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Minnesota budget surplus grows slightly to $2.4B. But officials warn of potential trouble ahead
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's budget picture remains stable in the near term, with a slightly higher than expected surplus heading into the 2024 legislative session. But there are clouds on the horizon, officials announced Wednesday. An updated forecast from Minnesota...
Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat running for president, says he won't run for re-election to Congress
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running for president and challenging Joe Biden in the primary, announced Friday he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024. “My journey to public service began the morning after the 2016 election, when I faced the...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. November 4, 2023. Editorial: Help wanted: No college degree needed Minnesota has wisely wiped out the requirement for many government jobs. The labor shortage in Minnesota is real, and that is forcing some welcome and overdue...
Biden touts investment in rural areas in Minnesota, the home state of his primary challenger
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden visited a family-run farm in Minnesota on Wednesday and held a fundraiser featuring many of the state's top Democrats, championing his administration's investments in rural America while flexing political muscle on the home turf of his new 2024 primary...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. October 16, 2023. Editorial: Licenses for All a relief for Minnesota’s immigrants, refugees Undocumented immigrants in Minnesota need to get to work, school and appointments like everybody else. Life got a little easier this...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. October 7, 2023. Editorial: A historic investment in Minnesota kids State’s new child tax credit may be one of the most far-reaching nationally. It’s an investment in healthy families and in the state’s preeminent economic asset — its...
Minnesota's would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Mankato Free Press. September 10, 2023. Editorial: Common sense, not special session needed on school officer issue Confusion and conflicting views have muddied the waters on new rules under which school resource officers should operate, causing some agencies to pull...
