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Cassellius, Specht dispute importance of MCA scores 27 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
"Knowledgeable parents understand that the most important lessons our educators teach won’t show up on an MCA score," Specht said.
Capitol restoration update: There goes the lawn, Senate searches for swing space 27 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
Construction crews will begin taking up big sections of the lawn in the front the Capitol building, the Senate is searching for a swing space in 2014 and officials are preparing for the possibility th...
GOP fields for governor, U.S. Senate grow 24 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
The Republican fields for the 2014 governor and U.S. Senate races expanded last week. St. Louis County Board Chair Chris Dahlberg announced he’s running for U.S. Senate, and another Northlander, Rob F...
Photos: Day one of the State Fair brings out campaigners looking for an early edge 24 Aug 2013 | 02:42 am
Gov. Mark Dayton started the day by greeting fairgoers at the DFL booth along Dan Patch Ave. (named in honor of the stallion that set speed records in the 1900s). One gentleman offered a somewhat back...
LRT has little reason to fear lawyers 24 Aug 2013 | 02:40 am
As planners behind the divisive Southwest Light Rail Transit project move their work toward final government votes, they may have to worry about pleasing more than just elected officials and project f...
David Strom: Time to end the LG charade 24 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
Yvonne Prettner Solon reminded me the other day that the office of lieutenant governor exists. Prettner Solon made the news by admitting that she and the governor rarely, if ever, talk. More, she admi...
Dane Smith: Personal relationships help close the achievement gap 24 Aug 2013 | 01:05 am
Shanell McCoy, 19, and Paris Carruthers, 22, are emerging Twin Cities leaders who have been researching what youth think about their education system and about an adult society that constantly worries...
Governor, Senate races get new GOP entrants 23 Aug 2013 | 07:57 am
The Republican fields for the 2014 governor and U.S. Senate races continued to expand this week. St. Louis County Board Chair Chris Dahlberg announced he’s running for Senate. And another Northlander,...
Brodkorb attorneys say list of Senate affairs was mistakenly posted 23 Aug 2013 | 02:42 am
The Minnesota Senate is seeking to toss out Brodkorb's gender discrimination lawsuit, alleging his attorneys "willfully and deliberately" posted the documents. But Brodkorb's attorneys Greg Walsh and ...
MNsure board assumes control of health exchange 22 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
The MNsure board of directors voted unanimously on Wednesday to take over control of the state-run health insurance exchange that's slated to open for business on Oct. 1. Previously it had been under ...
