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Task force takes on rural stress in the state

The University of Minnesota has established a new rural stress task force to address a wide range of socioeconomic issues. University of Minnesota Extension Dean Bev ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 3, 2019 8:41 am

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Baby snow leopard hits the spot at Como Park Zoo

The Como Park Zoo on Thursday announced the birth of a snow leopard cub, the first snow leopard birth there since 2007. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 3, 2019 8:34 am

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Field is set to end legislative session if all sides can agree

This is the time of year when negotiation metaphors are abundant at the Capitol. “We’re all lining up on a football field and now we’re ready ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 3, 2019 8:23 am

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MN Orchestra’s Vanska to hold same role in Seoul; Position to run concurrent with MN job

Minnesota Orchestra's music director, Osmo Vänskä, has been named music director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, May 3, 2019 8:12 am

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Across Minnesota, diversion projects drain the fear from flood season

This was the first spring in almost 20 years that Roseau Mayor Jeff Pelowski didn’t have to think about sandbags. “I wanted to know where they ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 8:12 am

News

House passes gas tax increase, but Senate likely to hit brakes

The Minnesota House voted 74-58 Monday to raise the state gas tax for the first time in seven years and make future increases easier to ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:22 am

News

Minnesota House passes gun control measures

A pair of contentious gun-control provisions won approval late Monday night in the Minnesota House, withstanding Republican-led efforts to remove them from a wide-ranging public ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:22 am

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Minneapolis’ May Day parade searches for a path forward

For 45 years, the May Day parade has ranked up there with robins and daffodils as a sign of spring’s arrival in the Powderhorn neighborhood ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, April 27, 2019 6:38 am

State, Nation and World

She travels the country, searching for acts of kindness

Mary Latham is 32 years old, and she spends much of her time on the road. She’s in the middle of an epic trip across ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, April 27, 2019 6:37 am

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Local minimum wage hikes emerge as Capitol sticking points

The $15-an-hour minimum wage ordinances in Minneapolis and St. Paul are emerging as a probable sticking point at the state Capitol because those and other ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 26, 2019 8:47 am

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With flooding nearly over, focus turns to cleanup, recovery

Minnesotans have now endured more than a month of spring flooding, with rivers swollen first by massive snowmelt, then by a round of spring storms ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 26, 2019 8:42 am

News

Senate GOP plan cuts income tax rate

A tax plan released Wednesday by Republicans who control the Minnesota Senate not only avoids tax increases but provides tax cuts totaling $800 million, according ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 25, 2019 8:10 am

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When a senior wants to age in place, but the place needs work

Even though most seniors want to stay in their homes as long as possible, it isn’t always easy — especially for those facing mobility issues. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 25, 2019 7:59 am

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8 big issues still on the Legislature table

Minnesota lawmakers return from an eight-day break on Tuesday and head into the final sprint of the 2019 legislative session. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 8:24 am

Business

UnitedHealth clients needed more mental health care; United said no

Max Tillitt's parents thought they were close to saving him. Their son had struggled for years with mental health problems and substance use, products of a ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:00 am

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