Minnesota is one of only a handful of states that props up out-of-date liquor laws that date back to the end of Prohibition. Because of these antiquated laws, Minnesota still has communities, both metro and rural, that make money selling liquor while they prohibit private liquor stores inside their city limits. Now, some cities are seeking to sell recreational pot, which could be the dumbest …
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We get asked this question almost every week. The easy answer is this: not much. President Carter created the U.S. Department of Education in 1978 as a payback to unions for support in his presidential campaign. Almost immediately (and correctly), then-candidate Ronald Reagan pushed to eliminate it. Every year since, American taxpayers send billions of taxpayer dollars to …
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While anything could happen, conventional wisdom suggests today’s special election in House District 40B in Roseville and part of Shoreview will result in a Democrat win, sending the House Chamber in St. Paul to a rare 67-67 tie. (Democrats won the district last fall 65-35). A special election is being held today because Democrats were caught cheating in the November general election by …
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