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Crow Wing County Reduces Property Tax Levy For Seventh Straight Year

The Crow Wing County Board approved a seventh straight year of property tax levy reductions on Tuesday night, reports the Brainerd Dispatch. The upcoming year’s...

New Details on the Ilhan Omar Cab Incident

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The Star Tribune has obtained a copy of Representative-elect Ilhan Omar’s complaint to the Washington D.C. Department for For-Hire Vehicles. Omar,...

Millennials Calling to Abolish Electoral College

Minnesota’s Millennials Scorned Post-Trump Victory Since the election there has been a lot of talk among millennials about whether or not to abolish the Electoral...

No MN Legislature Special Session Agreement Reached

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) and House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) meet for final contentious special session agenda negotiations; fail to reach agreement. St. Paul,...

U of M Football Players Threaten Boycott

Gopher Football team stands in solidarity with suspended teammates. Minneapolis, MN The University of Minnesota Gophers football team is threatening to boycott the Holiday Bowl...

“Special Session? Why Not Just Wait,” Asks New Radio Ad

Woodbury, MN - Action 4 Liberty, a Minnesota-based political non-profit that promotes free markets, limited government and fiscal responsibility, will be running radio ads...

Met Council Transit Faces Huge Deficit

St. Paul, MN- The Metropolitan Council is facing a projected $89 million gap in its transportation operating budget over the next two years, reports...

MN GOP-DFL Leadership Discussing Special Session During Trip to Caribbean

St. Paul, Minnesota - While Minnesotans worry about skyrocketing MnSure insurance premiums and shiver while slogging through the nose-hair freezing cold during the latest...

Motion to Dismiss Filed in Castile Police Shooting Case

St. Paul, Minnesota - Attorneys for the officer charged with the fatal shooting of Philandro Castile last summer have filed a “Motion to Dismiss”...

DFL Staffers Take Advantage of Dislocated Worker Benefits

St. Paul, Minnesota The 2016 election was good for Minnesota Republicans, but not so much for the DFL.  As a result, 50 to 60...