Issues Archive for All
May 16, 2012
We’ve pulled together a list of what we consider the more important initiatives that were passed by the Legislature and presented to the governor, whether they were signed or not.
May 16, 2012
Here are some of my thoughts on the omnibus tax bill and the expenditure type reporting.
May 11, 2012
The labor force participation rate is not increasing as we crawl out of the recession and as the unemployment rate drops.
May 10, 2012
First reactions to President Obama’s newly announced approval of same-sex marriage bespeak shaky mirror imaging. While folks on the right are routinely critical of its very core, they’re rejoicing in what they see as its politics.
May 9, 2012
Here is a public pension update as we await the end of session. The pension bill was passed by both houses and will be presented to the governor. I have been told that Dayton does not care about the bill. (I kind of felt the same way, mostly, so I kept looking for some kind of trade for passing it but got one.) The pension system is underfunded by at least $13.7 billion.
May 9, 2012
Less than a week after Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the omnibus tax bill, a second omnibus tax bill passed in the House and is waiting for a vote in the Senate. The first bill was good. This second bill—a sincere effort to compromise with Dayton—is, well, half as good.
May 8, 2012
The Senate version of the Vikings stadium bill has a provision tucked away in the last two pages that seems a bit out of place.
May 6, 2012
We've got a vivid picture of the Republicans and conservatives in our midst. They're a sour, dour lot—close-minded, tight-fisted and intolerant. Some are businesspeople, greedy and self-interested. Others are rednecks, poorly informed, clinging to their guns and religion.
May 4, 2012
Otto von Bismarck, famous for unifying Germany in the 19th century, is famously quoted as saying, “Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made.”
May 3, 2012
American Experiment presentation to the Met Council makes recommendations on the 2040 Regional Development Framework
