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Agreement reached on rate for top-tier earners

By Lee Ann Schutz Wahi, Session Weekly/Session Daily

House Speaker Paul Thissen announces May 16 that legislative leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton have come to an agreement on the details of the omnibus tax bill. It includes a 2 percent increase in income taxes on the top 2 percent of earners and a $1.60 increase in the cigarette tax. (Photo by Paul Battaglia)

Legislative leaders and the governor announced an agreement on how they want to raise the $2 billion in new revenue to balance the next biennial budget.

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Helping intoxicated underage drinkers do the right thing

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Underage drinkers looking out for their health or that of a friend could avoid a minor consumption ticket.

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House approves limits on access to electronic juvenile court records

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The House on Thursday signed off on a bill that’s intended to give young people a better shot at building decent lives after they end up in court.

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House, Senate cut deal on higher education budget

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The House and Senate have struck a deal on a budget bill that would freeze tuition for in-state undergraduates at the state’s public colleges and universities.

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Omnibus public safety and judiciary conference bill going to governor

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Rep. Michael Paymar answers a question during May 16 floor debate on the conference committee report on SF671, the omnibus public safety and judiciary bill. (Photo by Paul Battaglia)

Legislative approval has been given to an omnibus bill that would provide more than $100 million in new funding for the state’s judiciary and public safety areas.

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Question Bridge at Juxtaposition Arts: Creating more complex and whole narratives of Black men

By Brenda Bell Brown and Yvette Howie, KFAI Radio

A new exhibit at Juxtaposition Arts in Minneapolis is called “Question Bridge – Black Males.” It’s a video installation that threads together fifteen hundred conversations with Black men across the United States in an attempt to create more complex, multi-faceted, and whole images and narratives of Black males.

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OPINION | Reduce prison phone costs, for stronger families and safer communities

By Artika R. Tyner, Insight News

Martha Wright is an 87-year-old grandmother and a retired nurse. When her grandson, Ulandis Forte, went to prison in 1994, she was determined to keep in touch. Wright knew her grandson had made a mistake, but she did not want him to feel abandoned. More than grandmother's intuition, research also shows that prisoners who maintain family connections are much less likely to re-offend, breaking the crime cycle.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Brave young woman fights for cure

By Matthew Becker, Community Voices

Aria Simone Love is in a lot of ways your typical seven year old.

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Cathy Heying creates affordable auto repair opportunity for low-income Minnesotans

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet

Cathy Heying, The Lift Garage executive director, poses for a photo after an April 27 interview with TC Daily Planet at The Lift Garage in Minneapolis. (Photo by Ibrahim Hirsi) 

When Cathy Heying served on the pastoral staff at St.

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What to do about moldy strawberries and slimy lettuce

By Mary Turck, News Day

Photo by misterbisson (Published under Creative Commons license) 

I hate throwing away food, but sometimes ...

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