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Minnesota’s new state flag faces the toughest critic: Fourth graders
By Estelle Timar-Wilcox Minnesota’s new state flag faced a room full of tough critics today: Jason Benjamin’s fourth-grade ...
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Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum
MINNEAPOLIS — Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the ...
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Walz appointments give the Minnesota Supreme Court its first female majority in decades
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz named two women to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday, which will ...
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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
NEW YORK — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump ‘s “eyes ...
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Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is poised to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials ...
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Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead the pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban
ST. PAUL — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, ...
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State senator arrested on suspicion of burglary at Detroit Lakes home
Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell from Woodbury was arrested early Monday in Detroit Lakes on suspicion of burglary. ...
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Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
NEW YORK — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about ...
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Bill seeks to increase electronics recycling in Minnesota, and make it free
By Kirsti Marohn At Integrated Recycling Technologies in St. Cloud, every discarded electronics gadget is a potential gold ...
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The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts
OMAHA, Neb. — The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday for a higher blend of ethanol to ...
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Student mental health needs, ‘unsustainable’ jobs overwhelm Minnesota school principals
By Elizabeth Shockman It can be hard to predict what St. Paul Central High School principal Cherise Ayers ...
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Free entrance to Minnesota state parks on April 27
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 74 state parks and recreation ...
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Local governments look to state to help foot PFAS bill
By Clay Masters Local governments in Minnesota are asking the state to help fund projects that address new ...
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State DFL leader disavows local unit’s backing of candidate accused of stalking lawmaker
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Democrats have disavowed a local party chapter’s endorsement of a state House candidate who ...
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Marijuana party’s status on the line as Minnesota Supreme Court weighs challenge
By Brian Bakst The Minnesota Supreme Court is likely to decide within a month if the Legal Marijuana ...