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Cannabis regulator faces heat after rejecting over 1,000 initial applicants

By Matt Sepic, Minnesota Public Radio News Minnesota cannabis regulators say they’ll hold a lottery in the coming weeks to determine who will operate the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11:51 am

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Minnesota DFL chair announces bid to lead national Democratic Party

Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin is running for chair of the Democratic National Committee. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, November 19, 2024 4:32 pm

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Minnesota House leaders agree to even split on committee control

Leaders of the Minnesota House will split control of legislative committees during the 2025 legislative session. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:29 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

FBI recovers deleted texts showing chaos of bribe attempt in Feeding our Future trial

Prosecutors on Monday revealed more details about the attempt to bribe a juror during the first Feeding Our Future trial this summer. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, November 19, 2024 6:47 am

Elections & Campaigns

Hubbard County election judge faces felony charges for allegedly allowing unregistered voters to cast ballots

A northern Minnesota election judge is facing felony charges for allegedly allowing 11 unregistered voters to cast ballots earlier this month. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 18, 2024 5:11 am

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High cost of living drives Minnesota visits to food shelves, adds strain to system

A moment in August 2023 is seared on Dianne Jorgenson’s memory. She found herself at the one place she never thought she would ever need: ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, November 15, 2024 5:53 am

Health Updates

MinnesotaCare applications now open to Minnesotans regardless of immigration status

Applications for MinnesotaCare, a health care program for Minnesotans with low incomes, are now open to all residents, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, as ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, November 13, 2024 9:00 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

More than half of Minnesota county election offices have received bomb threats

Election offices in more than half of the state’s counties have received emailed bomb threats since Nov. 8, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, November 13, 2024 8:51 pm

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Black Minnesotans receive text messages telling them to go ‘to the nearest plantation’

By Peter Cox, Minnesota Public Radio News Tawonda Burks woke up Thursday morning to a text message she received overnight. It came from a Twin ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, November 8, 2024 4:14 pm

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Minnesota DNR projects good overall outlook for firearm deer hunting season

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources projects a good outlook overall for this year’s firearm deer hunting season which opens Saturday. A warm winter last ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, November 8, 2024 11:04 am

Elections & Campaigns

Expecting a tie in the Minnesota House, party leaders look to share power

With Tuesday’s election expected to produce a 67-67 tie in the Minnesota House of Representatives, DFL and GOP leaders said Wednesday they are looking now ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, November 7, 2024 11:21 am

Elections & Campaigns

Voters overwhelmingly back Minnesota lottery spending on environmental projects for another 25 years

At a time when partisan divides are starker than ever, Minnesota voters of all political stripes overwhelmingly backed a constitutional amendment that continues to fund ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, November 7, 2024 11:18 am

Elections & Campaigns

‘I thought it would be fun:’ 92-year-old Minn. election judge has served voters for 7 decades

Around 30,000 Minnesota election judges are checking in voters and handing out ballots Tuesday at polling places across the state. Many are regulars who’ve served ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 6:57 pm

Elections & Campaigns

Control of Minnesota Capitol at stake; voters to pick at least 1 new member of Congress, too

Control of the Minnesota Legislature hung in the balance Tuesday as voters determined who would fill all 134 House seats and one winner-takes-the-majority seat in ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 4:59 am

Elections & Campaigns

Your rights, rules at the polls in Minnesota

If you show up to the polls wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat or a T-shirt bearing Vice President Kamala Harris’ likeness, you won’t ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, November 4, 2024 4:29 pm

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