24, 2015

He’s Exhibit A in the Range DFL’s sense of government entitlement

by Steve Timmer

Miscellany 1-23

January 23, 2015

In a story here on January 21st, it was noted that the administrative law judge was denying the request of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy to subpoena DNR and PCA witnesses for a hearing on the Sandpiper (“KXL Lite”) pipeline application. The story mentions that the DNR and the PCA were not parties to […]

by Steve Timmer

Making a record at the Public Utilities Commission

January 21, 2015

Update: January 28th: According to informed sources, the ALJ did not reverse himself and allow the subpoenas to issue. However, the DNR has apparently asked to testify, but the MPCA has not. It would be very interesting to know the communications that took place between the DNR and the MPCA, on the one hand, and […]

by Steve Timmer

Miscellany on MLK Day

January 19, 2015

Spitting in Martin’s eye

by Steve Timmer

Bloomington Ten exonerated!

January 18, 2015

On charges of “crimes against shopping”

by Steve Timmer

Miscellany 1-17-15

January 17, 2015

It frequently happens that an interesting item will come along that I would like to comment on or provide a link to, but it isn’t material for a whole story. That’s where the idea of Miscellany was born. It won’t be an aggregator, exactly, and I won’t do it with any predictable regularity. Each issue […]

by Steve Timmer