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As cannabis legalization approaches in Minnesota, local businesses prepare for home growers

By Dan Gunderson Ian Deshon has been waiting nearly a decade for cannabis legalization in Minnesota. “We opened the store over nine years ago thinking ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 8:19 am

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Minnesota sees an increase in suicide deaths

By Michelle Wiley After a dip during the first year of the pandemic, suicide rates in Minnesota rose again during 2021 and 2022. A new ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 26, 2023 6:07 pm

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New rebate powers up ‘Year of the e-bike’

By Dan Kraker Bike retailers around Minnesota say e-bike sales have surged in recent years. And they expect further growth now that Minnesota has joined ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 26, 2023 5:19 pm

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Minnesota governor signs paid family and medical leave act to give workers up to 20 weeks off

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they’re seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 26, 2023 8:44 am

Agriculture

New fund protects farmers when grain buyers fail

By Dan Gunderson Minnesota has averaged one grain elevator failure a year since 2015. Whether the cause is fraud or mismanagement, when a grain buying ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 6:18 pm

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Minnesota Legislature passes $72 billion budget; ends session

By Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst he Minnesota Legislature on Monday buttoned up the final pieces of a new $72 billion two-year state budget, and DFL leaders ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 8:44 am

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Nurses’ staffing issue to move as separate bill at Minnesota Capitol

By Michelle Wiley and Dana Ferguson In a seeming acknowledgment that they are stuck on language involving nurses’ staffing, legislative negotiators have agreed to consider that ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 19, 2023 5:35 pm

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5 things to know about the tax deal, rebate checks from the MN Capitol

By Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst House and Senate negotiators working on a tax bill at the Minnesota Capitol announced an agreement late Wednesday that includes tax ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 19, 2023 8:35 am

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Minnesota Senate and House pass $2.2 billion in new school funding

By Elizabeth Shockman The Minnesota House passed an education spending and policy bill Tuesday — followed by the Senate on Wednesday morning — that puts ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 8:26 am

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Torrential rain sends southern Minnesota rivers rising once again

By Tim Nelson Just when it seemed that spring flooding had finally exited the region, some southern Minnesota rivers are on the rise again in ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 6:03 pm

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As DFL drives final pieces of agenda, business interests object

By Dana Ferguson Minnesota lawmakers are expected to put together the final pieces of the $72 billion state budget this week and approve a variety ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 5:41 pm

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Negotiators settle on Minnesota marijuana taxes, possession limits

By Brian Bakst Lawmakers writing Minnesota’s marijuana legalization bill hope to complete that task as soon as Tuesday, which would set up decisive votes later ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:03 am

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Minnesota legislators add hospital carve-out to nurse staffing bill

By Michelle Wiley and Dana Ferguson New language being considered by a legislative conference committee working on a health budget bill would exempt some hospitals from nurse ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, May 15, 2023 5:28 pm

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DFLers say they’ll bypass GOP on  public  works bill

By Dana Ferguson Minnesota Democrats on Friday put up a $1.3 billion cash-only capital investment bill that they can pass through the Legislature without Republican ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 12, 2023 7:23 pm

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Ag exports critical to Minnesota in a changing world

By Dan Gunderson The season’s first grain ship loaded this week at the Port of Duluth-Superior. The 620-foot Solina is bound for Algeria with 720,000 ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, May 11, 2023 9:15 am

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