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Feds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary Waters
The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining projects on 225,000 acres of federal land near the Boundary Waters, dealing a huge blow to the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely, Minn.
Historic St. Paul house to be deconstructed, preserved in public-private deal
Plans are in the works to take apart and eventually rebuild St. Paul’s historic Justus Ramsey House at a different site on West Seventh Street. The agreement, which includes public money, came after a judge on Tuesday halted the building’s demolition.
5 Minnesota chefs make the cut as 2023 James Beard Award semifinalists
Four chefs are in the running for best in the Midwest, including Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen in Minneapolis. Twin Cities chef Shawn McKenzie of Café Cerés received the state’s only national nod.
More than Walz checks: A deeper dive into the governor’s budget
There’s lots in the new budget Gov. Tim Walz put forward for Minnesota, including funding for post-COVID care and spurring teacher recruitment. Not all of it will attract the same level of attention.