January 31, 2005 - For Some, a Painful Cut
About 33,700 adults will lose their MinnesotaCare coverage for the working poor under a budget-balancing plan proposed last week by Gov. Pawlenty.
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January 31, 2005 - Editorial: State aspirations/Minnesotans expect more
"Since Gov. Tim Pawlenty took office two years ago, voters have struggled to decipher his vision for their state. But with the budget he released last week that vision became clear: a state that models itself on less successful neighbors rather than building on its past. A state whose high aspirations are held hostage to the tax fixation of a minority. In short, a state that aims lower, not higher..."
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January 30, 2005 - Bill Moyers: There is no tomorrow
"One of the biggest changes in politics in my lifetime is that the delusional is no longer marginal. It has come in from the fringe, to sit in the seat of power in the Oval Office and in Congress. For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington..."
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January 29, 2005 - 'Dangerous' Global Warming Possible by 2026 - WWF
OSLO (Reuters) - "World temperatures could surge in just two decades to a threshold likely to trigger dangerous disruptions to the earth's climate, the WWF environmental group said on Sunday..."
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January 26, 2005 - Dayton puts focus on truthful dialogue
"Sen. Mark Dayton led the rhetorical charge Tuesday on the Senate floor against confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state. There was no surprise in his opposition. The Democratic senior senator from Minnesota said last week that he would vote against her confirmation despite almost certain success for the nomination..."
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January 26, 2005 - Editorial: A shifty budget/Pawlenty pushes costs elsewhere
"Gov. Tim Pawlenty's 2006-07 budget proposal adroitly demonstrates how the state's money problems can be pushed around until they become somebody else's problems. The two-year plan the Republican governor released Tuesday would, he said, "put Minnesota back on solid footing" financially, without raising taxes. That's true if by Minnesota, Pawlenty means only state government. Local taxes are bound to rise if his budget is enacted, while the working poor, college students, hospitals, low-income parents and others who depend on government services would find themselves on shakier financial ground..."
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January 20, 2005 - Nick Coleman: Religious leaders focus on poverty Pols opt to ignore bishops' poverty tour
"Wednesday was Meth Awareness Day at the State Capitol, and just in time. Symptoms of methamphetamine use include a false sense of power, incessant talking and purposeless, repetitive behavior. Of course, those things in the Capitol only prove that the Legislature is in session. But whatever our lawmakers may be smoking, the warning signs are clear: They have begun neglecting their responsibilities and are having trouble setting priorities..."
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January 17, 2005 - Seymour Hersch: The Coming Wars: What the Pentagon can now do in secret
"George W. Bush's reëlection was not his only victory last fall. The President and his national-security advisers have consolidated control over the military and intelligence communities' strategic analyses and covert operations to a degree unmatched since the rise of the post-Second World War national-security state. Bush has an aggressive and ambitious agenda for using that control—against the mullahs in Iran and against targets in the ongoing war on terrorism—during his second term. The C.I.A. will continue to be downgraded, and the agency will increasingly serve, as one government consultant with close ties to the Pentagon put it, as "facilitators" of policy emanating from President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. This process is well under way..."
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January 16, 2005 - Peter Rogness: Each political decision expresses a moral position
Peter Rogness is bishop of the St. Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. "I welcome the attention to morality in public conversation and political life. However, I worry about a divide between those who speak only of private morality and those who focus solely on morality in public policy. We need attention to both..."
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December 14, 2004 - The Changing Shape of Minnesota
The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Policy recently published an intriguing report detailing how Minnesota political attitudes are changing.
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About 33,700 adults will lose their MinnesotaCare coverage for the working poor under a budget-balancing plan proposed last week by Gov. Pawlenty.
Read More...
January 31, 2005 - Editorial: State aspirations/Minnesotans expect more
"Since Gov. Tim Pawlenty took office two years ago, voters have struggled to decipher his vision for their state. But with the budget he released last week that vision became clear: a state that models itself on less successful neighbors rather than building on its past. A state whose high aspirations are held hostage to the tax fixation of a minority. In short, a state that aims lower, not higher..."
Read More...
January 30, 2005 - Bill Moyers: There is no tomorrow
"One of the biggest changes in politics in my lifetime is that the delusional is no longer marginal. It has come in from the fringe, to sit in the seat of power in the Oval Office and in Congress. For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington..."
Read More...
January 29, 2005 - 'Dangerous' Global Warming Possible by 2026 - WWF
OSLO (Reuters) - "World temperatures could surge in just two decades to a threshold likely to trigger dangerous disruptions to the earth's climate, the WWF environmental group said on Sunday..."
Read More...
January 26, 2005 - Dayton puts focus on truthful dialogue
"Sen. Mark Dayton led the rhetorical charge Tuesday on the Senate floor against confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state. There was no surprise in his opposition. The Democratic senior senator from Minnesota said last week that he would vote against her confirmation despite almost certain success for the nomination..."
Read More...
January 26, 2005 - Editorial: A shifty budget/Pawlenty pushes costs elsewhere
"Gov. Tim Pawlenty's 2006-07 budget proposal adroitly demonstrates how the state's money problems can be pushed around until they become somebody else's problems. The two-year plan the Republican governor released Tuesday would, he said, "put Minnesota back on solid footing" financially, without raising taxes. That's true if by Minnesota, Pawlenty means only state government. Local taxes are bound to rise if his budget is enacted, while the working poor, college students, hospitals, low-income parents and others who depend on government services would find themselves on shakier financial ground..."
Read More...
January 20, 2005 - Nick Coleman: Religious leaders focus on poverty Pols opt to ignore bishops' poverty tour
"Wednesday was Meth Awareness Day at the State Capitol, and just in time. Symptoms of methamphetamine use include a false sense of power, incessant talking and purposeless, repetitive behavior. Of course, those things in the Capitol only prove that the Legislature is in session. But whatever our lawmakers may be smoking, the warning signs are clear: They have begun neglecting their responsibilities and are having trouble setting priorities..."
Read More...
January 17, 2005 - Seymour Hersch: The Coming Wars: What the Pentagon can now do in secret
"George W. Bush's reëlection was not his only victory last fall. The President and his national-security advisers have consolidated control over the military and intelligence communities' strategic analyses and covert operations to a degree unmatched since the rise of the post-Second World War national-security state. Bush has an aggressive and ambitious agenda for using that control—against the mullahs in Iran and against targets in the ongoing war on terrorism—during his second term. The C.I.A. will continue to be downgraded, and the agency will increasingly serve, as one government consultant with close ties to the Pentagon put it, as "facilitators" of policy emanating from President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. This process is well under way..."
Read More...
January 16, 2005 - Peter Rogness: Each political decision expresses a moral position
Peter Rogness is bishop of the St. Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. "I welcome the attention to morality in public conversation and political life. However, I worry about a divide between those who speak only of private morality and those who focus solely on morality in public policy. We need attention to both..."
Read More...
December 14, 2004 - The Changing Shape of Minnesota
The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Policy recently published an intriguing report detailing how Minnesota political attitudes are changing.
Read the Final ReportBack to Top
Back to Top | Search The Site
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