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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Republicans in Wisconsin are more interested in voting than Democrats

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 16, 2012, 2:19 PM May 16, 2012
6

A poll shows Walker with a 6-percentage-point lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

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By George, these are good times for people influencing politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 16, 2012, 12:03 PM May 16, 2012
2

The news today that an anonymous donor has dropped $7 million on former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman’s conservative political action committee is a good time to reflect on what a difference time and fine print can make.

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Polls on Obama same-sex marriage position not telling us much

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2012, 3:08 PM May 14, 2012
5

People who were more likely to vote for Obama for re-election are OK with his statements last week, and those who were are less likely to vote for him aren’t happy.

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It’s more than partisan at the Capitol. It’s personal

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2012, 8:25 AM May 13, 2012
25

An exchange between two Republican House members yesterday also underscores the bitter personal animosity even among members of the same party.

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Rukavina from the Range

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 11, 2012, 1:06 PM May 11, 2012
1

For an assessment of the icon, there isn’t anyone else I would turn to on this occasion for perspective than another Iron Range institution — Aaron Brown.

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Blogging the Vikings stadium debate in the Minnesota Senate

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2012, 8:39 AM May 8, 2012

Live coverage of the Minnesota Senate floor debate of a bill to build a stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Live-blogging the Vikings stadium debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2012, 10:37 PM May 7, 2012
2

The bill at the Minnesota Legislature for a new Vikings stadium meets its fate. Find it all here and participate in the debate.

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Money for the Target Center?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 3, 2012, 2:23 PM May 3, 2012
3

The Minnesota Timberwolves have injected themselves into the debate over taxpayer money for a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

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What’s the big deal about a roof?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2012, 11:42 AM May 2, 2012
12

The Vikings once liked the idea of a roofless stadium. They might again.

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‘My former president trumps your former president’

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2012, 2:00 PM Apr 30, 2012
2

Within minutes of the announcement — on year ago today — that Navy SEALS had killed Osama bin Laden, political wags noted it’d play big once President Obama’s re-election campaign began.

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Lawmakers play dirty with first-graders’ bill

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 26, 2012, 10:30 AM Apr 26, 2012
15

That’s one for big soil!

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The fireworks bill: The freedom to do something stupid

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2012, 1:05 PM Apr 25, 2012
22

Poll: Should the governor sign the fireworks bill?

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Move to limit state worker pay, benefit increases advances in House

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 24, 2012, 2:31 PM Apr 24, 2012
6

With a thin 68-to-63 vote, the Minnesota House of Representatives this afternoon approved a bill preventing public employees and governments from extending a union contract beyond the point at which it expires.

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Welna from Waseca to Washington

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 20, 2012, 12:30 PM Apr 20, 2012

NPR’s David Welna returns to Minnesota to assess where he’s been.

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Los Angeles posing little immediate threat to Vikings fans

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 17, 2012, 12:30 PM Apr 17, 2012
11

The urgency of a stadium in Minnesota primarily depends on what happens in Los Angeles.

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