Minnesota has the most living ex-U.S. senators, with eight
Minnesota has the most living former U.S. senators with eight, says Eric Ostermeier of the Humphrey School, as he discusses the death of Sen. Harry Byrd of Virginia on his Smart Politics blog and looks...
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Coffee, tea and empire
Barataria CC/Flickr/AmandaCoffee is the beverage of choice for 54% in the US.Picture yourself in England at the start of Queen Victoria’s reign. If you have some skills as a part of the growing middle...
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DNR implants radio transmitter in plains hognose snake
We're used to hearing about radio collars being used on large animals like bears and moose for tracking purposes, but for smaller animals — like the prairie hognose snake, for example — other measures...
View ArticleHonour campaign headquarters opens and, briefly, so does his Twitter account
Scott Honour, one of four announced Republican candidates for governor, held an old-fashioned campaign rally Tuesday night at his new headquarters, followed Wednesday by a newfangled snag in modern-day...
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Tonight's the night for first gay marriages
Well, tonight’s the night. Jon Collins at MPR writes:“The city of Minneapolis is hosting an extravaganza at City Hall tonight where Mayor R.T. Rybak wil officiate at the marriage of 42 same-sex...
View ArticleFormer GOP Senate candidate Kurt Bills endorses Scott Honour for governor
Scott Honour's GOP campaign for governor of Minnesota got a boost Wednesday from Kurt Bills, the Republican who lost the U.S. Senate race last year.Bills tweeted this afternoon that he and his wife,...
View ArticlePew Poll of Republicans: In general, most want the party to move further right
The Pew Research Center is out this afternoon with a poll of registered voters, separated by their party orientation.Among those who consider themselves Republicans or Repub leaners, the general...
View ArticleLive highlights from marriage events around Minnesota
We will be updating the Storify below throughout the night. Have a story or photo to add? Find us on Twitter @minnpost or at www.facebook.com/minnpost.[View the story "Live coverage of first same-sex...
View ArticleU.S. House sends student loan interest rate compromise to Obama
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a bill to set interest rates on student loans to a market-based rate, sending it to President Obama for his signature. The Senate passed the bill last week as a way...
View ArticleSenate confirms B. Todd Jones as ATF director after a long delay
WASHINGTON — Senators had hoped to confirm Minnesota U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by mid-afternoon Wednesday.But even after the...
View ArticleWatch live video coverage of marriage events
The UpTake is at Wilde Roast Cafe and Minneapolis City Hall for events surrounding the first same-sex marriage ceremonies.
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One developer should not dictate the future of Dinkytown
Rep. Phyllis KahnMy first address in Minnesota was 822 6th St. SE, a wonderful rented part of a duplex on the outskirts of Dinkytown. That house is now gone, becoming part of the properties taken for...
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Judge rules against credit-card swipe fee
I know you’re as shocked as I am …Jim Spencer of the Strib reports: “A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Federal Reserve Board allowed banks and credit card companies to charge...
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'Making history in the name of love' as night turns to morning in Minnesota
8:45 p.m.John Marty stands at the back of the dining room at the restaurant Wilde Roast, a cupcake in one hand. It’s chocolate, with stippled white frosting and the words “I do” written in bright...
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Artists sought to fill vacant Block E storefronts
Photo by Maya KhairaThe "Made Here" display at the Witt Mitchell Building; the program will now expand to Block EThe Hennepin Theatre Trust on Tuesday announced a new initiative aimed at filling vacant...
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Swimming rules? Bread weights? Minneapolis’ arcane City Charter provisions...
CC/Flickr/Paul WeimerThe Minneapolis City Council has scheduled a public hearing on the “plain language” charter for 9 a.m. Friday in Room 317 of City Hall.If you decided you wanted to swim across...
View ArticleAnglican Church sets its sights on predatory lenders
It was not the ideal start to the Archbishop of Canterbury's grand initiative to bring a new morality to Britain's banking sector.Just months into his tenure at the head of the Church of England, the...
View ArticleKim Jong who? Meet the cabal that really runs North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — There’s more to North Korea than its pudgy and easily parodied dictator, Kim Jong Un.Since the 1940s, the Kim dynasty has survived three generations, largely by cultivating a...
View ArticleIs President Obama helping Amazon take over the universe?
Amazon has often been in the news – from President Obama’s praise this week for the firm’s job creation to the lament that it is putting independent bookstores out of business. Now, it is trying to...
View ArticleSentencing Bradley Manning: He could get 100 years, he could get none
As the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning begins its sentencing phase Wednesday, the prosecution will attempt to show that the documents he released gravely damaged national security.At the same time, the...
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