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Gov. Tim Walz announced a plan Monday morning for making Minnesota’s electricity entirely free from fossil fuels by 2050.
Flanked by energy workers and environmental advocates, ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 4, 2019 4:46 pm
State, Nation and World
Hibbing native Raymond Strom’s debut novel “Northern Lights” revisits the dark days of the methamphetamine crisis in the 1990s. The novel reflects Strom’s own experiences ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, March 2, 2019 6:58 am
State, Nation and World
Oscar season isn’t over yet! Even though Academy Awards honoring the best (or worst, depending on your take) films of the year were handed out ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, March 2, 2019 5:01 am
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Legislation that would limit law enforcement’s use of drones has bipartisan support this year at the state Capitol.
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, March 2, 2019 5:01 am
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Democrats who control the Minnesota House are pressing forward with new gun legislation. The bills would require background checks for private party firearms transfers and ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 1, 2019 8:33 am
Education
School districts could get clearance from the Minnesota Legislature to shorten their academic calendars amid an extraordinary winter of class cancellations.
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:02 am
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As he presented his budget last week, Gov. Tim Walz made it clear that he believes more needs to be done to help Minnesota’s racial ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 8:29 am
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Minnesota is joining a growing number of states where unsolved cases are reopened through new DNA technology, but the new technique raises questions.
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 8:26 am
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The Red River has more big fluctuations in water level, more sediment that blocks sunlight and more phosphorus to feed big algal blooms downstream. And ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 8:00 am
State, Nation and World
A 48-acre concept to develop the Mississippi riverfront in north Minneapolis is one step closer to reality after a key City Council committee approved it ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, February 23, 2019 6:38 am
State, Nation and World
In November 2016, the Anishinaabe artist Jim Denomie was following the news closely. Thousands of indigenous and environmental activists had gathered in North Dakota to ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 21, 2019 7:53 am
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Minnesota transit officials have a bold new goal for electric vehicles in the state: electrify 20 percent of all cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks in ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 21, 2019 7:53 am
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It was a simple plan: Use a snowmobile to tow sleds loaded with coolers of amphipods onto a wetland in winter. Drill holes in the ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 20, 2019 8:42 am
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Gov. Tim Walz unveiled a nearly $50 billion, two-year budget plan on Tuesday that calls for raising the state’s gas tax by 20 cents a ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 4:52 pm
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In August of 1955, a 14-year-old black youth named Emmett Till was lynched for supposedly flirting with a white woman. A new play, “benevolence,” looks ...
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by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, February 16, 2019 6:55 am
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