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Appeals court takes up challenge to Winona County's sand mining ban

Appeals court takes up challenge to Winona County's sand mining ban

Minnesota Sands LLC says the county's ban against industrial sand mining has devalued its land leases and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, by restricting interstate trade.
by Catharine Richert

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Question of sales tax on online purchases goes to high court

Sales Tax: $0. Online shoppers have gotten used to seeing that line on checkout screens before they click "purchase." But a case before the Supreme Court could change that.
by The Associated Press

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Child abuse cases inch upward, minority children over-represented

Two cases of horrific child abuse have grabbed headlines across Minnesota this year and put a spotlight back on systems meant to protect kids. And some say that children of color are over-represented in that system.
by Brandt Williams

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Bartenders to cash in on tip-pooling lawsuit

Bartenders to cash in on tip-pooling lawsuit

Surly employees sued the Minneapolis based brewery, beer hall and restaurant, accusing the company of illegally forcing them to pool tips.
by Mark Zdechlik

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ICE spokesman quits over leaders' use of 'misleading facts' to discuss Calif. arrests

ICE spokesman quits over leaders' use of 'misleading facts' to discuss Calif. arrests

"I told them that the information was wrong, they asked me to deflect, and I didn't agree with that," said James Schwab, who resigned from his job at the Department of Homeland Security.

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ACLU accuses U.S. of broadly separating immigrant families

The lawsuit follows action the ACLU took in the case of a Congolese woman and her 7-year-old daughter, who the group said was taken from her mother "screaming and crying" and placed in a Chicago facility.
by Associated Press

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Parents in Mpls. abuse case appear in court together

Parents in Mpls. abuse case appear in court together

Jerry Lee Curry, 52, and Shelia Machelle Wilson, 48, sat at opposite sides of the table Monday during a perfunctory hearing related to the custody of their 11-year-old daughter.
by Brandt Williams

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