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Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040

Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a landmark bill Thursday night requiring the state’s electric utilities to get all of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040.
by Kirsti Marohn

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'40 Below' documentary follows the frozen competitors in 'the world's toughest race'

'40 Below' documentary follows the frozen competitors in 'the world's toughest race'

A new documentary titled "40 Below: The World's Toughest Race," features competitors from around the world in Minnesota's own infamously chilly ultramarathon, the Arrowhead 135. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Review: First Avenue's best new bands celebrates rising Twin Cities talent

Review: First Avenue's best new bands celebrates rising Twin Cities talent

On a frosty Friday night, concertgoers young and old crowded the historic First Avenue floor, shedding winter coats and stomping snow off their shoes. Hosted in conjunction by local radio stations The Current, Radio K, KFAI, and 93X, First Avenue’s Best New Bands is a continuance of a mid-’80s tradition.

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MN Senate votes to ban discrimination based on hair, OKs Juneteenth holiday

MN Senate votes to ban discrimination based on hair, OKs Juneteenth holiday

Backers said Black Minnesotans, particularly women, face workplace discrimination for styling their hair in braids, twists or locks, or for their natural hair texture. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery following the Civil War.
by Dana Ferguson

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Feds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary Waters

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.
by Dan Kraker

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Historic St. Paul house to be deconstructed, preserved in public-private deal

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.
by MPR News Staff

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