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Category Archives: Minnesota Legislature
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Election Night 2012, A Visual Record
I went to the DFL election party in St. Paul, Minn., not really as a working journalist, but just to take it all in and snap a few photos. I ended up shooting more than 400. I learned something important. … Continue reading
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Photo of the Day: Tom Dooher
I sat with Tom Dooher late last week, interviewing him for an upcoming Capitol Report profile, and snapped a few pictures. This one is among the nicest of the bunch. Dooher, 49, is president of the 70,000-member Education Minnesota union, … Continue reading
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Photo of the Day
I interviewed Art Rolnick yesterday at the Humphrey School of Public Policy to talk about his ongoing work in early childhood education, and snapped this photo. Not a particularly artful image, but it puts across Art’s intensity and singleness of … Continue reading
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Minnesota’s Redistricting Plan Announced
I’m busy writing at the moment, so I have no real time for comment or analysis, but I didn’t want to let this pass unremarked. My benefactors at Politics in Minnesota have released this list of Minnesota legislative races that … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
This comes from a Tweet post by Kevin Watterson, director of media services for the Minnesota House GOP. Have to say though I love intraparty politics. It’s like pro golfers going to the driving range and hitting balls at each … Continue reading
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Minnesota’s Surprise Surplus
I don’t have time to analyze this in any detail because I am on deadline on a magazine piece. But I thought I’d share this press release from Minnesota Management and Budget’s John Pollard, which tells the story pretty well. … Continue reading
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The GOP Debate: Kevblog’s Reax
What follows is my not quite real time reactions to tonight’s GOP presidential debate in Iowa. 8:33 p.m. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty got tough on Rep. Michele Bachmann tonight in the GOP debate, drawing Bachmann into a verbal fight … Continue reading
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Gov. Arne Carlson: The Kevblog Interview
I phoned up Republican former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson today and asked if he would answer some questions for the Kevblog about Minnesota’s government shutdown and Gov. Mark Dayton’s decision to end it by accepting an existing Republican proposal. We … Continue reading
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