Minnesota Independent

GOP’s Quist says antique map disproves global warming

By Jon Pike | 07.21.09 | 3:45 pm

oroncefine Former state representative and two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Quist claims that a map from the 1500s “disproves the theory of man-made global warming.” In a recent piece for Ed Watch, the…

Despite setback, Big Stone II still slated for 2010 construction

By Jon Pike | 07.20.09 | 8:54 am

Despite a metro-area city backing out of the project, representatives for the proposed Big Stone II power facility say they remain optimistic about the plant’s future, while opponents are still saying that it means dirty power for the Dakotas and Minnesota.

Higher-ed in greater Minnesota braces for unallotment crunch

By Jon Pike | 06.23.09 | 11:49 am

For state college administrators, the announcement of the Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s unallotment plans was a good news/bad news story. The size of the budgetary hit was not as big as they expected. But, it’s still a substantial amount. The state’s two higher-education systems — which comprise 32 colleges and state universities, plus the four University of Minnesota campuses outside the Twin Cities — will each take a hit of $50 million dollars, or about a 3.6 percent drop.