Taking Back America: Thoughts from the Progressive Front

Editor’s Note:  Matt Martin writes a column twice monthly.  This article is cross-posted at MNpublius.

After spending three days at this year’s annual “Take Back America Conference” I can tell you one thing: Elections have consequences.

Descending the…

Hey T-Paw, Don’t Veto the Tax Bill!

Editor’s Note:  Matt Martin writes a column twice monthly on the 1st and 15th (he’s 2 days early).  This article is cross-posted at MNpublius.

With this session’s most politically tenuous piece of major legislation finally hitting the Governor’s desk,…

What’s ‘Your Fair Share?’

Editor’s Note:  Matt Martin writes a column twice monthly on the first and 15th.  This article is cross-posted at MNpublius.

As I wrote in my previous column in this space, I think that the DFL leadership in the…

The State of the State Legislature

Editor’s Note: Minnesota Monitor is happy to welcome back Matt Martin of MNpublius, who will be writing twice monthly columns on the first and 15th.  This article is cross-posted at MNpublius

If you’ve opened a newspaper in the…

Speaker Kelliher or Senator Kelliher?

This is only the third installment of my bi-monthly editorial (15th and 30th of every month people, be there or be square) at Minnesota Monitor but I feel as though we’ve already covered some good terrain.  First we picked up…

Zooming in on 2010 (and Attempting to Focus)

Editor’s Note: Minnesota Monitor is happy to welcome back Matt Martin of MNpublius, who will be writing twice monthly columns on the first and 15th.  This article is cross-posted at MNpublius

The length of the political campaign season…

A Closer Look at the Senatorial Race

At the outset of the mid-term election cycle Minnesota was rated nationally as the best chance for a Republican Senate seat pick-up in 2006.  A year later and four days away from the finish line, the extent…

Pawlenty Misses Key Stop on Media Tour

The Pawlenty attack train (he actually rented a plane, but let’s stick with the train imagery) was chugging at full steam all around the state yesterday making a stop pretty much anywhere people would listen.  But somehow team Pawlenty failed…

John Kline has no Immigration Policy, Only Attacks

John Kline has moved his attacks on Coleen Rowley’s immigration policy out of the print world and onto the airwaves.  The thing that amazes me about this push is that while Coleen Rowley has a clearly defined and…

Where was Mary Kiffmeyer born?

For the as long as I can remember Mary Kiffmeyer has been claiming that she was born in Pierz, Minnesota.  According to her website:

Mary was born December 29th, 1946

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