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Friday Financials: The Memorial Weekend BBQ edition

By Molly Priesmeyer | 05.23.08 | 12:24 pm

It’s officially the first weekend of summer. And for many that means get-togethers, beer, noisy neighbors, beer, DIY BBQs and OMG ROFL.

Ah, BBQs. They ain’t what they used to be. Cheap beer and brats are so…

McCain, Clinton agree on energy plan: Here, take 30 bucks

By Dan Haugen | 04.30.08 | 11:15 am

In today’s New York Times, Thomas Friedman calls Hillary’s and McCain’s “gas-tax holiday” proposal what it really is: money laundering masquerading as energy policy. Both candidates say they want to temporarily suspend the…

On Raising the Gas Tax in Minnesota

By Leigh Pomeroy | 03.25.07 | 9:34 pm

The best solution is to tax gasoline, not ethanol

Saturday’s vote in the Minnesota House to raise the gas tax from 20 cents to 30 cents a gallon has been viewed by supporters of the…