JoAnne Zoff to be new secretary of the state Senate
The new DFL Senate majority will nominate JoAnne Zoff to be Secretary of the Senate, where she'll oversee nonpartisan offices and handle parliamentary duties on the Senate floor.It's a nonpartisan...
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Scott Wrobel and the goofy heart of suburbia
Scott WrobelIt’s important to know that Scott Wrobel lives in the suburbs, because at first glance, he’s taking more than a little sport with the neighbors in "Cul De Sac" (Sententia Books), his first...
View ArticleWolves woes: Plenty of blame to go around
There are excuses that can be made for the current five-game losing streak of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Yes, the team has been besieged by injuries, a roll call of the waylaid and wounded that...
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Sights and sounds of Minnesota's North Shore in November
Photographer Altamish Osman spent his Thanksgiving weekend up on Minnesota's North Shore, where he found time in between bouts of photography to capture video showing the area at one of its prettiest —...
View ArticleWith no candidates on the ballot, Taopi's two election judges win as write-ins
No one had signed up to be an election judge in tiny Taopi this year, so Mayor Mary Huntley and City Clerk Jim Kiefer stepped up.The problem, though: state law says election judges can't be on the...
View ArticleMayor Coleman disappointed in both sides of hockey lockout, hopes mediation...
With St. Paul businesses continuing to lose business because of the NHL lockout, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is upset at both sides for not getting a deal done.The season was scheduled to begin in...
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Chat live with David Brauer on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at noon
Join MinnPost’s David Brauer for a lunch-hour online chat tomorrow—Wednesday, November 28 at noon. Ask Brauer your burning questions about local media and politics in this live, interactive...
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Bemidji State needs more money for sports, fires longtime AD
Bemidji State University is rethinking how it approaches athletics. Why? Changes in state higher-education funding means BSU must find more private support for sports. The result? Longtime BSU athletic...
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Duluth's economy is looking better
Duluth is doing better … and it's not just the number of new taprooms on Superior St. Dan Kraker of MPR reports, “A giant aircraft maintenance hangar at Duluth International Airport that has sat idle...
View ArticleKline to return as Education and Workforce Committee chairman
WASHINGTON — Minnesota U.S. Rep. John Kline will serve a second term as chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee in 2013-14, House Speaker John Boehner announced Tuesday.Kline has...
View ArticleSome DFL lawmakers ponder forming a progressive caucus
Some DFL lawmakers are considering forming a progressive caucus to push their agendas on tax fairness, climate change and workers’ rights.The Minnesota Daily notes that six DFLers attended the annual...
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Facing the fiscal cliff
With all of the talk about the impending fiscal cliff, policymakers seem to have focused on a narrow set of solutions. However, there are many fiscal paths the country could conceivably take at this...
View Article4th District GOP gives chairman the boot
Note to self: Don’t lose a GOP election in the 4th District. Frederick Melo of the PiPress says: “A bruising election, conflicting ideologies and visible infighting were just the initial signs of...
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Women poised to change politics, policy of next legislative session
State Rep. Jenifer LoonA new coalition of legislators moves into the Capitol next year with the potential to change the dynamics of the 2013 session. They are female, suburban and willing to buck the...
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Letter from South Dakota: In Badlands, magpies bring intelligence to the table
MinnPost video by Ron MeadorSallie’s first close encounter with the black-billed magpie came only a few weeks ago, as we paused for lunch at Badlands National Park.Though she has been a birder for...
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Cluster of Jewish cemeteries, once among farmlands, now rest in suburbia
Tucked away on about 20 acres off Penn Avenue in Richfield, about a minute’s drive from Southdale, there is a cluster of cemeteries, located side-by-side. The older and larger is the Minneapolis Jewish...
View ArticleToxic flame retardants common in household dust and sofas, studies find
Today brings more disturbing news about the prevalence of flame-retardant chemicals in our homes: A new study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that household dust exposes...
View ArticleChavez travels to Cuba for more cancer treatment
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will return to Cubatoday for more cancer treatment, just weeks after winning a hard-fought presidential election to push his tenure to two...
View ArticleStaying afloat: Europe releases more money for Greece
After weeks of struggling in marathon meetings, Eurogroup finance ministers have finally come up with another bailout package for Greece, removing from Athens the imminent threat of a state bankruptcy...
View ArticlePlaneloads of Syrian currency exposed, but does the Kremlin care?
According to the New York-based nonprofit corporation for investigative journalism, ProPublica, an examination of flight manifests obtained by the organization andpublished on its website proves that a...
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