The 2024 legislative session kicked off this week, and it is an honor and a privilege to be back at the Capitol serving the residents of Senate District 15. Last year, members in the majority passed nearly $10 billion in tax hikes, in addition to spending the entire $19 billion surplus. ...

The 2024 legislative session kicked off this week, and I am back in St. Paul fighting for Southwestern Minnesota. My office has recently been receiving a lot of questions about what to expect for the 2024 legislative session, and I would like to highlight some issues that are likely to come up ...

Dear Heloise: My husband and I have three very young children, and we waited about eight years after we got married to start our family. Our kids are important to us, so we wanted to develop a bond with them while raising them. We decided that Sunday was our “family day.” We have ...

Dear Annie: I’ve found myself in a dating maze and desperately need some advice. I’ve been dealing with some mixed signals from the person I’m dating; he’s all about making plans and being super affectionate one day, then is distant and elusive the next. I’m getting whiplash. How do I ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I are both in our second marriages, and we’ve been together nearly 27 years. I have no children. He has two grown sons. The younger one has lived with us since he was 11 years old. The older one was 17 when I moved in, and he decided to live with his mother instead ...

Dear Heloise: As I do every morning at breakfast, I read your column, and the first letter I saw was a suggestion from Barbara, in Houston, on how to loosen a stuck jar. Now picture this: Sitting on my counter for the last week is a jar of cherry salsa. Try as I might, that lid would not ...