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In autobiography, former Minneapolis mayor reflects on joys, sorrows of his tenure
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Read More »Smith: Reinventing school ‘ecosystems’ the Harvard way
A paper published by the Harvard Business School describes a growing national “Strive Together” network founded on the belief that educational outcomes could improve by addressing a child's nutritional, medical, and social needs in addition to what the school district alone provides.
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Read More »The Capitol Note: GOP governor candidates disagree on method to ditch MNsure
Republican candidates for governor are unified in disliking MNsure, but each candidate has taken a different tack in criticizing the exchange.
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Read More »Kahn, Noor gird for House 60B primary
A deadlocked convention pushes DFL contest between Mohamud Noor and Rep. Phyllis Kahn to the August election.
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Read More »Convention deadlocks as contentious Kahn-Noor race heads to primary
Mohamud Noor, a Somali activist, blocked an endorsement at the DFL Senate District 60 convention on Saturday in a competitive state House race that’s pitted the growing political power of Minneapolis’ East African community against Rep. Phyllis Kahn’s more than 40 years of experience winning her way back to the Legislature.
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Read More »The Capitol Note: House targets include tax cuts, education and capital investment spending
House Majority Leader Erin Murphy said the budget plan would "build on our historic investments in education.
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Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton still hopeful for medical marijuana deal
Dayton met with a group of 11 medical marijuana activists at the governor’s mansion.
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Read More »Dayton taps chief of staff Tina Smith as re-election running mate
In a statement that accompanied the announcement, Dayton described Smith as "the best administrator with whom I have ever worked."
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Read More »The Capitol Note: Dayton to announce running mate choice
The latest conventional wisdom points to chief of staff Tina Smith as the odds-on favorite.
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Read More »The Capitol Note: New MNsure head apologizes, promises improvements
MNsure board chair Brian Beutner told reporters that he was sad to see Todd-Malmlov leave.
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