Local lawmakers comment on in-person learning, teachers unions
A representative for the Education Minnesota-Brainerd union said teachers are, for the most part, ready to return to in-person learning, but risks and fears still remain. Written By: Gabriel D. Lagarde | 9:00 am, Feb. 24, 2021 ×
The entrance of Brainerd High School in south Brainerd. While the state works toward reopening districts for in-person learning, a teachers union representative said teachers are mostly on board, it anxious about the potential risks. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch file photo
As the state of Minnesota works to reopen, the issue has pitted the school districts of Minneapolis and St. Paul against their respective teachers unions.
Local lawmakers oppose tax hikes, but differ over tax cuts
Taxes are one of the unfortunate certainties in life, but there s plenty of discussion in how Minnesota should fenagle taxes to beat a more than billion dollar deficit on the horizon. Written By: Gabriel D. Lagarde | 7:08 pm, Feb. 21, 2021 ×
Attending the 2017 Eggs & Issues politics forum are state Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point (left), Rep. John Poston, R-Lake Shore, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, state Rep. Josh Heintzeman, R-Nisswa, and Rep. Dale Lueck, R-Aitkin. As members of the same party, they re often on the same page when it comes to the budget, but there are some differing perspectives with how the state should move forward. Brainerd Dispatch file photo
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Lawmakers, chamber members urge statewide reopening during Eggs & Issues forum
Republicans have been pushing to strip Gov. Tim Walz of his emergency powers and reopen the state for about a year, but the clarion calls have growing increasingly urgent and vitriolic in recent months. Written By: Gabriel D. Lagarde | 2:00 am, Feb. 20, 2021 ×
Eggs & Issues, a breakfast and politics forum hosted by the Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, is an annual morning banquet where local state lawmakers speak on current issues in a forum. File photo
Politics and poultry convened in name only as the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce hosted its second virtual Eggs & Issues forum Friday, Feb. 19 a Zoom gathering where the general consensus was abundantly clear: reopen the state of Minnesota and do it quickly.