Abe Sauer

Columns According to a recent National Priorities Project analysis, Minnesota taxpayers pay nearly $40 billion more to Washington DC than the state gets back in federal spending. Does the AAA-bonded state not deserve relief from D.C. given this long running imbalance? Written By: Abe Sauer | Jan 21st 2021 - 8am. × Abe Sauer It’s almost certainly unconstitutional.

Letters The campaign finance reports tell the truth Written By: Abe Sauer | Jul 29th 2020 - 6am. × Wait on that absentee ballot! The popularity of mail-in voting has changed the timelines for campaigns and may result in uninformed votes. Here is how I am approaching my vote and why: I am requesting an absentee ballot today and then holding that ballot until after July 31. Here’s why. July 31 is the last campaign finance reporting deadline before the Aug. 11 primary.

by Abe Sauer The December 4th Star Tribune article begins, “It isn’t easy being CEO of a public company.” The business section’s ode to Minneapolis-based Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel, which describes the executive as “always classy,” was a public display of affection Minnesotans stereotypically avoid. The author makes little mention of the recent revelations of gay-friendly Target’s long-standing support for many of the most openly anti-gay politicians.