Tom Steward

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Tom Steward is a reporter for Watchdog.org, a national network of investigative reporters covering waste, fraud and abuse in government. Watchdog.org is a project of the nonprofit Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity.

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    Should Some High School Teachers Have to Have a Masters? In Minnesota, That’s a Fight

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    Minnesota educators, legislators, and students took turns at an unusual October legislative hearing, schooling the Higher Learning Commission’s top official on the “crippling effect” of a new HLC requirement for high school faculty teaching college-level classes to get master’s degrees. “The key to the Minnesota model for concurrent enrollment or dual credit programs is that they…
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    Minnesotans Kept in Dark on Solar Project

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    City Decides to Close Bar … After Subsidizing Its Losses With Taxpayer Money

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    Even in Liberal Minnesota, Labor Unions Are Losing Members

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    Minnesota Businesses Score Obamacare Exemptions

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    Timeout! Minnesota City Passes Moratorium on Solar Power

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    Blowback! Minnesota Wind Developer Takes on Opponents’ ‘Vendetta’

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    Minn. Schools Held GMO Awareness Day

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    Critics Claim Billion-Dollar Football Stadium Isn’t for the Birds

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    Minnesota School Boards Can–and Often Do–Raise Taxes Without Voter Approval

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    Minnesota Wind-Solar Mandate Would Mean Costly Grid Upgrade

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    What if They Made It Illegal to Rent Your House?

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    Bill Maher’s Flip-a-District Flops as Minn. Congressman Coasts to Victory

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    This City Is Spending Big Bucks on Artsy Stop Signs

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    Citizens Want State to Revoke Permit for Wind Project

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    St. Paul Retailers Forced to Pay for Light Rail

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    Convenience Stores Burning Over Cigar Crackdown

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    Wind Farms Getting a Pass on Killing Endangered Bats?

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    City Surprises Taxpayers With Monthly Fee to Fix Potholes

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    Federal Agency Faces Backlash After Wind Farms Get Exemption for Killing Eagles

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    Why One Family-Owned Business Is Fighting Against Obamacare

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