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OPINION | Five threats to Minnesota waters

By Christina Motilall, Minnesota 2020

Even in frozen February, it is easy to see why Minnesota is so proud of our 11,842 lakes (yep, that is the actual number) and our 6,564 rivers and streams. Minnesotans from all walks of life enjoy our waters in a multitude of ways, bringing us together for decades.

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Abdi Warsame campaigns for Minneapolis City Council

By Lennie Chism, KFAI Radio

Minneapolis will elect a city council this fall. This time around, some of the incumbents have faced strong challenges from newcomers. In the city’s sixth ward, Abdi Warsame took the DFL endorsement from sitting council member Robert Lilligren, who has said he will still run for the office.

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Eat for Equity dinner May 25 to support Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness

By Jeremy Iggers, Iggers Digest

Eat for Equity volunteers prepare a salad of oranges and radishes for a benefit for the Northside Achievement Zone. Photo by Emily Rumsey.

Eat For Equity is a wonderful volunteer-led organization that organizes fundraising dinners. Every month, they pick a different worthy cause to support, and for this month, they chose the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. (The Twin Cities Media Alliance had its turn last year.)  Eat for Equity events draw a fun group of people, mostly in their 20s.

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Bonding bill fails to get House approval

By Mike Cook, Session Daily

Rep. Alice Hausman watches the voting board May 17 while the vote is taken on HF270, the omnibus bonding bill. By law, the bill needed 81 votes to pass, but only received 76. (Photo by Paul Battaglia)

Rep. Alice Hausman (DFL-St.

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Met Council redistricting plan takes effect

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Daily

The Metropolitan Council has new district boundaries.

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Legislators may no longer set their own salaries

By Mike Cook, Session Daily

Voters could elect to have a citizen-only board decide legislators’ salaries.

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Contributors asked to pay more into pension funds

By Liz Stoever, Session Daily

Funding deficiencies across several state public pension and retiree plans could mean a series of benefit reductions along with contribution increases.

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Higher education budget heads to Dayton's desk

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Daily

Rep. Gene Pelowski describes provisions of the conference committee report on the omnibus higher education bill HF1692, during floor debate May 17. The bill passed 76-56. (Photo by Paul Battaglia)

A budget bill that would freeze tuition at Minnesota’s public colleges and universities is one step away from becoming law.

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K-12 spending plan nears finish line

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Daily

A $15.7 billion plan to fund Minnesota’s schools is clearing its final hurdles at the Capitol.

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House, Senate pass omnibus environment, agriculture bill

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Daily

Several controversial fee increases were removed during the conference committee process, but the omnibus environment, natural resources and agriculture finance and policy bill still received several hours of criticism on the House floor Saturday evening before being passed by a 71-60 vote. Passed 42-23 by the Senate about 90 minutes later, the bill now goes to the governor.

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