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Minn. Senate committee passes photo ID for voting

: "A state Senate committee has approved a constitutional amendment asking Minnesotans to decide whether voting should require a photo ID despite objections from Secretary of State Mark Ritchie that it will be difficult to implement and increase federal government oversight of the state's elections."

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie offers Voter ID alternative: electronic poll books

: "Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has proposed an alternative to the Voter ID plan now being considered by Republicans in the Legislature."

Wisconsin man refuses to vote after finding veteran's ID no good at polls

: "A local man wasn't allowed to use his veteran's card to vote in Tuesday's primary and he's pretty steamed about it."

Editorial: A voting solution in search of a problem

: "Don't enshrine major election change in state Constitution."

: "At almost every turn their objections have been disproved, yet they persist."

Court map more competitive than partisan maps

: "Incumbents will have to fight to save dozens of legislative seats. Mike Dean, executive director of Common Cause Minnesota, calculates that the new district boundaries set the scene for competitive races in at least 51 House seats and 26 seats on the Senate side."

Martin announces for House District 10A seat

: "Hours after new political lines were drawn, Kurt Martin, the 54-year-old owner of a Brainerd technology company, announced his candidacy for the House District 10A seat which would represent much of western Crow Wing County. He'll seek the endorsement of House District 10A Republicans."

 writes: "Residents worry the state's budget deficits would eventually have a negative impact on local school funding and taxes."

Moorhead council aims to attract more residents to city

: "We're a better town. I believe that. I'm not going to back down from Fargo. We're the best town in the metro," Councilman Mark Altenburg said Tuesday. "We've got better schools, we've got better community, and we're 20 years ahead in terms of flood protection."

Minnesota teachers must prove they can do the math

: "Dayton signs bill requiring instructors to pass a basic skills test to get licenses."

Duluth peace activists urge public to ignore white supremacy group's planned rally

: "Local peace activists are urging the public to completely ignore next week's visit by the Supreme White Alliance."

Report affirms lifesaving role of colonoscopy

: "This study puts that argument to rest," said Dr. David A. Rothenberger, a professor and deputy chairman of surgery at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center. He was not part of the study."

Twin Cities banks getting better, Fed says

: "Minnesota's community banks are in significantly better shape than they were a year ago but they still have a long way to go to get back to the profitability they saw in the last decade, the Minneapolis Fed's Ron Feldman said Wednesday at a media briefing."

T-Mobile urges U.S. to block Verizon's spectrum purchase

: "These joint-marketing agreements will turn these rival companies into partners, rather than competitors," Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, wrote in a letter to the commission this month. "I fear this will ultimately mean less competition, less choice, and higher prices for consumers."

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Minn. Senate committee passes photo ID for voting; Secretary of State Mark Ritchie offers Voter ID alternative: electronic poll books; Wisconsin man refuses to vote after finding veteran's ID no good at polls; Editorial: A voting solution in search of a problem

Voter ID advances while alternative considered, state budget a drag on Moorhead

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