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Take out politics

The news that Minnesota’s two major political parties and several individual citizens have asked the state’s court system for $628,000 in legal fee reimbursements Read more

Get involved in political process

Tuesday marks the first day when area residents who are interested in public service can declare their candidacy for office. Although neither particularly easy or ... Read more

Editorial: Dayton’s veto is another setback for Legislature

After a brief glimmer of hope, the governor seemed to slam the door shut this week on the prospect of future cooperation between Minnesota’s warring ... Read more | 2 comments

Slow college costs

University of Minnesota officials were careful to note, when they made their annual tuition increase proposal last week, that the 3.5 percent increase for resident ... Read more

Legislators got the job done

As frustrating as it was to watch, the Minnesota Legislature deserves a note of thanks for getting its job done this session. Read more