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Recovery in Action.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Minnesota [Finance and Commerce, 3/9/09]: A series of federal stimulus projects in Minnesota are about to graduate from concept to signed contract. On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation …
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“Here we go Again” Ad Targets Erik Paulsen.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Erik Paulsen has been a member of the House of Representatives for just a few months, but he’s already lining up behind Rush Limbaugh and the "Party of No." In …
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NEW POLL: America Is Evenly Divided Between Progressives/Liberals And Conservatives/Libertarians.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
According to two new studies (1 and 2) conducted by the Progressive Studies Program at the Center for American Progress, 34% of the country self-identifies as conservative, 29% as moderate, …
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Should Minnesota’s poor pay a higher share than the rich?
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Yesterday, we tweeted about the release of the 2009 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study (PDF), which proves that Minnesota’s tax system has become more regressive and less fair. The study confirmed …
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Norm Coleman Flashback.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Remember when Norm Coleman was calling on Al Franken to concede the Senate race, citing the cost of a recount to the state’s taxpayers? Coleman … noted that Franken could …
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Norm Coleman: Like the Snow That Just Won’t Melt.
Monday, March 9th, 2009
What lasts longer than a Minnesota winter? The struggle to choose the nation’s 100th senator. It’s been four months since Minnesotans voted for change and, like the snow that just …
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Another Day, Another Budget Gimmick.
Monday, March 9th, 2009
While Governor Pawlenty criss-crosses the state calling for a state hiring freeze and proposing a budget which includes cuts to state agencies services, he’s using budget gimmicks to make his …
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Science is back! (Updated).
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Later today, President Obama will sign an Executive Order that will undo restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research placed by the Bush administration. Arthur Caplan, the director …