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RE Top 10 stories: Absentee voting, lawsuits complicated 2020 elections National attention was placed on the 2nd Congressional District race in Minnesota after Legal Marijuana Now party candidate Adam Weeks died. Written By: Rachel Fergus | × A sign directs primary voters into the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcon Center on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2020. Michael Brun / RiverTown Multimedia What a year, eh? The RiverTown newsroom looked back on 2020 to compile lists of the most important news and sports stories covered by the Star-Observer and Republican Eagle. Check back to Top 10 Stories of 2020 over the next few days to see what made the cut. Due to the pandemic the 2020 elections faced new challenges, primarily absentee voting. ....
Goodhue County commissioners split 3-2 during Tuesday s vote. Written By: Rachel Fergus | × RED WING Goodhue County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a 2.77% increase in the levy on Tuesday. County staff proposed a property tax levy of $37,899,109 for next year. Commissioner Barney Nesseth made a motion to keep the levy flat, with no increase from 2020, but it ultimately failed by a 2-3 vote. Nesseth and Commissioner Jason Majerus voted in favor. We got a lot of residents in the county who are probably struggling, a lot of my employees are struggling, we have the fund balance to do it,” Nesseth said of his motion. ....
Goodhue County commissioners split 3-2 during Tuesday s vote. Written By: Rachel Fergus | × RED WING Goodhue County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a 2.77% increase in the levy on Tuesday. County staff proposed a property tax levy of $37,899,109 for next year. Commissioner Barney Nesseth made a motion to keep the levy flat, with no increase from 2020, but it ultimately failed by a 2-3 vote. Nesseth and Commissioner Jason Majerus voted in favor. We got a lot of residents in the county who are probably struggling, a lot of my employees are struggling, we have the fund balance to do it,” Nesseth said of his motion. ....