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Deal brewing on quick tax relief bill in Minnesota

Deal brewing on quick tax relief bill in Minnesota

  • Updated 13 hrs ago

A Senate bill to protect Minnesota business loan recipients from a tax hit underwent a change Tuesday to also assist people who got unemployme…

Debate about who pays the freight divides an already polarized state

Debate about who pays the freight divides an already polarized state

  • Updated 13 hrs ago

When Senate Republicans recently accused Minneapolis of seeking a “bailout” to fund law enforcement during the Derek Chauvin trial, Democratic…

Minnesota gets its first doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Minnesota gets its first doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

  • Updated 14 hrs ago

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state and health officials on Wednesday celebrated the arrival of the first shipments of the one-shot Johnson &am…

St. Paul police lead training to protect firefighters during mass demonstrations

  • Updated 13 hrs ago

Under the fluorescent lights of a vacant Sears department store near the state Capitol, officers from across the east Twin Cities metro area h…

‘Like looking at the moon’: Old-fashioned radio show brings isolated seniors together

‘Like looking at the moon’: Old-fashioned radio show brings isolated seniors together

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021

‘Like looking at the moon’: Old-fashioned radio show brings isolated seniors together

How the MPCA approaches its push toward environmental equity

How the MPCA approaches its push toward environmental equity

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021

In 2019, Gov. Tim Walz, through an executive order, created a panel dubbed the Climate Change Subcabinet, charged it with studying Minnesota’s…

Deal brewing on quick tax relief bill in Minnesota

Deal brewing on quick tax relief bill in Minnesota

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021

A Senate bill to protect Minnesota business loan recipients from a tax hit underwent a change Tuesday to also assist people who got unemployme…

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New consumer protections considered for mail-order prescriptions

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021

Whether because of convenience or necessity, many Minnesotans have come to rely on prescription drugs delivered by mail. But some of these med…

Health officials: community spread skyrocketing, congregate living cases down

Health officials: community spread skyrocketing, congregate living cases down

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021

Over the last two months, most COVID-19 indicators have showed the virus on the decline in Minnesota.

Minnesota cities, counties could get $2 billion from COVID-19 relief bill

  • Updated 23 hrs ago

Minnesota counties, cities and state agencies could get a $4.6 billion boost this spring under another COVID-19 relief package making its way …

Minnesota waiting on more than 45,000 doses of J&J vaccine

  • Updated Mar 1, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 45,000 doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should arrive in Minnesota this week, s…

Minnesota court weighs murder charge in ex-officer's trial

Minnesota court weighs murder charge in ex-officer's trial

  • Updated Mar 1, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court considering whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police office…

Wilderness ski trek meant to call attention to Native issues

  • Updated Mar 1, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ty Olson grew up in the windswept Red River Valley of northern Minnesota and North Dakota, so he knows something about …

Minn. Senate panel approves medical cannabis smoking

  • Updated Mar 1, 2021

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a major change to the state’s medical cannabis program that would allow patients to smoke the dried plants.

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House division OK's — remotely — more local governing via video

  • Feb 27, 2021

It’s fitting the House Local Government Division met Wednesday with members participating miles apart from one another.

Bill would forgive state portion of income taxes on extra unemployment payments

Bill would forgive state portion of income taxes on extra unemployment payments

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021

Some Minnesotans who received unemployment benefits during the pandemic are facing hefty tax bills this spring.

Working group on deadly police encounters reports progress

  • Updated Feb 26, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A working group that has been looking at ways to reduce deadly encounters between police and citizens in Minnesota said Thu…

A new polar bear taking charge at Como Zoo

A new polar bear taking charge at Como Zoo

  • Updated Feb 26, 2021

Just in time for spring, Minnesota has a new polar bear.

Carving out a path through the pandemic — and the snow — on Northwest Angle's ice road

Carving out a path through the pandemic — and the snow — on Northwest Angle's ice road

  • Feb 26, 2021

Angle Inlet, Minn. — In a typical winter, thousands of ice anglers take the hourlong drive north from Warroad through Canada to reach the stor…

Budget turnaround: Projected $1.6B surplus shoves aside deficit

Budget turnaround: Projected $1.6B surplus shoves aside deficit

  • Updated 23 hrs ago

Minnesota’s budget rollercoaster shot up the tracks Friday when state finance officials predicted a $1.6 billion surplus for the coming two ye…

Pandemic a tough test for students managing eating disorders

  • Feb 25, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jossy Miller said she was managing her eating disorder well until the pandemic started.

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70% of older Minnesotans to be vaccinated before next phase

  • Updated Feb 25, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 70% of Minnesotans age 65 and older will get at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine before the state moves o…

Environmentalists make long-shot attempt to ban new factory farms

Environmentalists make long-shot attempt to ban new factory farms

  • Feb 25, 2021

Iowa has a poop problem.

Minnesota heating costs expected to rise, but not yet for bill payers

Minnesota heating costs expected to rise, but not yet for bill payers

  • Updated Feb 24, 2021

State utility regulators are investigating how the big spike in natural gas prices last week could affect customers in Minnesota.

Minnesota races for Congress in 2022 could get wild

  • Updated Feb 24, 2021

A delayed U.S. Census and gridlock in Minnesota government could lead to political chaos in 2022: a giant at-large statewide election for all …

Will economic uptick make Minnesota’s deficit vanish?

Will economic uptick make Minnesota’s deficit vanish?

  • Updated Feb 23, 2021

The Minnesota Legislature’s debate on a new state budget takes a big turn this week with the release of an updated financial forecast.

Bipartisan effort at Legislature would make it a crime to publicize officer’s home address

Bipartisan effort at Legislature would make it a crime to publicize officer’s home address

  • Updated Feb 23, 2021

With its stark partisan split, the Minnesota Legislature rarely sees a bill with bipartisan sponsorship these days. Seeing bipartisan sponsors…

Walz's $518M bonding bill includes money to rebuild cities

Walz's $518M bonding bill includes money to rebuild cities

  • Updated Feb 24, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz proposed a $518 million capital investment package Monday that includes $150 million for rebuilding neighborh…

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