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Minnesota lawmakers return from break to uncertainty after DFL lawmaker’s arrest
Serious criminal charges against a DFL state lawmaker after her arrest this week have put the power dynamic and prospects in question for the last ...
Minnesota Public Radio, Author at Albert Lea Tribune
Cops, Courts & Fires
Walz appoints Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy to Minnesota Supreme Court
The churn on the Minnesota Supreme Court got closer to settling Monday when Gov. Tim Walz announced the two people who will replace departing justices ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 6:15 am
News
Bill seeks to increase electronics recycling in Minnesota, and make it free
At Integrated Recycling Technologies in St. Cloud, every discarded electronics gadget is a potential gold mine. Huge cardboard boxes are filled with discarded cell phones, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 22, 2024 6:07 am
News
Minnesota child care finances stabilize, but the business remains in flux
A new statewide survey shows fewer child care operators struggled financially last year in Minnesota, but changes in the child care business model and steeply ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 22, 2024 6:03 am
News
In latest Minnesota stop for Biden campaign, first lady urges allies to ‘meet this moment’
First Lady Jill Biden kept the campaign focus Friday on reproductive issues and highlighted the Democratic president’s plans on education as she made a pair ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, April 21, 2024 6:33 pm
Elections & Campaigns
‘Minnesota Voting Rights Act’ nears governor’s signature after state Senate approval
The Minnesota Senate approved an elections policy bill Thursday that would guarantee voters the right to sue if they face vote suppression or vote dilution.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 19, 2024 6:44 am
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Minnesota House approves bill that attempts to speed up legal cannabis marketplace roll out
The Minnesota House voted Thursday to speed up the process for getting cannabis dispensaries lined up by giving them a route to pre-approval of operating ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 19, 2024 6:41 am
News
First lady Jill Biden to visit Minnesota on Friday
First lady Jill Biden will make a brief visit to Minnesota on Friday evening.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 18, 2024 10:50 am
Education
Student mental health needs, ‘unsustainable’ jobs overwhelm Minnesota school principals
It can be hard to predict what St. Paul Central High School principal Cherise Ayers will encounter when she walks through the doors each day.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 18, 2024 6:54 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Gov. Walz says he supports proposal to curb copper wire theft in Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz said he’s fully in support of proposed legislation that aims to curb copper wire theft.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 18, 2024 6:53 am
News
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 ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 16, 2024 6:47 am
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
News
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
News
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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