A friend of mine hadn't heard of Joe Soucheray's "cylinder index" concept before today. If you're not familiar with it,…
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11 Nuggets on Minneapolis Car2Go / @car2goMPLS?
I’ve been using Car2Go for a few months now, but haven’t written about it yet, so I guess now is…
Did Minneapolis’ Kids Lose Out to Vikings Stadium Subsidies? #wilfare
Curtis Gilbert at MPR reported on Governor Dayton’s choice to go against the recommendations of the Minnesota Department of Employment…
Janet Moore and Baird Helgeson Repeat Ridiculous Vikings Stadium Jobs Claims #wilfare
Note the sentence in parentheses at the end of the below paragraph from Janet Moore and Baird Helgeson’s StarTribune piece…
A “Reasonable Liberal” on Publicly Financing the NFL #wilfare cc @LiberalPolitico
A Twitter user who goes by the name “Reasonable Liberal” broke down a justification for subsidizing the Wilf Family of…
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I don't think allowing Sunday liquor store sales in Minnesota is the biggest issue facing the state, but it's never…
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Who would argue that fuel efficient cars are getting a free ride? If you guessed "Michael E. Webber, a professor…
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One thing that confuses me about transportation funding is the idea that raising gas taxes is politically impossible, but creating…
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Building a "People's Stadium" to the NFL's specs involves moving a lot of dirt. The upside of building a stadium…
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This exchange on Twitter got me thinking: When I use the term "health care" I use it to refer to…