The Duluth (Minn.) News offers New Law Fines Candidates for Filing False Complaints, which begins: “One of the oldest dirty tricks in Minnesota politics may soon bite the dust. A favorite tactic of unscrupulous candidates has been to file complaints with county attorneys falsely accusing their opponents of lying in their campaign literature. The county attorneys are required by law to investigate whether the charges have any merit or not. Then the complaining candidate runs around telling voters that his opponent is under criminal investigation for breaking campaign laws. But a new law that takes effect today may put a stop to that tactic. The law will speed up investigations of complaints and make people who file frivolous or malicious grievances foot the bill.”