That complicated policing issue: It’s not an either/or thing
We know it is not that simple, but when making arguments everyone runs to one extreme side of the ledger or the other.
Dave Mindeman
Reasons for impeaching Trump: It’s not just partisanship
This man is a violation of American principles in every aspect of his actions.
AG Barr’s behavior exposes flaws in the special counsel rules
By putting so much authority in the hands of an administration appointee, the attorney general, Neal Katyal’s rules can be usurped by a corrupt and partisan AG bent on protecting the president.
Democrats are the real champions of rural Minnesota
I would venture to say that Democrats have done more for rural Minnesota than the Minnesota Republicans have ever accomplished. Look at the record.
The Republican war on trains is drastically misplaced
A good mass transit system’s dividends: less pollution, fewer traffic jams, fewer single-occupant cars, more development around rail, lower maintenance costs (as compared to roads), and more construction jobs.
Let’s get past the marijuana stereotypes and use it properly for pain
Minnesota’s medical marijuana program is far too restrictive, too timid, and too costly.
The Senate Office Building and the posturing of the minority
Complaints aside, what exactly would the Senate minority have done to solve the space issue?
The Iran treaty: a strategic consideration
Instant criticism from Republicans of the deal is a failure to look at the bigger picture.
Minnesota’s transparency forecast is overcast and gloomy
After a session of posturing and partisan barbs, the important decisions in Minnesota are getting made behind closed doors.
If the state’s budget is like a family’s, why is the Minnesota GOP so willing to take on debt?
Republicans are always careful about raising taxes, but when it comes to debt, they are the equivalent of your friend who uses one credit card to pay off another.
Now fiscal analysis will have competing numbers
Do we really need to create another agency to do fiscal analysis?
Trucking industry wants bigger loads? Then pay more for roads
A bill that would increase the maximum truck load from 80,000 to 97,000 pounds is weaving its way through the legislature.
House GOP thinks transportation funds are Monopoly money
We need to make a dramatic move in transportation. For greater Minnesota, for suburban Minnesota, for the Metro — for everyone in this state.
Nix the 2016 session? Here’s why not.
It’s a bad idea for at least 3 reasons.
Greater Minnesota’s marijuana problem
In greater Minnesota there are just four outlets medical marijuana: Hibbing, Moorhead, St. Cloud, and Rochester.
About those MNsure weighted rate increases
The weighted average assumes that people will renew the same policy they chose last year.
MN GOP: The bargain of silence on social conservative issues
It is hard to believe that the issue that defined the Minnesota GOP when they controlled the Minnesota House — gay marriage and the amendment — has now completely vanished from their political radar.
The Independence Party’s slow descent into oblivion
2014 is going to be described as either a joke (at best) or the death knell of the IP.
Affordable Care Act: Another story behind the numbers
We hear so often that Obamacare is unpopular — but what do polling numbers really say?
The Independence Party: a closing window of opportunity
Too often the IP is forced to take “anybody” willing to file for office. The messages get mixed up and sometimes are uncertain.
