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Fiscal stability has been a top priority for me since I first ran and was elected in 2012. On this page and in many other forums, I have advocated...

The month of May ushers in a number of end of the year celebrations that highlight and honor the achievements of our students. At the high school...

There's no such thing as a free lunch but, if you know where to look, you might get free (or discounted) plants for a garden instead. The east...

By Dr. Kristi Trussell. She is the assistant medical director of The Urgency Room in Woodbury, Eagan and Vadnais Heights, Minn. After being...

At South Washington County Schools, we have a motto — "Together we are SoWashCo". To me, it means that if we all work together towards...

As an annual tradition at the Capitol, earlier this month the Governor delivered his State of the State address to the Legislature and Minnesotans....

I was a high school principal at a school south of Denver when the Columbine High School shooting took place. Although there had been school...

A key ritual of the legislative calendar took place last Wednesday: the February state budget forecast which determines the fiscal situation...

Research shows that students achieve greater academic success when parents feel connected with their child's school. In 1996, National African...

Last week, the State of Minnesota announced it had reached an $850 million settlement with 3M regarding water contaminated with perfluorocarbons...

Minnesotans work hard and pay their taxes. In return, they expect and deserve high quality, efficient services from their state government....

ST. PAUL—Rebecca Otto won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's straw poll for governor in the 8th Congressional District. Three days later,...

This month we celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If Dr. King were alive today he would be 89 years old.

Last year during the 2016-2017 flu season, hospitalizations from influenza increased almost 143 percent over the previous season. The flu can...