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Why Does Minnesota's A.G. Want to Silence Critics?
It’s not every day a state’s top prosecutor faces accusations of potential “abuse of prosecutorial discretion” and questions over “the integrity of your office.” But Minnesota Attorney Gen...
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Clear Cut Trees Reveal Solar Power's Environmental Downside
It’s a given that solar power is unreliable as a source of base load power to meet our daily energy requirements. After all, the sun—at best—shines some of the time. Great River Energy’s exper...
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Taxpayers Press for Referendum Re-Do in Bid to Halt School Construction
Rushford-Peterson Schools bond referendum passed in 2014, construction started in 2015, but a citizens group wants to turn back the clock in 2016 on the controversial $38 million project in the works....
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Minnesotans Vote with Their Feet in Move to Lower-Tax States
The “b” as in billion has gotten most of the attention generated by Center of the American Experiment’s new report [PDF] on Minnesotans moving to lower tax states at a net cost of nearly $1 b...
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Don't Miss CAE Forum on How Dodd-Frank Hurts Small Business with Top Expert Peter Wallison
The timing couldn’t be better for American Experiment’s forthcoming lunch with Peter Wallison on May 4. Wallison’s target topic, the unintended consequences of the Dodd-Frank Act, has hit the ...
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Posts by Tom Steward
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Residents’ Opposition Puts a Lid on Edina Pols’ Pet Project
Edina citizens finally got the city not to put a lid on it. But apparently it took the potential threat to job security that comes on November 6 to convince the Edina City Council to kill an exorbitan...
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Join Us for Pro-Mining Rallies Next Week in Duluth and Hibbing
Residents on the Iron Range have important decisions to make about the economic future of their region. That’s why two rallies to demonstrate public support for the environmentally responsible m...
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Out of Control Minneapolis City Council Meetings Raise Concerns
Conservatives have long considered the Minneapolis City Council to be out of control. But now, even some liberal city council members find themselves in agreement, according to the Star Tribune. At a ...
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Is Minneapolis Park Board’s Toxic Image Hurting Superintendent Search?
It’s taking longer than expected for Minneapolis to fill what used to be one of the most highly sought after jobs in the field–superintendent of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. ...
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Will Citizens’ Last-Minute Opposition Trash St. Paul City Garbage Grab?
Who collects your garbage may not be the most compelling issue of the day–until it comes to your city and street. Just ask the thousands of residents of St. Paul who are pulling out all the stop...
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