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Senate Report: The end of the 2025 Minn. legislative session in sight?
The agreement announced this week addresses only about 45 percent of the state’s $6 billion structural deficit, leaving ...
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Opinion
Guest column: Continuing to fight for rural economy
Minnesota relies on the strength of our state’s rural communities and farmlands. As your senator and as one ...
Columnists
My Point of View: Don’t sit idly by while benefits are stripped from those in need
Last Thursday, dozens of area residents rallied in Central Park to defend Medicaid funding, which Republicans are trying ...
Opinion
Ask a Trooper: What’s the proper way to zipper merge?
Question: I read your last article about road construction and work zones. Can you talk about the zipper ...
Columnists
Capitol Comments: It’s far time we face reality
Once again, we have a huge problem in this state. Our spending is soon going to far surpass ...
Opinion
Ask a Trooper: What are the rules for pedestrian crossings?
Question: I notice a lot of people walking and running along the highway. The thing that concerns me ...
Opinion
My Point of View: Try, fail, get back up and always give it another shot
Feel free to fail, but try! We are all surrounded by many great people. Some of them know ...
Opinion
Guest column: Planting seeds for prosperity
As Minnesota begins to turn green again, I can feel the anticipation of a new growing season. At ...
Guest Columns
Senate Report: Misplaced priorities at the Minnesota Capitol
Senate Report by Gene Dornink Friends and neighbors, It has been a busy week on the Senate floor, ...
Opinion
Guest column: Mental health is workforce health: Reflecting on the forum, work ahead
Workforce Development Inc. recently hosted the 2025 Workforce Forum, centered around the theme: “Adapt and Advance — A ...
Opinion
My Point of View: Defend rights at risk with move toward Gilded Age
The Gilded Age that Donald Trump so badly wants to recreate might be a faint memory from American ...
Opinion
Capitol Comments: Prioritizing our veterans and active military members
I’ve often talked about what a pleasure it is to serve on the Minnesota House Veterans and Military ...
Opinion
Memories: Experiences of country school students
I didn’t attend a country school. I do wish I’d had the experience, although my years at Ramsey ...
Opinion
My Point of View: Government bureaucracy an enemy to local projects
What DOGE is accomplishing, and how the federal government is getting less bureaucratic and cumbersome, is important to ...
Opinion
Senate Report: The final countdown to the end of the legislative session
As I am writing this article, it is April 15 — the last day to file your 2024 ...
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