Facts matter. Read the full study here: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Thanks to all our veterans who stepped up for their values despite the risks.

The anniversary honors people who died on the job, and the artists who make sure we remember. Check out the the best video on the #WreckoftheEdmundFitzgerald I’ve ever seen.

Local government matters - make sure it matters to your state auditor candidate. www.startribune.com/candidate-ca...

Get up to speed on all the rapture talk among the youths. Get ready to tell the kids that they still need to do tonight’s homework regardless of their fate tomorrow.

If tame jokes about Trump answering “How are you doing after Kirk’s death?” by rambling about his new ballroom get threats from the @fcc, free speech is under attack. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

this is what gave the big tuff alpha dudes the vapors

I was literally in the middle of writing a post condemning the shooting of Charlie Kirk when the news of students shot at Evergreen High School came in. This has to stop.

Election 2026 announcement: The OSA is in a strong position and can handle a transition, so I won’t be seeking re-election. Thank you all for the opportunity of a lifetime. Let’s use the next 16 months to take the work we do close to home even further. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Z2s...

“The thing that’s going to stick with me,” said Shea McAdaragh, a parent who witnessed the shooting, “was when I said you guys can get up, and I knew some kids weren’t going to get up.”

Wondering what to say to your kids when they come home from school today? Here are ideas from the American School Counselors Association: www.schoolcounselor.org/Publications... . Care for yourself too - if you feel really rough, call or text 988 for emergency support. 988lifeline.org

Let’s make crop art to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman. I am using my annual fundraiser to create a piece for this year’s State Fair Crop Art Competition’s new team division and raise money for the MN DFL House Caucus. facebook.com/events/s/lfc...

The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined. The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.

Oh, this is going to be a good year. www.mnstatefair.org/new/food/?ut...

Double rainbow in the 55303! #mnwx

Whether you celebrate a fresh ledger, new laws, or meeting June audit deadlines: Happy New Fiscal Year ! Though local govs use a calendar year for finances, and the feds use Oct 1 - Sept 30, the state level’s July 1 - June 30 fiscal year drives deadlines & changes across MN.

Our pins had flowers Melissa loved, there were as many hugs as tears, and a theme of peace flowed through the eulogies and songs. The funeral was as beautiful as the Hortmans’ spirits, and powerful enough to push aside the horror of why we had to gather, even if only for a little while.

The late Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark will lie in state at the Capitol on Friday. Private funeral services are set to follow on Saturday. The Hortmans were killed in their home earlier this month in an alleged political assassination.

This is how I felt at the vigil on Wednesday. Read her full commentary here: www.startribune.com/minnesota-la...

Starting now:

Let’s take some time today to support the abortion providers and advocates who were also targeted by Hortmans’ assassin.

I’ll miss clapping for Melissa.

I am heartbroken over the deaths of Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the critical conditions of Sen John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. They are more than dear friends, but also some of the greatest public servants I have ever known. Violence has no place in our democracy.

I will provide an update on last night’s targeted shootings shortly: youtube.com/live/VHtHNAb...

Governor Walz will hold a press conference at 9:30 am today on the early morning shoootings of Rep Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, Senator John Hoffman, and Yvette Hoffman. www.youtube.com/live/VHtHNAb...

We need everyone out this Saturday ✊️ No Kings Rally, June 14 at 1pm at the Northwest Indian Community Development Center, 1819 Bemidji Avenue. Julie Blaha, Minnesota State Auditor, will be joining us to inspire us prior to our hitting the streets! Bring Peace. Bring Friends.

Greater MN will stand up for democracy Saturday! I’m going to fire up the people in Bemidji -where will you go? #NoKings

This is the weirdest watch list since the White House imposed tariffs on penguins.

The Minnesota counties on Trump’s “Sanctuary Watch List” are pretty random. One more bit of #TrumpChaos overextended local staff don’t have time for.

the first 100 Daves

Over the last six years, Minnesota has shown the country what it means to govern like good neighbors.   Regardless of the chaos in Washington, our administration is still laser-focused on making Minnesota the best place to live, work, and raise a family.

Go Peggy go!!

Midwest Dairy Association endorsement locked down. #sixwordstory

Great turnout in Anoka, MN! # handsoff

Absolutely incredible turn out at MN State Capitol! #HandsOff

Incredible to see thousands Minnesotans standing up for democracy at the #HandsOff rally.

New Jersey Sen. @corybooker.com is on the Senate floor, saying, "I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able" to protest President Trump and Elon Musk. Watch live: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...

“We offer a good work-life balance. We have a pretty mature remote-work structure, and we are unionized," remarked Auditor Blaha, commenting on the number of job applicants to her office. Auditor Blaha spoke with Finance & Commerce, read her full remarks: finance-commerce.com/2025/03/minn...

Post the first video game you remember playing. Here's mine.

Since at least the mid-1980s Minnesota’s finance agency and its economists look four years or more into the future. What is fiscally smart can sometimes be politically awkward. buff.ly/2utAuJ7

Happy #PiDay! I hope you get around to having a circular treat. Enjoy my favorite geometry earworm.

“ ‘The Trump trade wars are like a kid who stole a pickup and is doing donuts on your lawn. Even if he eventually gets that thing turned in the right direction, he still has wrecked your yard by the time he gets out,’ said Minnesota’s state auditor Julie Blaha.” #getoffmylawn

The Minnesota February Budget and Economic Forecast summary is out. The full details will be released at noon at the link below. In short, $456 million surplus for fiscal year 26-27, just under $6 billion deficit in fiscal year 28-29 if no changes are made.

I can’t believe this needs to be said. TransGENIC mice are not TransGENDER mice

“‘Move fast and break things’ may be acceptable to someone who owns a business and owns the risk. …But when you break things in government, you’re breaking things that belong to people who didn’t sign up for that,” said Cordell Schachter, who until last month was U.S. Dept of Transportation CIO.

Glad for the warm-up so my cousin can get his tooth money.

Senator Smith has been a gift to Minnesotans- I will miss her wisdom, dedication, and deep ethics.