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Whose 2020 Minnesota presidential primary is it, anyway?
The parties are calling the shots when it comes to Minnesota’s 2020 presidential primary. So why is the state paying for it?
Peter Callaghan
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Minnesota lawmaker drafting plan to allow importation of prescription drugs
Minnesota Sen. Michelle Benson currently favors a plan that would have the state work with drug makers to import their own products from other countries — or offer the drugs at the same prices here as the companies charge in foreign markets.
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The wrath of Kahn? Why Minneapolis City Council members will have to run for two-year terms in 2021
The so-called Kahn Rule, named after former state Rep. Phyllis Kahn, requires Minneapolis to hold elections soon after the census-driven redistricting of City Council wards, and it changes a fundamental feature of city politics: that all city offices are on the ballot at the same time.
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Does the Minnesota secretary of state get to decide what information about voters is public?
That’s the question at the heart of a case now before the Minnesota Supreme Court.
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Expert: Recreational marijuana in Minnesota could bring in $300 million in taxes
That was the estimate offered Wednesday by a Denver-based marijuana industry consultant who keynoted a Minneapolis conference on the impacts of legalization business and government.
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Understanding overpayments: The latest Minnesota Department of Human Services scandal, explained
From Suboxone to “troubling dysfunction,” a guide to discerning how DHS sent $29 million in excess payments to two tribal nations, and where things go from here.
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Is the Minnesota Capitol haunted? An investigation.
Halloween or no, it turns out the Minnesota Capitol’s ‘Shadows and Spirits’ tour is pretty light on the spirits.
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Why the push to restore felon voting rights in Minnesota went from a political issue to a legal one
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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One year out, how the 2020 battle for the Minnesota House is taking shape
“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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Census outreach gears up in Minnesota to get the most accurate count possible
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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Insulin negotiations by tweet? Walz prefers to meet.
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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How well is Minnesota government prepared to weather the next recession?
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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Yes, Minnesota tax collections are up. No, the state shouldn’t go spending the money just yet, say officials
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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The 2020 fight to control the Minnesota Senate will focus on just a few seats. And it’s already started.
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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Robust tax collections allow state to release $63 million for school safety grants, Metro Mobility and disaster relief funding
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.
