Political ad spending heats up Minnesota may not be a battleground state in the Presidential election, but we have our fair share of heavily contested congressional races – not to mention two highly contentious constitutional amendments.  In case you haven’t noticed, this means that our airwaves have been filled to the brim with political advertising.  [...]

Whitney Houston’s death, the threat of snow, and redistricting topped the headlines this month.  Below are the stories behind the stories. Twitter breaks news Whitney Houston’s tragic death on February 11 shocked the nation.  Notably, news of her death was first reported on Twitter by a niece of one of Houston’s staff, 27 minutes before [...]

January 2012 will go down in the books as one of the mildest Minnesota Januarys in recent memory.  But around the water cooler, people in the Twin Cities were buzzing about much more than just the weather.  From a half-submerged Target semi-truck to Red Bull Crashed Ice, below are some of the stories behind the [...]

What do Goff Public’s Chris Georgacas and Mike Zipko have in common with Senator Amy Klobuchar, Twins President Dave St. Peter, former Governor Tim Pawlenty, Erik the Bike Man, and local musician Tim Mahoney (as seen on NBC’s The Voice)?   They are all past honorees of arguably the most prestigious honor for young professionals in [...]

Minnesota consistently leads the nation in voter turnout rates in presidential, gubernatorial, and senatorial elections.  Yet election participation rates for municipal elections are often far less than the rates for statewide contests, even though these elected officials often have the most impact on our community and businesses at the local level. Mayors and city council [...]

Supporters of a new St. Croix River Crossing officially launched a broad-based community coalition today.  They want to build support for the proposed plan to build a new four-lane bridge across the St. Croix River at Stillwater, and they are calling on Congress to take action on a measure that will allow the project to [...]

Congratulations to Cooperative Mineral Resources, a subsidiary of Crow Wing Power, which began a demonstration project this week to mine bulk samples of manganese ore from a site in Emily, a small town in central Minnesota. Manganese is used to make steel and is being considered for use in new technologies to reduce power plant [...]

The orgy of public sector spending across the globe in recent years is coming home to roost. Speculation is now running rampant that the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain) may drag down the EuroZone by mid-summer. The previously unspeakable or unimaginable – the possibility of national bankruptcy – is now beginning to be [...]