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Category Archives: State Politics
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Portrait of the Day: Blois Olson
Posted in Journalism, New Media, Photography, St. Paul, State Politics, Technology, The Internet
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Photo of the Day: Kris Jacobs
This photo of Jobs Now Coalition Executive Director Kris Jacobs was taken during an interview on Dec. 31. I’m only now getting around to writing up the story. Look for it in an upcoming edition of Capitol Report—that is, if … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Journalism, Labor, Law, My Published Writing, Photography, St. Paul, State Politics
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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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Walker Wins: Time to Overestimate What it Means
Republicans have hung onto the Wisconsin governorship held by Scott Walker, and challenger Tom Barrett has gone down to defeat. Now get ready to endure an onslaught of overwrought and probably wrong-headed assertions about what that means. Tea Party types … Continue reading
Posted in State Politics, Tea Party, Uncategorized, Wisconsin
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I See Today Going Walker’s Way
In my (otherwise non-political) interview with him this morning, I asked Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to predict whether his next-door neighbor will remain Scott Walker. He did not hesitate in his answer. “I think Walker will win,” Dayton said. As … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, State Politics, Tea Party, Video, Wisconsin
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Tom Horner Says No to Gay Marriage Ban
Tom Horner, the respected, centrist 2010 Independence Party candidate for governor–and former Republican–has come out against the constitutional ban on gay marriage in Minnesota. The party has posted a video containing his statement. Watch it here:
Posted in Minnesota Governor, St. Paul, State Politics, Video
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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
Posted in Minnesota Legislature, St. Paul, State Politics
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