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Judge halts Minnesota law barring donations by businesses with level of foreign investors

A federal judge on Wednesday suspended a Minnesota campaign finance law that was due to take hold in ...

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Minnesota unemployment ticked down in November amid job gain

Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down to 3.1 percent for November, just under a 3.2 percent rate ...

Health Updates

‘It’s a crisis’: MN Hospital Association desperate for help amid staffing shortages, seasonal outbreaks

Just in time for the holidays, more Minnesotans are getting sick with respiratory illnesses like COVID and RSV. ...

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Minnesota’s push for free school meals proves popular, but costs are climbing

Flush with a huge projected state budget surplus, Gov. Tim Walz last spring signed a bill providing free ...

Health Updates

More than 132K sign up for MNsure so far

MNsure reported Monday that 132,789 Minnesotans signed up for 2024 health insurance through Minnesota’s official health insurance marketplace ...

Cops, Courts & Fires

Plane breaks through thin ice on Minnesota ice fishing lake, 2 days after 35 anglers were rescued

WASHKISH — A light plane carrying ice anglers broke through thin ice as it tried to land on ...

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Minnesota officially has a new flag

Run it up the flagpole: Minnesota will have a new flag with a shape that resembles — well, ...

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Almost done: New Minnesota flag gets its final touchups today before becoming official

In the middle of the Minnesota Capitol rotunda, a marble star punctuated by a brass-and-glass interior shines with ...

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U.S. Postal Service payroll glitch skips pay for 2,200 letter carriers

For the second time this year, thousands of rural letter carriers across the country missed a paycheck. The ...

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Wisconsin researchers find efficient way to extract ammonia from livestock manure

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they have developed a simple, efficient process for removing ammonia from ...

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Here’s the final overall design for the new Minnesota state flag — but tweaks are expected

What’s striped and shows a blocky figure of Minnesota and an eight-point North Star? Minnesota’s new state flag.

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DNR gives tips to protect trees from winter, wildlife

Taking proactive measures now can help young yard trees survive winter weather conditions and hungry wildlife, according to ...

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Feeding Our Future defendant pleads guilty, admits to diverting millions to co-conspirators

A 16th person has admitted taking part in a conspiracy to defraud federal child nutrition programs during the ...

State & Regional

‘Too flaggy’: Fourth graders sound off on Minnesota flag finalists

Before the year is out, Minnesota will have a new state flag. On Monday, the commission tasked with ...

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DFL, GOP set Minnesota presidential primary ballots with multiple choices on each

Minnesota’s DFL and Republican parties on Wednesday submitted names of candidates for the state’s presidential primary ballots. Both ...

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