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If higher taxes are the medicine the DFL wants the state to swallow, then more money for education — from finger-painting preschoolers to debt-burdened undergrads — could be the sweetener that makes it go down easier. DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL leaders of the House and Senate, their party fully in power for the first time in more than two decades, are pushing a sweeping combination of preschool scholarships, free all-day kindergarten, and a boost for higher education to put the brakes on the tuition hikes of the past decade. “I think it’s...
Foes call them "assault weapons" and say they should be banned, but supporters call them "semiautomatics" or "sporting rifles" and say they have become an accepted part of the hunting and gun culture in Minnesota. Retired FBI agent John Egelhof, a member of the National Rifle Association and a hunter, was on the scene at the Red Lake school shootings in 2005 that left nine dead and five injured, mostly students. He favors a ban. "Anyone can acquire a weapon and in seconds can decimate a roomful of innocent children and dedicated teachers or...
When Minnesota voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they may get the feeling someone is watching. The increasingly popular practice of keeping an eye on the polling places, looking for cheats on one hand and unfair barriers to eligible voters on the other, has come to Minnesota, although in a milder form than in heavily contested states such as Ohio. Election Integrity Watch, which is worried about fraud, and Election Protection, concerned about voters' rights, will have their hotlines and...
