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    February 20, 2017
    Members of the Minnesota House voted Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, to pass a bill allowing Sunday liquor sales. Maureen McMullen / Forum News Service
    Sunday liquor sales, banned since statehood, inches forward in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL—Minnesotans are closer than ever to being able to buy from liquor stores on Sundays, but state senators still need to weigh in....
    NewsFebruary 20, 2017 - 4:49pm
    February 13, 2017
    Letter: DeVos' confirmation is a slap in the face
    To the editor: The confirmation of Betsy DeVos, who has no basic knowledge of the department which she is to run, is personal to me. If you have...
    opinionFebruary 13, 2017 - 12:00pm
    February 3, 2017
    Letter: Democrats have abandoned their roots
    The latest protests are reminiscent of the 1960s, except for the glaring fact that the '60s protests were all about being anti-establishment and anti-war. The young and idealistic protesters that populated the street marches and demonstrations are no longer with us. Via the opportunities...
    opinion/lettersFebruary 3, 2017 - 6:30pm
    Citizens, start educating yourselves with two books
    Never has public education been more important. From the beginning of our nation, especially through the insistence of Thomas Jefferson, we have valued an educated citizenry as essential to a democracy. When the voters do not value knowledge or carefully seek understanding, a democracy...
    opinion/lettersFebruary 3, 2017 - 6:00pm
    Viewpoint: U.S. Rep. Lewis, raise your voice
    Congressman Jason Lewis, President Donald Trump's executive ban on immigration is unlawful, immoral and betrays our values. I am writing today to ask that you please join the number of concerned Minnesotans raising their voices in opposition to it.
    opinionFebruary 3, 2017 - 8:15am
    January 25, 2017
    Letter: State lawmakers have no excuse for inaction
    With the Minnesota Legislature already in session and wrangling about health insurance rebates for thousands of families and individuals, I hope...
    opinion/lettersJanuary 25, 2017 - 1:29pm
    January 23, 2017
    David Samson / The Forum
    Watch Live: Minnesota State of the State Address
    Click here to watch Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton give his State of the State address. The address is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
    NewsJanuary 23, 2017 - 6:50pm
    January 19, 2017
    One of the sister marches to the Women's March on Washington will take place 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, from St. Paul College to the state Capitol.
    Marching at home, marching in D.C.
    Area residents will be among the Americans exercising their First Amendment rights Saturday, both in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and...
    NewsJanuary 19, 2017 - 3:00pm
    January 15, 2017
    Letter: Trump, you were recorded
    Donald Trump's people need to remind him that every minute of his campaign presentations were recorded. That makes it a "walk in the park" to...
    opinionJanuary 15, 2017 - 12:00pm
    January 12, 2017
    Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith (left) talks with Cheryal Lee Hills, Region Five Development Commission executive director at a 2015 broadband panel discussion in Brainerd, Minn. FORUM NEWS SERVICE FILE PHOTO
    State grants $34 million to expand rural broadband in Minnesota
    ST. PAUL — A new round of state grants could extend broadband to thousands of businesses and households throughout areas of rural Minnesota...
    NewsJanuary 12, 2017 - 10:30am
    January 9, 2017
    Rebecca Otto is interviewed at her home in Marine on St. Croix on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)
    Minnesota state auditor Rebecca Otto to run for governor
    ST. PAUL — Three-term Minnesota Auditor Rebecca Otto will run for governor, she told the Pioneer Press, joining what is expected to be...
    NewsJanuary 9, 2017 - 9:04am
    December 16, 2016
    Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt talks about a potential special session on Dec. 2, 2016. With him are Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, left, and Gov. Mark Dayton. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)
    Failure to communicate deepens
    ST. PAUL — High-level Minnesota state negotiations just are not working. As they tried to strike a special session deal — or tried...
    News/governmentDecember 16, 2016 - 1:35pm
    Klobuchar: Creating jobs and driving innovation in rural minnesota
    Back in 2009, I had the opportunity to attend the grand opening of Ever Cat's biodiesel plant in Isanti, Minn. The company, started by a feed-supplement supplier for farmers, uses innovative technology to create biodiesel from waste. And every year since its opening, that plant has...
    opinion/columnsDecember 16, 2016 - 1:32pm
    December 13, 2016
    Viewpoint: Minnesota's swamp could use draining
    No matter what you think of Donald Trump, there was one message that Americans sent loud and clear on Nov. 8 that should be welcome to the ears of those on the left and right alike: We've had enough of the cronyism and financial payoffs to political pals that have been so prevalent...
    opinion/columnsDecember 13, 2016 - 5:00pm
    December 9, 2016
    Letter: Don't let Kline pull a fast one
    My 2nd District congressman, John Kline, has one last anti-worker effort before his retirement. Kline, under the cloak of darkness and in secret...
    opinion/lettersDecember 9, 2016 - 6:00am
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