My Campaign to Represent District 61B
My name is Nelson Inz, and I’m running to be the next State Representative for House District 61B. With Jeff Hayden’s recent election to the State Senate, there will be a special election to fill his...
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Why take away tips?
Kris Jacobs of The Jobs Now Coalition has an article in The Strib today about how opponents to a minimum wage increase base their arguments on a lot of smoke and mirrors. Restaurants are still falling...
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Know Where You Eat
Today the President of the Minnesota Restaurant Association, JJ Haywood said that the Association wants a Tip Penalty for servers and bartenders attached to the current minimum wage bill. Apparently...
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My Name is MCA
As in Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment that is. I’ve spent the last two days administering these tests to my students and reflecting on their purpose and value. In light of some of the recent...
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How about a real Minimum Wage Increase
Today being May Day and all I can’t help but think about the state of working people in Minnesota. The House of Representatives has a floor vote scheduled on Friday to raise the minimum wage in our...
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House Passes Wage Increase
So the Mn. House of Representatives passed an increase to the state’s minimum wage yesterday on a vote of 68-62. An amendment to include a Tip Penalty failed on a tie vote. I’ve been trying to figure...
View ArticleWhy I’m supporting Mark Andrew for Mpls Mayor
I was a big fan of Gary Schiff and hoped to support him all the way through to election day. Gary was a populist. He supported issues I care about, like the Occupy Homes movement, small, local...
View ArticleCorrection
A few days ago I posted an opinion piece that contained the false claim about Betsy Hodges, “Betsy led the charge to slash the firefighters pension.” I think I had heard this claim repeated so many...
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