July 2011
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MinnPost poll: Minnesotans furious with GOP over...
mnpublius:
MinnPost is the first news organization out of the gate with a poll on Minnesotans’ opinions of the shutdown. The takeaway: Minnesotans are absolutely furious with the GOP.
…the key swing group of self-identified independents was also much more likely to blame Republicans than to blame Dayton. Among independents, 46 percent “blamed” the Republicans, 18 percent blamed Dayton and 25...
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Transparency in reporting: Help Jeff pick his next... →
We demand unprecedented transparency from our political institutions — and sometimes we even get it. What might transparency in reporting look like? And how might it affect how we do our work and how that work is received? That’s something Jeff Severns Guntzel hopes to find out.
Submit your story idea.
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“I like Jason DeRusha even if one of his great talents is self-promotion. He...”
– A reader comment on our 5Q interview with Jason DeRusha.
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On the death of Amy Winehouse →
The big news in the arts this weekend was the death of soul/jazz singer Amy Winehouse.
It happened about the same time as the horrific attacks in Oslo, and some on social media seemed to think there was a competition between the two events, as though every tweet about Winehouse was wasted and could better have been spent tweeting about Oslo. As though heartbreak is a limited resource, as though...
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New budget fails to take on Minnesota's long-term... →
Even while the state was severely strapped for revenue back in January, it was rich in visions for a Minnesota that could rise above the budget crisis and find better ways to meet our priorities.
Now comes the reality check. And a sobering one it is.
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Plenty of policy in new education package →
For a measure that was supposed to have been stripped of all policy measures, the new K-12 law contains a lot of specific, prescriptive language for school districts.
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Watchfuturejournalismproject:
Why are we in this again?
Brian Storm, founder of MediaStorm, says pages views are the wrong metric for news organizations to judge their success. Lost in the shuffle is journalism’s original civic responsibility.
H/T: StoryTell.in: How do we Measure the News.
An important reminder about how we measure success and purpose.
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Bracing for the next round of LGA cuts and... →
The unanswered questions on the size and shape of the budget bills that will eventually emerge are enough to fill a shuttered state park.
Chief among them: What cuts will be made to Local Government Aid, and how might those cuts affect property taxes for home and business owners?
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“All they got was to protect millionaires. That’s now all they stand for.”
– Jeff Rosenberg on the budget deal (via erikostrom)
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DFL legislators may be the most dismayed with... →
While both Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP leaders looked dejected as they announced Thursday’s budget deal, it could be Dayton’s legislative colleagues who feel the least happy with the outcome.
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“Dayton gave every appearance of being serene and confident that he was doing the...”
– From “Dayton says his proposed deal is bad for state, but better than indefinite shutdown” by Eric Black
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“If I look around I feel like all of the people I see in power are old men.”
– Madeline Frick, 21, of Grand Rapids
From “In Grand Rapids, community, gender — and a desire to see a good band”
(via ruralmn)
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“We need ideas that are rational to the great middle ground of Minnesotans…...”
– Former Minnesota governor Arne Carlson, from “‘All-star’ politicians announcing bipartisan committee to find ‘third way’ to solve Minnesota budget crisis” by Doug Grow
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