Tag: politics
group name: mnpolitics
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November 08, 2009 11:38 AM EST --
Democrats' health care reform bill passes House
MPR's Bob Collins looks Behind the health care vote to share some links that try to illuminate decisions behind the vote. Polinaut outlines the . . .
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January 20, 2009 09:54 AM EST --
Obama steps into history as first black president
the buzz is alive.
During the Presidential Inauguration ceremony, we'll keep this as an open discussion for your resource or discussion links . . .
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October 20, 2006 08:47 AM EDT --
As we near the upcoming election, you may have noticed that the political ads are starting to sound pretty negative (well, mostly from desperate candidates). This morning, while eating my Raisin Bran, . . .
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July 02, 2008 10:55 PM EDT --
Man, has the phrase "there are no guarantees" ever been more true?
Each day comes a new story about jobs that are going away - and that our comfortable lives are in a bit more in peril. From . . .
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January 16, 2008 12:52 AM EST --
After three months the Minnesota Dept. of Health has warned 50 businesses about potential smoking violations. Read more about the ban .
Hasthe smoking ban been good for Minnesota? Has the ban helped . . .
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February 08, 2008 10:44 AM EST --
What advice would you give the next president of the United States?
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has a few ideas. She's supporting Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, but she . . .
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March 11, 2008 09:49 AM EDT --
Would you risk your family? Your reputation? If you were a politician, would you risk your family, your reputation, your political career? NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been linked to prostitution . . .
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June 28, 2008 12:10 AM EDT --
Al Franken should take a seat with someone about the recent poll numbers that came out of Quinnipiac University .
It says that here in Minnesota, the . . .
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November 21, 2007 09:48 AM EST --
No doubt this will sound like sour grapes. No journalist -- or blogger -- wants to get beaten on any story. And there's no question that blogger Eric Black "owned" (as we like to say in . . .
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August 16, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
This is a transcript, the chat is closed.
Bob Shrum, author of "No Excuses: Confessions of a Serial Campaigner" appeared on MPR's Midmorning program.
From The man behind the . . .
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May 15, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
MPR's Midday hosted former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura Thursday, May 15 th 2008. He talked about his take on politics and discussed his latest book "Don't . . .
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May 19, 2009 10:05 AM EDT --
Another kind of political uncertainty:
The Legislature adjourned shortly after midnight without reaching a budget deal with Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is expected to cut state spending using . . .
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October 20, 2009 10:31 AM EDT --
So, there's still no Minnesota gubernatorial candidate for the Independence Party . An excerpt:
[Peter] Hutchinson, who now heads up the St. Paul based-Bush Foundation, said the IP needs a candidate . . .
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August 01, 2007 10:48 PM EDT --
Yes, I really like animals but not as much as I like babies.....
Here is something a women could done without breaking a law...
A single mother has random sex on a night out in town, she finds . . .
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January 06, 2008 11:16 AM EST --
The candidates swimsuit competition was held at an undisclosed location provided by Dick Cheney. The event, where no cameras or media is allowed, has a past veiled in secrecy, but can be traced back to . . .
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February 03, 2009 11:37 AM EST --
Would you support slot machines in your state if it meant serious revenue? From MPR News Slot machines, tax exemptions among state revenue suggestions :
DFL Representative Phyllis Kahn has introduced . . .
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September 28, 2009 10:42 AM EDT --
Do you think Gov. Tim Pawlenty could win the presidency? As a featured question on MPR's NewsQ , the responses ranged from "no" to "possibly" to "yes." A few examples:
He's not electable at that level. . . .
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July 01, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
If you live in the Twin Cities – and those harsh winters – you feel some gratitude for the skyway system.
In St. Paul, they are vast and can get you around a fair chunk . . .
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May 14, 2008 05:49 PM EDT --
Madeleine M. Kunin, the first female governor of Vermont and Deputy Secetary of Education and Ambassador to Switzerland under President Bill Clinton, is certainly qualified to write a book about women . . .
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February 20, 2008 09:26 AM EST --
MPR's Curtis Gilbert produced a feature that caught my eye: Why Dems rule the city -- Republicans, the outer ring . Like anything to do with politics, it touches on income, race, political identity . . .
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