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“Homosexuality is against the law in the United States,” says Bradlee Dean, the head of the “punk rock” ministry You Can Run But You Cannot Hide, which brings its overtly religious message to public schools at taxpayer expense. Therefore, he concludes, the appointment by Barack Obama of Minneapolis’ Sharon Lubinski, a lesbian, as a U.S. [...]

Minnesota Teen Challenge describes itself as a “para-church” ministry that completes the “spiritual restoration” of Minnesotans dealing with drug addiction, yet over the last seven years it’s received more than $10 million in government funds — and twice the Minnesota Legislature has singled the program out for a raise. The arrangement raises questions about the constitutional separation of church and state, and some experts say the state has overstepped its bounds in contracting with Teen Challenge.

… but don’t let the snow fool you: Gov. Pawlenty says he won’t continue his tradition of making unallotment budget cuts in December. Last year T-Paw gave out lumps of coal to local governments the day after Christmas, but Tuesday he vowed not to reduce state-aid checks to cities and counties before the Legislature convenes in [...]

“Solvable” is how Gov. Tim Pawlenty describes Minnesota’s forecasted $1.2 billion state budget deficit. Others from around the state used different words. East Grand Forks: “Worried.”  Minneapolis: “Sad.” St. Cloud: “Tough.” Rochester: “Deja vu.” Wadena: “Outrageous.” Winona: “Incomprehensible.” Crookston: “Era of unallotment.” Clay County: “Bleak.” Moorhead: “Frightening.”
Elsewhere in Minnesota news this morning … 

Tuesday was a day for Q and As with Norm Coleman, Michele Bachmann and Tom Petters. Coleman in the Harvard Crimson: “No regrets.” Bachmann in City Pages: “I’m proud.” Petters in federal court: “I apologize.” Al Franken got in on the game this morning on Minnesota Public Radio, where an interviewer said it sounds like he’d [...]

Ballot referendum measures in Minneapolis and St. Paul will be decided by voters next week, but the cities’ daily newspaper editorial boards say today how those votes should go. The Star Tribune says to vote yes on eliminating the city’s tax board, and the Pioneer Press says to vote no on instant-runoff voting. So remember: [...]

While Rep. Michele Bachmann eventually backed off her infamous statement about “un-American views” she feared Barack Obama held, she’s standing by someone with sharper views. Next month, she’s headlining a fundraiser for Bradlee Dean’s Christian punk rock band and ministry, You Can Run But You Cannot Hide. Here’s a rundown of his recent statements, including his belief that Obama is “not American” and “unpatriotic to the max.”

St. Paul set the standard at last year’s Republican National Convention for dealing with protesters and reporters during a so-called “National Special Security Event.” That Minnesota hotdish of pre-emptive detention and prior (physical) restraint on the media is getting re-warmed as Pittsburgh prepares to host the G-20 Summit later this week, writes Nigel Parry at [...]

A former crack user says she kicked her addiction because she found Jesus at Minnesota Teen Challenge. A man says that God healed his liver after a prayer service at the Christian drug treatment facility. While its clients sing its praises — some claiming it saved their lives — should such an overtly religious program be receiving taxpayer funding? According to state records, MNTC has gotten more than $2 million from the state of Minnesota since 2007.

U.S. Sen. Al Franken, calling himself “a voice for the overwhelming majority of Americans who aren’t lawyers” on the Senate floor Wednesday night, continued his harsh critique of the U.S. Supreme Court, lambasting its recent record of overturning its own precedents:
Again, I think that this is judicial activism. In fact, I think it’s judicial activism [...]