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David Brauer

David Brauer

David Brauer has been a reporter for local alt-weeklies and magazines, a community newspaper editor, a radio talk show host and a national freelancer. He's covered Minnesota media for MinnPost since 2007. He likes readers and tipsters.

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Political Agenda

Franken: More trouble to come?

By David Brauer | 04/30/08
Channel 2's Mary Lahammer says "word around the Capitol is that [Al] Franken's troubles aren't over."
The Glean

Daily Glean: Read his lips: screwed-up taxes

By David Brauer | 04/30/08
By David BrauerWednesday, April 30, 2008 In Wednesday's local news roundup, Al Franken paid more taxes than he owed in Minnesota! Unfortunately, he underpaid everywhere else.
The Glean

Daily Glean: U: More Minnesotans uninsured than you think

By David Brauer | 04/29/08
By David Brauer | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 In Tuesday's local news roundup, the U says nearly 200,000 Minnesotans have lost workplace health insurance, even as business lobbyists argue against wider health care access.
Political Agenda

U economist helped write McCain's new health care plan

By David Brauer | 04/29/08
John McCain has added something other than tax incentives and tort reform to his health-care plan, and one Minnesotan helped show the way.
Political Agenda

Photo-ID voting in Minnesota: not precisely partisan

By David Brauer | 04/28/08
A Republican legislator crows about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow photo-ID requirements for voting, and explains why 10 House DFLers agree with him.
Braublog

Strib circulation falls again; PiPress steady

By David Brauer | 04/28/08
Despite pledges to the contrary, the Star Tribune continues to hemorrhage print readers, according to an Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) report released today. During the same period, PiPress circulation was essentially flat. Read more...
The Glean

Daily Glean: Dirty dirt down by the river

By David Brauer | 04/28/08
By David BrauerMonday, April 28, 2008 In Monday's local news roundup, gas-soaked ballpark dirt ends up by the Minnesota River: Did a state agency screw up? Also, why Minneapolis' pothole plague is particularly acute.
The Glean

Daily Glean: Lexis-Nexis hits Al Franken

By David Brauer | 04/25/08
By David Brauer | Friday, April 25, 2008 In Friday's local news roundup, Republicans use search engines to score an unverified hit on Al Franken. Also: TV sweeps roundup, featuring Don Shelby's smiling shiv! And: The Daily Show is coming to St.
Braublog

Global warming and the Strib comics page

By David Brauer | 04/24/08
Today's piece concerns the Strib's newest comic, Prickly City. It's the conservative replacement for the vacationing Doonesbury, and in general, it's been a genial David Brooks to the recently evicted Mallard Fillmore's angry Rush Limbaugh.
The Glean

Daily Glean: NTSB to Oberstar: Drop dead (with deference)

By David Brauer | 04/24/08
By David BrauerThursday, April 24, 2008 In Thursday's local news roundup, the National Transportation Safety Board chief goes obsequious with Jim Oberstar on I-35W, but won't budge on public hearings. Also: Where in the World is Carol Molnau?