On comments: the Yes 4 Minneapolis initiative

September 8, 2021

A reader says, “No, Don Samuels doesn’t care.”

by Steve Timmer

Parsimonious twittery in the Minnesota Senate

January 30, 2021

And now in the House, too!

by Steve Timmer

Will Trump’s thug secret police be in Minneapolis soon?

July 18, 2020

Sure looks like it.

by Dan Burns

The Ballad of Bobby Kroll

June 3, 2020

Let’s hope when this spasm of violence and mendacity is past, a better day will emerge

by Steve Timmer

The Fifteen Dollar minimum wage

August 29, 2016

This is a cross post from the professor’s blog, Schultz’s Take. The case is set to be heard in the Minnesota Supreme Court tomorrow. After the story, I have a few observations. Steve – o O o – The decision to place the $15 minimum wage on the ballot in Minneapolis is up to the […]

by David Schultz

Ranked Choice Voting Question Time: Majority Winner

October 14, 2013

Last week, in a post titled Ask Me Anything: Ranked Choice Voting, I invited readers to ask me questions about Ranked Choice Voting, the system of voting being used in Minneapolis and St. Paul this year. And if you haven’t guessed it yet, this post is where I start answering those questions. This is not […]

by Tony Petrangelo

The Weekly Wrap 4-19

April 19, 2013

Are you going to the Humphrey-Mondale dinner on 4-20? If so, bring me back a brownie

by Tony Petrangelo

Second choice: RCV lessons from 2009

February 5, 2013

One race offers some insights

by Aaron Klemz

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

The Weekly Wrap 12-7

December 7, 2012

In which I am on the Very Important Twitter People List and Aaron and Steve are not

by Tony Petrangelo

First poll with Klobuchar against Bills is like every other MN Senate poll so far

June 9, 2012

PPP (6/8, no trend lines): Amy Klobuchar (D-inc) 55 Kurt Bills (R) 29 Undecided 16 (MoE: ±3.1%) PPP tested four different people against Amy Klobuchar and they all fared pretty much the same, A-Klo was between 56-55 and everyone they put up against her was between 29-27. Of all the people who they put up […]

by Tony Petrangelo