Source: Flikr Creative Commons The Minnesota House and Senate passed, and Governor Dayton signed, a 26-week extension of unemployment benefits for Iron Range miners and a reduction in unemployment insurance payments for businesses. I heard a story about it this morning on MPR and thought I heard something incorrectly. I went to the transcript and I wasn’t wrong. Here is what brought me up … [Read more...]
“Liberal Arts and the Wealth of Nations” at Senior College in Alexandria
Source: Flikr Creative Commons Today I'll be giving a talk at the Senior College of West Central Minnesota. According to their website, "Senior College is a lecture series for adults in West Central Minnesota. A variety of quality, college level lectures with scholars from across the state stimulate learning and fuel curiosities in a congenial setting at the Alexandria Technical & Community … [Read more...]
It’s the economy, stupid
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting Liz Fedor for a 3-day residency at the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement. Liz is currently the Trending Editor at Twin Cities Business; previously, she was the editorial page editor at the Grand Forks Herald and an editor and reporter on business (especially the airline industry) at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. During the … [Read more...]