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ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|It’s almost certainly unconstitutional. But there should be an eligibility amendment requiring all democratically elected representatives of Congress to have first served in some kind of local office. Yes, even if it’s just as dog catcher. Because even a city dog catcher understands that local budgeting is more complex than blue-red, left-right cliches. Few city offices are singularly “blue” or “red.” This seems entirely lost on Rochester’s First District Rep. Jim Hagedorn who, not surprisingly given his rhetoric, never held elected office anywhere before...…ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|It’s almost certainly unconstitutional. But there should be an eligibility amendment requiring all democratically elected representatives of Congress to have first served in some kind of local office. Yes, even if it’s just as dog catcher. Because even a city dog catcher understands that local budgeting is more complex than blue-red, left-right cliches. Few city offices are singularly “blue” or “red.” This seems entirely lost on Rochester’s First District Rep. Jim Hagedorn who, not surprisingly given his rhetoric, never held elected office anywhere before...WW…

INFORMATION SAVES LIVESDuring this unprecedented time, our community needs accurate, up-to-date news more than ever before. That's why we've opened up our COVID-19 coverage to everyone regardless of subscription status. But subscriptions do fund our work. Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription today. .A day after Gov. Tim Walz set 5,000 COVID-19 daily diagnostic tests with ample antibody testing capacity as the benchmark required to reopen the state for business, Mayo Clinic says it is confident it will be able to help fulfill that volume of testing."As we open up...…INFORMATION SAVES LIVESDuring this unprecedented time, our community needs accurate, up-to-date news more than ever before. That's why we've opened up our COVID-19 coverage to everyone regardless of subscription status. But subscriptions do fund our work. Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription today. .A day after Gov. Tim Walz set 5,000 COVID-19 daily diagnostic tests with ample antibody testing capacity as the benchmark required to reopen the state for business, Mayo Clinic says it is confident it will be able to help fulfill that volume of testing."As we open up...WW…

ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTBISMARCK — With COVID-19 cases running out of control in North Dakota in mid-November, Gov. Doug Burgum intervened, installing a statewide mask mandate. A month and a half later, the state's pandemic status is nearly unrecognizable: Active virus cases have descended from more than 10,000 at the time of the mandate to fewer than 2,000 today.But neighboring South Dakota, which had vied with North Dakota for the worst-in-the-nation per capita metrics for much of October and November, has experienced a similarly remarkable turnaround, and without any...…ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTBISMARCK — With COVID-19 cases running out of control in North Dakota in mid-November, Gov. Doug Burgum intervened, installing a statewide mask mandate. A month and a half later, the state's pandemic status is nearly unrecognizable: Active virus cases have descended from more than 10,000 at the time of the mandate to fewer than 2,000 today.But neighboring South Dakota, which had vied with North Dakota for the worst-in-the-nation per capita metrics for much of October and November, has experienced a similarly remarkable turnaround, and without any...WW…

ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|Multiple new accusations of plagiarism have arisen against Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Michael Muñoz.The allegations indicate Muñoz has plagiarized at least one letter, multiple speeches, and a social media post over the span of more than a year. The new allegations have arrived in the wake of Muñoz admitting that he plagiarized the Thanksgiving letter he sent to staff in the district.A parent in the district brought the new information to light after speaking with an RPS teacher, who had mentioned additional instances of plagiarism. The parent asked...…ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT|Multiple new accusations of plagiarism have arisen against Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Michael Muñoz.The allegations indicate Muñoz has plagiarized at least one letter, multiple speeches, and a social media post over the span of more than a year. The new allegations have arrived in the wake of Muñoz admitting that he plagiarized the Thanksgiving letter he sent to staff in the district.A parent in the district brought the new information to light after speaking with an RPS teacher, who had mentioned additional instances of plagiarism. The parent asked...WW…