Tag Archives: Minnesota

A Note On The Death Of Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Dave Bradley

The violent death of Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman last week was a real shocker in Minnesota. It certainly reverberated in Iowa. The similarities of our cultures in the upper midwest has long been a source of friendly … Continue reading →

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A Sobering Comparison

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Among the other blogs I try to keep up with is iowastartingline.com. Throughout the lead up to the caucuses they covered the Iowa caucuses thoroughly. Since the caucuses they have been doing top notch work covering Iowa’s politics and the … Continue reading →

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Whatsamatta With Kansas? Lots!

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Catching up on some old reading I finally got around to reading Peter Fisher’s synopsis of the disastrous Kansas budget over at Iowa Fiscal Partnership. Justice Louis Brandeis once called states “the laboratories of democracy.” As the major laboratory for … Continue reading →

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Republicans Fake Concern About Income Inequality

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The Iowa senate passed a raise in minimum wage Monday on pretty much of a party line vote. One Republican joined twenty six Democrats to pass the bill. This would be good news if Democrats controlled the other legislative House … Continue reading →

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