When political parties attain a controlling majority in Congress or a state legislature, they tend to flex their muscle and try to push through all the pet bills and projects that the other party was blocking before. So it is in Minnesota this year, where the DFL has gained control of the ...
The first thing Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Republican Chairman Sam DeMarco saw on election night after the polls closed was the more than 100,000 votes from his home county that dropped for Democrat John Fetterman through mail-in ballots. Although he wasn’t sure just yet that meant the ...
Catalytic converter thefts are not just a Twin Cities problem. They also take place right here in southwest Minnesota. In June of 2021 seven felony counts and a dozen total counts were filed in Brown County District Court against a 26-year-old Granite Falls man accused of being involved with ...
One Independent editorial writer referred to the Marshall Tigers as the New York Yankees of Minnesota high school volleyball. The New York Yankees recorded 27 World Series titles. Meanwhile, Marshall recorded its eighth title on Saturday night in St. Paul. A feat maybe more aligned with the ...
Today is Election Day. Hopefully by the time you picked up the morning paper and read this editorial you have either already voted or getting ready to head out the door and drive over to a polling station to cast your vote. If voting wasn’t on your original plans for the day, please ...
Marshall school district voters have a couple important decisions to make Tuesday, including the election of three board members, one of which is guaranteed to be a newcomer. But equally if not more importantly, voters will decide the fate of an additional tax levy that will provide the ...