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Tag: Politics

Target: “On second thought…”

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2010, 1:01 PM Aug 5, 2010
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Target Corporation’s funding of Mn Forward, a political action group that’s advertising in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, may be affecting the company internally more than externally.

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Politics, Wisconsin style

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2010, 10:35 AM Aug 5, 2010
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A Wisconsin candidate loses her bid to add an obscenity to the ballot.

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Fact check: Emmer on ethanol

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2010, 11:23 AM Aug 4, 2010
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When it comes to alternative fuels, the Republican candidate is both for it and against it.

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Is a Woodbury ice rink a waste or a reward?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2010, 3:12 PM Aug 3, 2010
5

Whether a $3.9 million return on a $2.3 million investment (most of which was bonding money, by the way) is a good deal is worthy of scholarly debate, but shouldn’t the critical elements of the discussion be pointed out in any evaluation of the investment?

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Dayton spends 28K on a social media consultant. Worth it?

David CazaresDavid Cazares July 27, 2010, 12:22 PM Jul 27, 2010
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Mark Dayton shelled out $28,000 to social media consultant Nicole Harrison this year, according to MPR’s Tom Scheck. What does $28,000 buy a candidate for governor? Is he listening to the expensive advice? Well, let’s see. Dayton hasn’t sent a message on Twitter since March (and it was a banal tweet at that): Dayton appears Read more →

Targeting politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 19, 2010, 5:02 PM Jul 19, 2010
7

Is there a penalty when a popular business chooses sides in a political debate? Maybe. But, apparently not a big one.

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Minnesota taxes by the numbers

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2010, 12:52 PM Jul 15, 2010
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Any discussion about taxes in Minnesota inevitably begins with a statement of where the state ranks compared to the rest of the nation. According to a report today from the Minnesota Taxpayers Association, Minnesota ranks 13th. And 21st. And 15th. And 32nd.

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Tom Emmer’s new best friend

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2010, 5:05 PM Jul 14, 2010
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An opponent of Tom Emmer did the embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate a big favor by diverting attention from the minimum wage issue, and replacing it with the immigration issue.

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One last vote… from the grave

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2010, 1:19 PM Jul 14, 2010
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A Nevada woman’s obituary afford’s one last chance to speak ill of a politician she didn’t like.

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Emmer giving up on minimum wage issue?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2010, 10:42 AM Jul 14, 2010
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It appears that Tom Emmer gubernatorial campaign is giving up on the minimum wage controversy, after it inexplicably kept it alive over the last week, even after it clearly was damaging the Republican politically.

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Politics

Speaking Tom Emmer’s language

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 13, 2010, 12:32 PM Jul 13, 2010
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The controversy surrounding Tom Emmer’s comments on the minimum wage is what happens when politicians don’t have specific proposals for voters to consider.

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Where’s the innovation gone in online politics?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 12, 2010, 12:08 PM Jul 12, 2010
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With just a month left until Primary Election Day and four months to go until the mid-term elections, a sad reality is making itself more obvious for people who use the Internet to follow political news: This campaign season is one of the worst for innovation in political coverage.

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Street light savings time

dgaraets July 9, 2010, 3:35 PM Jul 9, 2010
5

Tom Bodett would not be happy with Brainerd, Minn. The City Council there voted to keep about a quarter of the city’s 1,600 streetlights dark, despite complaints from many residents.

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More on the art of the gratuity

dgaraets July 9, 2010, 1:00 PM Jul 9, 2010
2

So far, no one has accused Tom Emmer of stealing sheep.

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Hot or not?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2010, 10:49 AM Jul 8, 2010
16

When the Star Tribune referred to a race between two women as “red hot,” what did it mean?

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