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In an effort to win the Republican primary in Minnesota’s First Congressional District on August 12, challenger Jim Hagedorn has delved into immigrant bashing about the humanitarian crisis on the U.S. Mexican border, as thousands of unaccompanied children fleeing poverty and violence enter the United States without proper documentation. Continue Reading
Bluestem is beginning to wonder about the Republican Party’s commitment to be more inclusive interms of demographics, in that some of the candidates in the governor’s race–and their running mates–aren’t exactly star graduates of human relations seminars. Continue Reading
Many Minnesotans were vexed by Mark Dayton when he proclaimed that he would veto any medical cannabis bill that didn’t pass muster with cop lobbyists like Dennis Flaherty. Citizens objected to the notion that law enforcement would write law, not enforce it. Continue Reading
Were it not for Republican primary politics, Bluestem would spend the day in the splendor of our garden, eying the monarch butterfly caterpillars devouring milkweed or sitting out on the deck swilling Prairie Gin and Tonies while savoring a little old school rhyme royal. Continue Reading
While it’s easy to file the new Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL) agreement with Target for the just treatment of subcontracted janitors under “urban,” the seven county metro agreement reflects a new strategy for organizing workers. Continue Reading
During the 2014 Minnesota legislative session, environmental policy victories mostly passed under the radar. For example, some of the most significant and positive policy changes in 25 years took place on recycling. Continue Reading
Bluestem has been following the case of the Erickson mine in Houston County. Last week, we posted that the Minnesota EQB tabled Erickson Mine decision; in WI, Pattison Sand Bridgeport site suffered breach in April rain. Continue Reading
Not one to let one of Carly Melin’s peculiar talking points about her former allies go to waste, Governor Mark Dayton told members of the ECM Editorial Board that criticisms of Minnesota’s highly restrictive new medical marijuana program came from “Washington, D.C.-based organizations whose mission is to legalize marijuana.” Continue Reading
With 15 minutes left on the clock Tuesday, former Minnesota House Minority Leader and St. Paul Representative Matt Entenza filed as a Democratic Farmer Labor candidate for state auditor, triggering a primary for August 12, as the endorsed DFL candidate, incumbent auditor Rebecca Otto, is seeking a third term. Continue Reading
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed the state’s new medical cannabis law Wednesday without ceremony, but that’s not stopping angry patients and families hoping for a more inclusive bill from staging a public event of their own. Continue Reading