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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

The concealed carry muzzle

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2013, 1:13 PM May 23, 2013
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Joe Blow has a concealed carry permit. If I were in Louisiana, that sentence could put me in jail.

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Even if people quit smoking, state will reap plenty from cigarette tax hike

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2013, 11:11 AM May 21, 2013
3

There may be a point at which its financially illogical to raise the price of cigarettes. But the data — so far — indicate we’re nowhere near it.

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Who remembers Watergate?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 17, 2013, 1:21 PM May 17, 2013
7

If the scandals — real or imagined — this week have done nothing else, they’ve properly set up the summer of 2013 as a time to observe the 40th anniversary of the Watergate hearings

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Bad 2011 tobacco deal leads to 2013 stadium deal

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 16, 2013, 12:48 PM May 16, 2013
19

The Dayton administration released its heretofore secret plan to fix its botched Vikings stadium funding scheme today.

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Colbert v. Wisconsin

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 16, 2013, 12:36 PM May 16, 2013
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Any joke goes over better if you include Wisconsin in it somewhere. Or Congress.

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Lack of transparency uniting left and right

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 11:03 AM May 14, 2013
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When can the government spy on the text messages you’re sending and receiving. Good question. The American Civil Liberties Union asked the government for a clarification of its policy, filing a Freedom of Information request.

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Live-blogging the same-sex marriage debate in the Senate

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2013, 11:06 AM May 13, 2013
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Live-blogging the same-sex marriage debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2013, 12:05 PM May 9, 2013
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The Constitution as Tinkerbell

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2013, 11:55 AM Apr 25, 2013
2

If Peter Sagal’s idea was to get people stirred up in discussions about the U.S. Constitution — and let’s hope it was — it’s working.

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Why political campaigns are so meaningless

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2013, 12:26 PM Apr 10, 2013
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President Obama, who has proposed cuts in Social Security, was never pressed on the issue during the campaign.

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The intersection of art and politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 4, 2013, 1:34 PM Apr 4, 2013
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Young people who’ve experienced homelessness document their personas.

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Sequester hits the Porta Potty business

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 27, 2013, 10:56 AM Mar 27, 2013
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Maybe the administration finally has the pain to trumpet in the wake of the so-called ‘sequester cuts.’

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Two airport towers to close in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 22, 2013, 2:40 PM Mar 22, 2013
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Airports in Anoka and St. Cloud to lose air traffic control towers.

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Death of the press conference?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 15, 2013, 12:58 PM Mar 15, 2013
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This is — or was — a big anniversary in the history of political journalism. It was 100 years ago today that the first presidential news conference was held.

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A sign of spring: The 35E speed-limit bill

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 13, 2013, 3:47 PM Mar 13, 2013
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The crocuses bloom, the smoke turns white when a pope is elected, and the I-35E speed limit bill is filed at the Capitol.

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