Storm over Eagan - Mary

Storm over Eagan - Mary Jo Copeland passed the first hurdle in her attempt to build a group home - some call it an "orphanage" - in Eagan.

Of course, she still has to get permits from the county and state. And you can expect that, since that permit will come from the very authorities whose power her home will usurp, the permitting process will be as non-partisan as a DFL caucus.

Kelly Digs In - St. Paul mayor Randy Kelly vetoed part of the city's redistribution of sales tax revenues.

Watch for the city's inordinately-powerful neighborhood councils to turn out the troops in force. These councils are essentially second levels of city government, and are basically a St. Paul phenomenon. They exercise enough power to control a lot of money and zoning clout - which, especially at city level, is the power that matters.

Boy, are they going to be angry.