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Where House Republicans Got The Budget Wrong.

House Speaker Kurt Daudt wrote an opinion article for the Star Tribune last week that highlighted the Republican-led House’s budget proposal, but Daudt leaves out the most important information about …
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Week in Review 5/8/15.

Minnesota Week in Review Watch John Oliver Use Mother’s Day to Slam the Lack of Paid Maternity Leave Study Of Dakota County Trends Shows Racial Disparities, Increased Poverty WESA Anniversary …
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The Richest And Business Lobbies Get Policies Passed Even When Most Americans Are Opposed.

When Americans head out to voting booths every year in November, many of us cast ballots with the assumption and hope that the legislators we select are going to represent …
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Wells Fargo Economists Praise Minnesota’s Economy.

Sometimes it’s nice to get positive reinforcement: especially when it applies to Minnesota’s growing economic prosperity. That’s what we heard recently from experts at Wells Fargo in their April outlook, …
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Southern Minnesota Waters: “Plagued By Bacteria, Sediment, And Other Pollutants”.

Most people would agree that if they had the choice between water “plagued by bacteria, sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants” and clean water, they’d choose the latter. No brainer, right? …
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Big Business Biggest Winner in Republican Budget.

It’s absolutely official. In case you were uncertain about the number one priority of Minnesota House Republicans, it’s big businesses. A story in the Star Tribune this morning dug into …
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Minnesota Republicans Put Corporations Ahead of College Students.

The average Minnesota college student graduates with nearly $31,000 debt, one of the highest rates in the nation. Yet, the Republican controlled Minnesota House passed a bill this week that …
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MN Republican Jobs Bill A Dead End.

What do you call a Jobs Bill that doesn’t actually create better paying jobs? A dead end. But that’s what Minnesota House Republicans have done. They passed a “Jobs Bill” …