No lunch for you!
There was a story in the news recently that goes something like this: When a 12-year-old Texas boy went to eat breakfast this week at his middle school a cafeteria worker took away the meal and tossed...
View ArticleMark Dayton keeps on keeping on
Despite what seemed like a three month or so period of non-stop bad news for Mark Dayton’s administration; from the sorry state of affairs at MNSure, to campaign finance violations, to issues involving...
View ArticleMark Dayton is in the pole position
A couple of weeks ago now the StarTribune released the results of their Minnesota poll. That poll showed Governor Mark Dayton with his highest approval ratings (58 approve, 29 disapprove) since he...
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We need time to be thoughtful
Senate GOP leader David Hann shows up at the governor’s presser today on the subject of a tax bill before the Legislature, grabs the microphone (actually, Governor Dayton, gracious host that he is,...
View ArticleDon’t like the outcome?
Change the rules, or maybe change the reality Today, my friends, I want to compare the dissembling, and bullshit carrying capacity, of two Republican politicians: Senate Minority Leader David Hann and...
View ArticleWhere were you, Dave?
As I mentioned in a previous story, there were two Republican “no” votes in the Senate on the tax bill passed by the Lege and signed by the governor last week. One was Dave Brown, and the other was the...
View ArticleThe Weekly Wrap 4-20
Because I’m a terrible, no good blogger, I did not write about the recent SurveyUSA poll that was released concerning the approval ratings of Minnesota’s incumbent Governor and Senator, Mark Dayton and...
View ArticleSuffolk University polls Minnesota for the first time
Suffolk University released a poll of the Minnesota political scene today. If you don’t look at many non-Minnesota polls you may be thinking, I’ve never heard of Suffolk, who are they? The Suffolk...
View ArticleMinnesota Political Convention Wrap
Before I get to the results of the conventions, there are a few items worth mentioning. ♣ Governor Mark Dayton announced that he would take matching funds in his race for Governor. Gov. Mark Dayton...
View ArticleTwo new polls paint different pictures of Minnesota races
Two new polls of the two big races in Minnesota this fall have come out, well, one of the polls is from last week and I’ve just now come around to write about it. So it’s new to these electronic...
View ArticleDear Tom, I burned the bridge
Or maybe you did Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature have been complaining about the raises that Governor Mark Dayton has given his Commissioners, raises given pursuant to authority given to him...
View ArticleDon’t sound the herald trumpets
[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...
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Working hard for the money
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...
View ArticleSex, Lies and Leadership
What we learned from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program and sex abuse cover-up in the Catholic Church Two Minnesota stories converged this week. The first, a federal judge declaring unconstitutional...
View ArticleSalaries are back in the news!
During the one day window that was given to him, Mark Dayton raised the salaries of his commissioners. You will remember that he raised them this spring, pursuant to authority given him by the...
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Consider the walleye
See the updates below. I swear to you that I never in my blogging life thought I’d write a story that had walleye in the title. But a whole industry has grown up around a fish that is, in general, a...
View ArticleWho will keep PolyMet’s grave clean? – a reprise
Here’s another of my stories about PolyMet and the perpetual care the mine site will need after PolyMet abandons it (because it will) . . . Because it sure won’t be PolyMet There was an article in the...
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“Leave no nest unshitted!”
Kurt Daudt, 2015 Governor Mark Dayton has said that whether or not to permit the PolyMet Mining non-ferrous or sulfide mining project will be the most momentous decision of his time as governor. In...
View ArticleHow do you drown-proof a mine?
It’s the question on everyone’s lips DNR commissioner Landwehr says legacy issues of mines require a bankruptcy-proof reclamation plan for Polymet pic.twitter.com/sLX3Kbp3ug — John Croman (@JohnCroman)...
View ArticleHow do you drown-proof a mine? Part 2
It’s still the question on everyone’s lips This is a follow-up story; you can read Part 1 here. And you should. After touring the Gilt Edge Mine with Governor Dayton, DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr...
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