It's a secret to no one who follows Minnesota politics and government to recognize the tremendous fundraising advantage Democrat candidates traditionally hold over Republicans in Minnesota. So it was a surprise to no one to see Minnesota Reformer's report that “Minnesota House Democrats raised three times as much money as House Republicans in 2024.” Yet it still wasn’t enough to “keep their …
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The Minnesota Reformer published a tragic investigative news article in December outlining how a state tax-credit for low-income families seeking tutoring services for their children is robbing low-income mothers of their tax refunds while leaving them with debt and kids that still can’t read. When Reformer staff asked program founder Abdijalil Sheik Yusuf to answer questions that arose from …
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The headline says it all: scientists have developed concrete that can melt snow on its own. The idea that we could use less salt and keep roadways, runways – you name it – safer from the dreaded winter ice is something we call should applaud. The three-year project at Drexel University proved that this “self-heating concrete” was able to keep streets safe from ice while avoiding the …
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