Government Layers: Understanding Twin Cities Government from Outside In
Government in Minnesota, especially in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, has multiple layers that can produce watery-eyed confusion unless you know how to target the right person or office when things go...
When and How To Argue in the Age of Information
It's a beautiful, late-summer day. The sun is shining outside. Your favorite song is playing on the radio. You woke up on the right-side-of-the-bed this morning, you're feeling great - your hair...
Minnesota will change its advertising agency on July 1st
With our many lakes, deep, unending forests, and rich history, Minnesota brings in about 70 million domestic and international visitors every year.
Tourism is a $15 billion industry in Minnesota, and is a key sector...
Arguing Online: Being “Right” in the Digital Age
The Digital Age is the current period of human history: We’ve moved from the industry-based society of the Industrial Revolution to a focus on computerizing information and creating a more knowledge-based society.
The Met Council wants more affordable housing (and they’ll help foot the bill)
While luxury condos and market-rate apartments continue to dominate the busier parts of St. Paul and Minneapolis (in the arts district of St. Paul's Lowertown, especially), the regional government is keeping a focus on...
The loss of net neutrality means the loss of internet freedom
If you've been online even once over the past few weeks, chances are you've heard something about net neutrality and Ajit Pai, the former-Verizon-exec-turned-head-of-the-FCC, who is trying to dismantle it.
Net neutrality keeps all internet sites,...
Navigating Minnesota Car Insurance Laws
Insurance can be confusing, there's no doubt about that.
A few years back I worked for a widely-known car insurance company in the claims department, and boy did I see and hear it all from...
Are the new REAL ID requirements the real deal in Minnesota?
Last July, I wrote an article all about REAL ID and the road blocks that Minnesota has faced in implementing the new system. If you would like to check out that blast from the...
Watch Ajit Pai embarrass himself on the very platform he’s looking to extort
If you haven't heard about the FCC's repeal of net neutrality regulations, which keep the internet open to everyone (and keeps it exactly the way it is today), then you haven't been using the...
GOP shakeup: Jennifer Carnahan elected state chair
A surprising move looks to change the face the Republican Party in Minnesota: Jennifer Carnahan is now Minnesota's GOP chair.
Carnahan, a Maple Grove native, worked in marketing and strategy for companies like Ecolab, General Mills, and...
