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Minnesota man recounts imprisonment during escape from Ukraine

By Peter Cox Tyler Jacob, a Minnesota man who was detained by Russian forces as he tried to leave embattled Ukraine, recounted his ordeal Tuesday ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 4:31 pm

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Minnesota Senate passes tax cut bill

By Brian Bakst The Minnesota Senate passed the keystone of the Republican plan for the state’s projected $9.25 billion surplus – a tax bill that ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 8, 2022 6:54 am

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Minnesota Senate passes agriculture relief bill

By Tim Pugmire The Minnesota Senate unanimously passed legislation Thursday that provides financial relief to farmers who were hit hard by last summer’s drought. The ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 1, 2022 8:50 am

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More Minnesota butcher shops open as consumers seek locally sourced food

By Dan Gunderson A years-long decline in local meat processing is showing signs of reversing in Minnesota. Nearly two dozen small meat-processing facilities have opened ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 29, 2022 6:18 pm

Mower County

Avian flu found in fifth Minn. flock as federal team joins response

By Kirsti Marohn and Tim Nelson Federal agriculture officials are sending a team to respond to the latest outbreak of avian influenza in Minnesota, as the state ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 28, 2022 1:21 pm

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Minnesota leading the way in signing up new volunteer weather observers

By Andrew Krueger As the spring storm season approaches, the annual effort to sign up volunteer weather observers across the country is in full swing. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, March 24, 2022 6:45 am

Al Batt

Al Batt: What station is Abe Lincoln on?

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting This radio is priceless. It’s the one Abe Lincoln listened to when he was a boy living in a ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:44 pm

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Republicans propose paid family leave plan

By Brian Bakst Until now, paid family and medical leave proposals at the state Capitol had been a largely one-sided affair. Democrats have pushed unsuccessfully ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:43 pm

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Hundreds of Minn. facilities to test for ‘forever chemicals’

By Kirsti Marohn Nearly 400 wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, airports and landfills across Minnesota will begin monitoring for PFAS this year, state regulators said ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:38 pm

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Despite uncertainty, Minnesota farmers are hopeful they’ll have a good year

Fertilizer prices have been rising since last year, partly due to the supply chain issues affecting so much of the economy, and higher prices for ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 3:58 pm

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Awash in money, Minnesota lawmakers strain for session deals

By Brian Bakst Minnesota lawmakers are through one month of their 2022 legislative session, circling the issues they hope to confront and having been apprised ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 7, 2022 1:36 pm

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As budget surplus grows, debate over what to do with it intensifies

By Tim Pugmire Minnesota lawmakers found themselves swimming in surplus money Monday, as finance officials cautioned that events in Ukraine add uncertainty to a new ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 6:41 pm

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War, inflation complicate Minnesota’s budget projections

By Brian Bakst An all-important state budget forecast will be released Monday that lets Minnesota lawmakers know how much money they have to work with ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, February 28, 2022 9:04 am

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Minnesota lawmakers propose bills to recruit more cops

By Brian Bakst Police recruitment bills are under serious consideration at the Minnesota Capitol amid a debate over how much to provide to would-be officers ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:32 pm

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Latino businesses ‘hanging in there’ despite pandemic and unrest

By Vicki Adame Karla Castro owns and operates Autentica Centro Americana and, like many, faced challenges when the pandemic hit. Her small Oakdale market sells ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 11, 2022 6:24 pm

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