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Minnesota SNAP recipients will receive partial benefits for November, timeline for EBT release unclear
State officials said they got guidance from the federal government this week spelling out how lower benefit amounts would flow out to states.
Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem?
Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNs per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.
How an enduring debate over health care sparked a now record-long shutdown
At the heart of the impasse is a debate about expiring subsidies for health insurance. It's the latest chapter in a fight over Obamacare that has dominated Congress since the law was signed in 2010.
Book lovers protest proposed cuts to Bemidji Public Library
The Beltrami County Board has proposed cutting the Bemidji and Blackduck Public Libraries' budgets by roughly 40 percent. Those libraries are part of the Kitchigami Regional Library System.
Homecoming for ‘Purple Rain’ musical as it tests for Broadway success
Forty years after “Purple Rain” made Minneapolis a musical myth, its new stage adaptation returns home — testing whether the story that defined a city can find new life on Broadway.
Her makes history as first woman and Hmong American elected St. Paul mayor 
DFLer Kaohly Her, who worked for Mayor Melvin Carter’s office in his first term, was a late addition to the St. Paul mayor’s race. She beat Carter Tuesday and made history. 
Duluth voters approve ‘Right to Repair’ for tenants, over landlords’ concerns
The ballot initiative allows tenants to make basic repairs and then deduct the cost from their next month’s rent, up to $500 or a half month’s rent, if landlords don’t respond within two weeks.