Posts by Chris Steller
Web vandals strike McCollum’s site and many others’ in U.S. House
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum’s congressional website was hacked last night along with more than 40 other House websites. McCollum’s site remains down this morning.
AM.MN: Landrieu tampers with Klobuchar’s gumbo
For the second time this week, things didn’t go as planned for a costumed Minnesotan entering the offices of Louisiana’s Sen. Mary Landrieu. Amy Klobuchar, dressed like a New Orleans Saints fan, tried to make good on…
AM.MN: Franken jobs bill is state’s best shot at State of Union mention
Minnesota’s best chance at a mention during the State of the Union — barring an unlikely shout-out to accused phone-repair impersonator Joe Basel — is Sen. Al Franken’s new jobs bill, inspired by a Minnesota program.…
Official predicts 16 percent turnout for rare winter election in SD26
County Auditor Laura Ihrke tells MnIndy she can’t recall another winter election in Steele County over the last 30 years. But based on midday reports she guesstimated a turnout percentage of 16 — or twice the high temperature, since…
All politics is local, but T-Paw might prefer national politics not to be
Two new takes on Tim Pawlenty show how the gap between national stature and local knowledge could actually serve him well in a presidential campaign.
AM.MN: Guv hopefuls carless, sickened by sprawl, scared to bike
Leslie Davis is the only candidate for governor who doesn’t own a car. It’s too dangerous for John Marty to bike 12 miles to work. Urban sprawl sickens and saddens Tom Rukavina. That’s what
