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When is a town just too small for its citizens to expect accountability from its taxpayer-paid leaders?
Never?
That would be our answer, too. But under current Minnesota law, residents of small cities those with fewer than 7,500 people have less access to information about the personnel records of city leaders than people who live in larger towns. If you need a definition of “defies logic,” that’s a good place to start.
A change to the state law championed by Sen. Jeff Howe, R-Rockville, would tighten that exemption. But first, lawmakers will have to bypass resistance from the League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities. Those organizations say there’s a need to balance employee privacy with the public’s right to know about its government’s inner workings.
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Editorial: Keep moving forward on expanded telehealth in Minnesota
The pandemic ushered in changes that enhanced patients access, convenience.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced sweeping changes in how we work, with many workers doing their jobs remotely for much of the past year.
A swift though lesser-remarked-on transformation happened as well in medical care. As lockdowns loomed, state and federal regulators eased restrictions on telehealth. That led to more virtual visits in Minnesota and elsewhere, with doctors and patients communicating via video or a phone call in lieu of a clinic appointment. A year later, there s a timely debate at the Minnesota Capitol over whether to maintain telehealth expansion measures, which are set to expire 60 days after the end of the peacetime COVID emergency. The answer should be yes, let s keep going. A di