Rebuild Caribe Caribbean Bistro -
PSA for Twin Cities folks who love(d) Caribe — you can help them get back up and running in NE Minneapolis. Their new location would be dangerously close to MinnPost HQ.
The 2012 Legislative session: What did they pass?
Browse bills by category, see what Dayton vetoed, and find out what your legislators were up to this session.
Bachmann has withdrawn her dual-citizenship.
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s spokeswoman confirmed that the third-term Republican and some of her family had became citizens of Switzerland.
It’s going to take a lot more than a doctrinal admonition from the Vatican to silence Sister Brigid McDonald.
Sister Brigid McDonald calls Vatican’s reprimand of U.S. nuns group a ‘misuse of power’
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Checking out yes/no ads before N.C. marriage-amendment vote
With voters headed to the polls May 8 to decide whether to amend North Carolina’s constitution to outlaw same-sex marriage, Minnesota groups working for and against a marriage ban here are getting a sneak peek at each other’s likely tactics.
Ed makes an interesting comparison using our latest map.
My zip, 55406, contributed $15,521 toward presidential campaigns.
55412, with blue tarped roofs from last May’s tornado, were good for $797.
The recent immigrants at Cedar-Riverside in 55454? $150.
Visualizing presidential campaign contributions throughout Minnesota
We’ve mapped the donations in each ZIP code in the state. The results show an interesting picture of the community clusters in Minnesota.
Is an acquisition by Target the solution to Best Buy’s woes? Louis Johnston thinks so: The move makes a lot of sense for both companies — and it would be a win-win for the Minnesota economy.
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Minnesota presidential campaign contributions in first quarter -
Find out which Minnesotans are giving big bucks to the various presidential campaigns.
After redistricting, which legislative districts are vulnerable in 2012 election?
Using an average of 2006, ‘08 and ‘10 state House elections, we’ve mapped the partisan lean of Minnesota’s new districts. We also determined the range in which a district is most likely to switch parties in the coming election. Click around and let us know what you think.
“In Bachmann’s old school district in Minnesota, nine children, most of whom were gay or perceived as gay, have committed suicide in the past two years.” — Another Gay Teen Suicide Should Be a Wake-Up Call - News - GOOD (via lostbetweenthepages)
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NFL leaders come to town, and stadium bill resurrected
The National Football League got its money’s worth from a quick flight to Minneapolis this morning.