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This is their year: Family with three leap-year birthdays plans big blowout

By Brandt Williams In leap years, Elizabeth Stevens is turning 21. Do a little math and you’ll realize that she’s more than a few years ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, February 29, 2020 7:01 am

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Projected budget surplus grows slightly to $1.5B

By Brian Bakst and David H. Montgomery The state of Minnesota is expected to have a budget surplus of $1.513 billion over the next two ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 28, 2020 7:01 am

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MPR News/Star Tribune poll: Young residents worry about health care and the climate

By Cody Nelson Ashli Martinez thought she was making the correct, practical decision by going to National American University to study medical assisting. The 31-year-old ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 28, 2020 7:01 am

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Minnesota’s presidential primary: Everything you need to know

By Cody Nelson Minnesota is joining Super Tuesday this year — joining 13 other states, including Texas and California, in perhaps the most consequential day ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:01 am

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‘Part of this country’: At Capitol, Minnesota welcomes newest citizens

By Brian Bakst Fifty-one of Minnesota’s newest U.S. citizens waved flags and recited the Pledge of Allegiance after being sworn in at the State Capitol ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:01 am

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Sanders to rally in St. Paul Monday

MPR News Staff The front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination will be in Minnesota the night before the state’s presidential primary. Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:53 pm

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Advocacy group asks two-year college students to fill out Census forms

By Jon Collins A group that advocates for two-year college students in Minnesota is encouraging them to fill out Census forms this spring after a ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:01 am

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Can You Believe It? How to vet a news source

This is part of “Can You Believe It?” a series of stories and resources focused on giving you the tools to fight disinformation heading into ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:01 am

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MPR News/Star Tribune poll: 44% approve of the job Trump is doing

By Matt Sepic and John Enger A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows President Trump’s approval rating at 44 percent in the state, while ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 7:01 am

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Klobuchar struggles in Nevada to maintain her momentum

By Mark Zdechlik MPR News/90.1 FM Sen. Amy Klobuchar is finding Nevada very different from New Hampshire. Her third-place finish in the New Hampshire primary ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:01 am

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Home renovators reap rewards of reuse, recycling

By Martin Moylan MPR News/90.1 FM Hundreds of thousands of tons of construction and demolition waste — much of it from home tear-downs and remodeling ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:01 am

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Carleton College researcher uncovers the Boston Massacre’s human element

You probably learned in history class that the Boston Massacre of 1770 is one of the foundational moments of the American Revolution. Now a Minnesota ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 21, 2020 7:34 am

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Rural lawmakers push back against ‘clean cars’ proposal

Gov. Tim Walz’s proposal to implement a “clean cars” rule in Minnesota came under fire at the state Legislature Wednesday. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 21, 2020 7:31 am

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Standoff looms over election security, provisional ballots

An election bill that would segregate ballots of people who register to vote on Election Day is on the move in the Minnesota Senate. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 20, 2020 6:15 am

Agriculture

First, they invented a way to rescue people from grain bin accidents; Now they’re trying to prevent them

Dale and Cindy Ekdahl got into the grain bin safety business more than a decade ago. It started, Dale recalls, after a 13-year-old boy died not ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 20, 2020 5:00 am

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