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In 2009 officials in northeastern Minnesota’s sparsely populated Lake County boldly promised a broadband network would revolutionize telecommunications in the remote area by delivering much needed new businesses and jobs. The network was estimated to cost $66-$70 million and be “entirely built and supported... with no local taxpayer pledges or funds.” Today Lake County’s troubled broadband project …
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It has been more than 35 years since the “Minnesota Massacre” of 1978 upended the state’s political establishment and set on course an emerging conservative movement in Minnesota. The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota examines the origins of the conservative movement in Minnesota and makes the case that Rudy Boschwitz was the catalyst for its growth. Rudy Boschwitz’s lasting political legacy is a …
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As the state prepares to begin its second year of open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there has been considerable speculation about how much premiums will increase or decrease for plans offered on MNsure, Minnesota’s state-run ObamaCare exchange. The real story is in the small group market, which affects Minnesotans who receive employer sponsored health …
