Gracie Stockton
Producer at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
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mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Gracie Stockton
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Many Minnesota college students are set to pay a lot more for their education this fall. Minnesota State leaders in an 8-to-5 vote approved the biggest tuition increase in two decades Wednesday. They cited a $52 million budget gap and “tremendous uncertainty” for higher education right now as reasons for the increase.
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mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Gracie Stockton
As Minnesotans process the loss of House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife continue to recover from gunshot wounds. The sudden and brutal attacks shocked the state and nation and left many emotionally unmoored. Among those tasked with mourning while leading is Senate DFL Majority Leader Erin Murphy — a friend and colleague of Hortman and Hoffman.
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mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Gracie Stockton
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Soon after the shootings of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses, Republican Sen. Mike Lee took to social media to make baseless claims about the alleged shooter’s connection to the political far left.
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2 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Gracie Stockton
In the slew of bills and tweaks to existing law in Minnesota’s latest budget proposal is a significant tax hike on recreational cannabis, increasing the levy from 10 to 15 percent. By contrast, the gross receipts tax on beer, wine and liquor is 2.5 percent. Should Gov. Tim Walz sign the budget into law, Minnesota would have one of the highest tax rates on cannabis in the country — and that’s concerning business owners like Steven Brown.
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2 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Gracie Stockton
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The U.S. Senate is still working on changes to the Trump administration's budget bill sent over by the House last month. Buried deep in that bill is a poison pill that could sidetrack the sale of sports teams like the Minnesota Twins.
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