Now is the winter of our MNbamacare discontent
Forget about December 2013 for a moment, and consider how things will look like on November 4, 2014.
Joe Loveland
About that anti-MNsure poster child
A false assertion gets over 10,000 placements in the conservative echo chamber, and the correction gets 3 hits in the 14th paragraph of the follow-up article.
The Daytonomics-Walkernomics border battle, MNsure and our addiction to instant analysis
As a liberal, I hope Daytonomics bests Walkernomics, and expect it will. But it’s much too early to make declare a winner.
Context matters in minimum wage debate
Minnesota’s minimum wage hasn’t been adjusted in a very long time, and plenty of successful economies are operating very successfully with a much higher minimum wage.
When government ceases to be an abstraction
Government in the abstract is quite unpopular, while government in the specific is quite popular.
Dayton makes a mistake, learns the right lesson
Teddy Roosevelt said “the only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.”
Zygi’s blind spot
Mr. Wilf’s growing reputation problems run the risk of creating business problems.
The Bachmann wannabes: Conservative in the abstract, but slippery with specifics
Americans support the abstract notion of “cutting government spending,” but oppose cutting any of the component parts of “government spending.”
Minnesota Majority: Too fig to fail
Voting suppressor enthusiasts need something to cover up that which is embarrassing to show in public, a sort of 501(c)(3) fig leaf.
Naming the Vikings Stadium
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf hopes to secure a cool $10 to $15 million per year off of naming rights of the new stadium.
End state Senate confirmation authority
In a State Capitol environment rife with puerile debates, the most inane are those associated with confirmation of gubernatorial nominations to cabinet posts.
DisHonourable: Misrepresenting the size of Minnesota’s government
Scott Honour has been busy making the case that Minnesota state government spending is out-of-control. But is it an honorable claim?
5 reasons the DFL will lose ground in 2014
If I were a freshman DFL legislator, I wouldn’t quit my winter job yet.
South Dakota gov’s fiscal race-to-the-bottom not a selling point for Minnesotans with Dakota roots
I’m not interested in buying some of what Gov. Dennis Daugaard is so aggressively selling — low taxes and subsequently poor services.
Moderate middle copping out about 2013 session
You can’t simultaneously be for improved services, no new taxes, and a balanced budget and be said to have a balanced or responsible position.
The real heroes of the gay marriage debate
As the Minnesota House debates legislation to extend the freedom to marry to gay people, I’ve been reflecting on my own journey on this issue.
Are all higher education sabbaticals worth the taxpayer cost?
Higher education administrators, I’m willing to hold up my end of the higher education finance bargain. Are you willing to hold up your end on the cost-containment front?
The Fairview/U of M-Sanford merger: 3 good and bad questions to pose
Now that Attorney General Swanson has moved the Fairview-Sanford merger issue into the sunshine, what questions should Minnesotans be asking about it?
‘Democrat Party:’ The GOP’s childish name game
This practiced use of the epithet “Democrat Party” isn’t correct, and it usually isn’t a mistake.
Snow birds, not snowed birds
Good luck trying to draw Minnesotans to Florida year round.
