If you happen to care about the Minnesota gubernatorial race, this editorial from the Strib is (pretty much) right on the money.

Another note on Minnesota politics note -- city councillors yesterday were explaining how they were having to raise the tax levies about 9.6 percent this year. That's significant. Of that, 1.6 percent was to account for inflation and the other 8 percent was to replace half a million dollars in funding the city usually gets from the state. Instead of raising taxes this year, the legislature spent the same amount but made drastic cuts to local governments, leaving the local governments looking like the bad guys.