Smart Politics blog author Eric Ostermeier is now also a regular on-line commentator for Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac: At The Capitol website. Ostermeier is part of that website's "Brain Trust" - a collection of political opinion leaders who write brief essays on the current issues affecting state politics in Minnesota. Contributors include lawmakers, bloggers, think-tankers, and media observers. Ostermeier's first contribution examines the hurdles facing state lawmakers in their attempt to measure the public's pulse on education policy. You can read that essay here.