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After years of inaction by the Minnesota Legislature, the ACLU filed suit over the state’s system for denying voting rights to those convicted of felonies who are on probation.
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“Our perspective is completely different from last election, from a tactical and strategic standpoint,” says DFL Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.
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The state of Minnesota as well as nonprofits and foundations are making a special effort to get inside the parts of the community most likely to resist the census and convince them that they should participate.
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The governor expressed annoyance at learning of Republicans’ positions Thursday morning via Twitter. Later a closed meeting was set for 11:30 a.m. Friday.
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A recent assessment gives the state relatively good marks when it comes to Minnesota’s fiscal health, at least compared to other states. But that doesn’t mean the state is immune to serious economic threats.
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For tax collections, that is. And in a good way: Revenue continues to outpace the state’s official forecast, though it’s the timing of payments — and not an increase in economic activity — that gets the credit.
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In an election expected to be dominated by presidential politics, Minnesota’s two biggest parties will be spending a lot of time and money on the few races likely to decide control of the state Senate.
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Under a budget deal passed by the Legislature, they money was contingent on tax revenue exceeded the forecast by at least $63 million between February and the end of June.
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In Minnesota, where there has been 50 confirmed cases of vaping-related lung damage and at least one death, Gov. Tim Walz’s authority is essentially limited to shouting, “Don’t!”
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Minnesota is one of 12 states being targeted by Republican and Democratic groups.
