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AM.MN: Landrieu tampers with Klobuchar’s gumbo

By Chris Steller | 01.28.10 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoFor 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: Guv hopefuls carless, sickened by sprawl, scared to bike

By Chris Steller | 01.26.10 | 8:15 am

am.mn logoLeslie 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

AM.MN: GOP’s phony ‘census’ could hurt … GOP

By Chris Steller | 01.22.10 | 8:15 am

am.mn logoIf official-looking “census” forms that actually come from the Republican Party succeed in confusing people, the tactic could come back to bite the GOP in Minnesota. Demographers have said the state is on the cusp…

Gubernatorial candidates polled on health care positions

By Andy Birkey | 01.12.10 | 5:03 pm

The Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition released a questionnaire on Monday polling candidates for governor on their stance on single-payer health care (pdf). All DFLers and one Republican responded. The majority support a single-payer health plan in Minnesota.

AM.MN: Triple murder tempers talk of drop in Minneapolis crime rate

By Chris Steller | 01.07.10 | 8:00 am

am.mn logoThe murders of three men Wednesday in an apparent robbery attempt at a Somali-owned South Minneapolis corner store are sure to temper discussion of declining rates of homicide and other violent crimes — particularly at a…

AM.MN: No sofa change left for you, Minnesota Vikings

By Chris Steller | 01.05.10 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoThe Minnesota Twins got the public to fund their ballpark back in the good old days, when Hennepin County residents were rolling in the sofa change that paid for Target Field via a new sales tax. Now the county…

AM.MN: DFL ‘Wizard of Oz’ lovers won’t pay for Vikings’ purple palace

By Chris Steller | 12.22.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoThe only DFL gubernatorial candidates to give a flat “no” to public funding for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium — state Sen. John Marty and House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher — also love the movie “The Wizard

AM.MN: U of M wrestles with athletes’ real-estate holdings

By Chris Steller | 12.11.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoUniversity of Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson has had his problems with Title IX rules requiring equity for women’s athletics. Now he has trouble with titles and equity of a different sort. After the Minnesota Daily

AM.MN: Senators say riding bikes beneath stadium isn’t stimulating

By Chris Steller | 12.10.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoWhat is it about riding a bike under a baseball stadium that Tom Coburn and John McCain don’t understand? The senators decried federal stimulus spending to extend the Cedar Lake Bike Trail into downtown Minneapolis,…

Campaign kickoff venue has no Eyedea how to spell Rybak

By Chris Steller | 12.04.09 | 9:06 am

rybak_largeSupporters of R.T. Rybak for governor shouldn’t think they’re at the wrong place Sunday just because the sign outside says “R.T. Ryback Campaign Kickoff.”