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Push for more Minnesota child care funding falls short as legislative session winds down
DFLers seeking a $500 million spending deal to help limit child care costs to no more than 7 percent of family income conceded that won’t happen ...
Minnesota Public Radio, Author at Albert Lea Tribune
Elections & Campaigns
Republicans criticize, state DFL disavows candidate in Minnesota House race with criminal past
The Minnesota DFL on Monday disavowed a local party chapter’s endorsement of a Minnesota House candidate convicted of second-degree felony assault as Republicans criticized the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 15, 2024 3:31 pm
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Welcome to the ‘season of disappointments’ — where bills make it (or don’t) at Minnesota Capitol
Minnesota lawmakers will near a key deadline this week before the final sprint of the legislative session.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 15, 2024 6:29 am
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2024 has been a deadly year so far on Minnesota roads
2024 has been a deadly year so far on Minnesota roads. More than 80 people have died in crashes. Between Jan. 1 and April 10, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 15, 2024 6:28 am
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Senate leaders talk rideshare, sports betting and bonding bill as session winds down
There are about five weeks left in this legislative session and lawmakers are still working on a bonding bill — a package of public infrastructure ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 12, 2024 6:19 am
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Minnesota lawmakers debate tighter rules for tech companies over content that could harm kids
As Minnesota kids report mounting mental health side effects stemming from social media, lawmakers are looking to address what they view as the root cause: ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:36 pm
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Health department says 22 Minnesota water systems have PFAS above new federal limits
The Minnesota Department of Health says 17 communities, a veterans’ home and four mobile home parks have levels of so-called “forever chemicals” higher than new ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:33 pm
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House OKs Minnesota elections bill addressing voter lawsuits, deep fake penalties
The Minnesota House approved an election policy bill Monday that would grant voters the ability to sue over potentially discriminatory practices, creating a state response ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 9:14 am
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Study finds state bee in tough shape
By Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio News For the first time, researchers have analyzed the DNA of rusty patched bumble bees across the insect’s range. ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 4:35 pm
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Marijuana law modifications are on tap before legal sales take root
State lawmakers are working through a number of modifications to the law Gov. Tim Walz signed last year legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. There ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 8, 2024 8:41 pm
Health Updates
New Minnesota hospitalizations steady for flu, down for COVID and RSV
Last month, goats tested positive for avian influenza in Minnesota. Then dairy cows tested positive in Texas, Kansas and Michigan. Finally, a person tested positive with the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 8, 2024 6:23 am
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Skywatchers across Minnesota gear up to view the solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of the U.S. on Monday afternoon. Minnesota is not in the path of totality, which ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 8, 2024 6:04 am
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Just three months after launch, sales of Minnesota blackout plates near 50,000
Just three months after they first went on sale, nearly 50,000 of Minnesota’s new blackout license plates are on vehicles traveling the state’s highways.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 8, 2024 5:57 am
Health Updates
Minnesota’s rural ambulance providers look to state Capitol for their own lifeline
For Dodge Center emergency medical technician Brooke Yennie, her ambulance is a vessel.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 am
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How worried should we be about bird flu spreading to humans?
The H5N1 avian flu has jumped from poultry to goats in Minnesota. In other states, the virus has spread to cattle. In Texas this week, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 5:30 pm
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