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Walz unveils slimmer Minnesota budget, pitches sales tax cut

Walz unveils slimmer Minnesota budget, pitches sales tax cut

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday pitched a tighter two-year budget, complete with spending pullbacks and other measures to keep a potential deficit at bay. He also proposed a lower state sales tax rate but called for extending the tax’s reach to financial services.
by Dana Ferguson

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Art Hounds on fabric, dragons and freedom

Art Hounds on fabric, dragons and freedom

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. This week, they recommend fabric collages, dragon-themed theater and photographs on the subject of freedom.
by Emily Bright

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To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach

To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach

Schools are working now to overhaul literacy teaching to comply with a new state law, the Read Act. A visit to one Minnesota district shows the hopes and challenges that come with overturning decades of instructional practice.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota Supreme Court weighs postponing election crucial to Capitol control

Minnesota Supreme Court weighs postponing election crucial to Capitol control

Minnesota Supreme Court justices on Wednesday promised to decide quickly whether a special Roseville-area election critical to deciding power in the House happens as scheduled on Jan. 28 or gets pushed deeper into the legislative session.
by Clay Masters

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Alan Page’s ‘Baking Up Love’ draws on his joy of baking with his grandchildren

Alan Page’s ‘Baking Up Love’ draws on his joy of baking with his grandchildren

NFL Hall of Famer, former Vikings player and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page talks about his new book, “Baking Up Love,” a story he wrote with his daughter, Kamie Page, about a girl who bakes with her grandpa.
by Tom Crann and Lukas Levin

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Straw buyer in Burnsville first responder shooting pleads guilty

Straw buyer in Burnsville first responder shooting pleads guilty

As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors are dropping three other straw purchasing counts against Ashley Dyrdahl, who also agreed to appear in public service announcements to warn about straw purchasing.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota House DFLers boycott opening session; Republicans elect their own speaker

Minnesota House DFLers boycott opening session; Republicans elect their own speaker

DFLers on Tuesday made good on their threat to keep the Minnesota House in limbo as the parties fight over control. House Republicans pushed ahead anyway in the half-empty chamber. It’s all likely headed to the courts.
by Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters

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Senate District 60 primary results: 9 candidates running in election to decide control of the Minnesota Senate

Senate District 60 primary results: 9 candidates running in election to decide control of the Minnesota Senate

The recent death of Minneapolis state Sen. Kari Dziedzic left a 33-33 tie in the Minnesota Senate. A primary for her seat set for Tuesday features seven DFLers and two Republicans. The primary winners from each party will face each other in a Jan. 28 election.
by Matthew Alvarez

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DFL, GOP jockey for power in Minnesota House a day before session’s start

DFL, GOP jockey for power in Minnesota House a day before session’s start

House Republicans ripped DFLers over tactics that could keep the House from conducting business Tuesday. Melissa Hortman, the House’s top DFLer, defended her moves, telling MPR News that denying a quorum is “the only negotiating power I have right now.”
by Dana Ferguson

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