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Ready to be loved: Blizzo the Lizzo-inspired snowplow debuts

Ready to be loved: Blizzo the Lizzo-inspired snowplow debuts

The moment many Minnesotans have been waiting for has finally come: “Blizzo” is officially on the streets. The snowplow was revealed Thursday at the Camden truck station.
by Sam Stroozas

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What is gender-affirming health care? 'Trans refuge' bill would help kids get it

What is gender-affirming health care? 'Trans refuge' bill would help kids get it

Minnesota’s Legislature is considering a bill that would make the state a safe haven for transgender youth seeking gender-affirming health care here. But what exactly is the bill seeking to protect?
by Nicole Ki and Sam Stroozas

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American graffiti: Peyton Scott Russell on graffiti as fine art and legacy of Floyd mural

American graffiti: Peyton Scott Russell on graffiti as fine art and legacy of Floyd mural

Painter and muralist Peyton Scott Russell’s exhibit looks at his childhood, the early years of the Twin Cities’ graffiti scene and the complex legacy of his world-famous portrait of George Floyd.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Transgender woman violently attacked at Minneapolis light rail station

A transgender woman was violently attacked at a Minneapolis light rail station Monday morning, leaving her with a broken rib, collapsed lung and internal cranial bleeding.
by Sam Stroozas

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'A huge win': Minnesota judge rules USA Powerlifting can't bar trans athletes

'A huge win': Minnesota judge rules USA Powerlifting can't bar trans athletes

A Ramsey County District Court judge has ruled that USA Powerlifting illegally discriminated against a transgender woman who was barred from participating in women's powerlifting competitions. 
by Jon Collins

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The reality of later-in-pregnancy abortion is more complex than MN debate lets on

The reality of later-in-pregnancy abortion is more complex than MN debate lets on

Over the past few months, the issue of later-in-pregnancy abortions has come up frequently in debates on proposed abortion laws in the Minnesota Legislature. About 1 percent of all reported abortions from 2008-2021 took place after approximately 20 weeks gestation.
by Michelle Wiley and Dana Ferguson

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'Where power resides' — Flipping privilege in the art curator paradigm

'Where power resides' — Flipping privilege in the art curator paradigm

The Emerging Curators Institute is a singular arts entity in the Midwest. It is providing an alternative pathway into a field that has historically been limited to the privileged. 
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Weisman Art Museum pop-up exhibit will feature Black Twin Cities artists

Weisman Art Museum pop-up exhibit will feature Black Twin Cities artists

The exhibit, which is hosted by the University of Minnesota Black Student Union in honor of Black History Month, is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
by Abbey Machtig

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