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Free Public College in New York for Eligible Families

Predicting Consequences New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed and on Wednesday signed legislation to make tuition free at New York public colleges for anybody coming from a family making no more than $100,000 a year, with the cap rising to $125,000 in 2019. —The New York Times (April 14, 2017). Will Gov. Cuomo’s initiative increase...
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Now, Brussels. . . .

[Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] While the world awaits details of the latest terrorist horror in Brussels, two knee-jerk responses:  1) the Government vs. Apple pendulum just got a big shove in the direction of...
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Watching “Sandy” — From 1,000 Miles Away

Put the Twin Cities in the 2/3 of the country NOT affected by Sandy. Directly, that is. With all air travel to the East Coast cancelled, financial markets closed, and all manner of media focused on the storm, its centripetal pull easily reaches this far (and beyond). Thanks to the Internet and social media, those...
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