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Capitol Retort: Transparency, single subject, marathon run
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: No form letters for this senator, please
“The two things you never want to hear an elected official say are, ‘Trust me,’ and ‘I’ve always wanted to do this.'"
Read More »Capitol Retort: Who goes first, best and worst, cookie monster
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Read More »In the Hopper: Real ID; provisional ballots; ignition interlock
The Legislature finally passed Real ID with no statutory ban on undocumented immigrants getting driver’s licenses.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Candidate recruiter gets recruited, wins Senate seat
Sen. Paul Utke said serving in the Senate is “a huge step up from the council”
Read More »Capitol Retort: Comey; Capitol countdown; conceal and kvetch
Our review of issues in state and national news, with a rotating cast of political people in the know.
Read More »In the Hopper: HHS bill; female mutilation; protesters, unmasked
Though destined for a veto, the House and Senate Tuesday both passed an omnibus health and human services bill that cleared conference committee a day earlier.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: From classroom to Senate seat for Cwodzinski
Steve Cwodzinski likes reading books about what people had to endure to survive.
Read More »Politics of the Past: Minnesota’s struggle for black suffrage
A protracted 1860s political battle culminated in the state enfranchising black men two years before the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
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