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Minnesota Is #1!
Friday, January 23rd, 2015
The results are in, and Politico has finally caught up with the 5.4 million people in Minnesota who agree that life in this state is pretty awesome, perhaps even the …
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New US Senate Environment Chair Rants on Climate Change.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
GOP Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) had a big day: he became chairman of the Senate’s Environment Committee, and then proceeded to rant about how human-caused climate change is a bunch …
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Middle-Class Economics Center of President Obama’s Priorities.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama delivered the 2015 State of the Union address. This annual tradition is an important opportunity for the President to explain his agenda to Congress and …
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MNGOP Transportation Plan Running on Empty.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Minnesota House Republicans recently introduced their plan to address transportation issues in the state. Unfortunately, the Republican plan wouldn’t even fill 1/10 of Minnesota’s potholes. Take a look at how …
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First Worst SOTU Tweet Comes from Steve King.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Hours before the State of the Union airs (it’s on at 8pm CT!), we have our first contender for worst SOTU tweet. It’s not surprising that it comes from GOP …
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Not Worried About Income Inequality? This Will Change Your Mind.
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
Oxfam – an international charity dedicated to finding solutions to global poverty – just released a shocking report. The Huffington Post writes: If you find it hard to grasp just …
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Congressional Republicans Vote To Ease Wall Street Regulations.
Friday, January 16th, 2015
Back in 2010, following the 2008 recession, lawmakers worked together to create legislation to prevent another financial crisis. The legislation, called the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, …
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Transportation In Minnesota: A Realistic Assessment.
Friday, January 16th, 2015
In anticipation of legislative transportation budgets, the Star Tribune created an interactive map highlighting the state’s worst bridges, and found that about 1,200 of our 20,000 bridges are classified as …