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After contentious zoning approval, Hermantown now delays controversial data center's permits

After contentious zoning approval, Hermantown now delays controversial data center's permits

The small northern Minnesota city tabled consideration of the two permits after a group opposing the proposed data center filed a petition asking for additional environmental review of the controversial project.
by Dan Kraker

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Blue Earth hospital offers hope amid nationwide rural maternity ward closures

Blue Earth hospital offers hope amid nationwide rural maternity ward closures

Hospital labor and delivery units are closing all across the country, most notably in rural areas where care providers are already few and far between. But a couple of rural hospitals in Minnesota are doing the opposite: they're expanding.
by Molly Castle Work

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Government shutdown delays energy assistance funds for low-income Minnesotans

Government shutdown delays energy assistance funds for low-income Minnesotans

A federally funded program that provides hundreds of dollars to households for energy bills is without funding during the government shutdown. However, a Minnesota official said that people should still apply to make sure they’re covered when that funding frees up.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Minnesota cities can't regulate guns. St. Paul is introducing an assault weapon ban anyway

Minnesota cities can't regulate guns. St. Paul is introducing an assault weapon ban anyway

St. Paul city leaders are expected introduce a gun ordinance Wednesday, as part of an ongoing push from several Minnesota cities to get the state to repeal a law that prevents stricter municipal gun laws.
by MPR News Staff

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Minn. Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting discriminated against transgender weightlifter

Minn. Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting discriminated against transgender weightlifter

In an opinion released Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Supreme Court largely sided with a transgender weightlifter who sued USA Powerlifting after the organization banned her from competing in its women’s division.
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Ellie Roth

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Minneapolis educators will vote on whether to authorize a strike

Minneapolis educators will vote on whether to authorize a strike

Educators at Minneapolis Public Schools say they’ll take a strike authorization vote this week, after a late-night bargaining session that started Tuesday ended with no contract deal. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Ag loan defaults are climbing in Minnesota. The programs meant to help are under strain

Ag loan defaults are climbing in Minnesota. The programs meant to help are under strain

Trade wars, low commodity prices and rising costs are pushing farmers’ credit to the limit. A growing number of Minnesota farmers are defaulting on their bank loans, according to a program that helps them.
by Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

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Minnesota asphalt, aggregate company to lay off nearly 300 workers

Minnesota asphalt, aggregate company to lay off nearly 300 workers

An asphalt and aggregate products business with many locations across Minnesota says it will be closing some of those facilities by the end of the year, with nearly 300 employees losing their jobs.
by Andrew Krueger

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