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From changing state documents to discrimination, free LGBTQ legal clinic handles it all

From changing state documents to discrimination, free LGBTQ legal clinic handles it all

In St. Paul, CB Baga and a team of volunteer attorneys hold office hours several times a month in case anyone from the LGBTQ community might need legal help. It’s the only place in the state where LGBTQ clients can go for such wide-ranging legal advice.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Justice Kagan: U.S. Supreme Court more complicated than the divided public knows

Justice Kagan: U.S. Supreme Court more complicated than the divided public knows

Justice Elena Kagan said a common misconception about the U.S. Supreme Court is that she and her colleagues are partisan actors simply carrying ideological water for the presidents who appointed them. The justice spoke Monday at the University of Minnesota.
by Matt Sepic

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‘True giant’: Angler’s monster muskie sets new Minnesota record

‘True giant’: Angler’s monster muskie sets new Minnesota record

Distraught after hearing of a good friend’s unexpected death, Corey Kitzmann headed onto Lake Vermilion to fish as a means to cope. On the water, he landed a massive muskie the DNR says is now Minnesota’s new catch-and-release record.
by MPR News Staff

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North Dakota governor declares a statewide flood emergency

North Dakota governor declares a statewide flood emergency

While river levels are not expected to pose significant risk to communities, Gov. Doug Burgum said fall flooding can have more widespread economic effect.
by Dan Gunderson

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Layoffs underway at Del Monte plant in Sleepy Eye

Layoffs underway at Del Monte plant in Sleepy Eye

Del Monte Foods began laying off full-time employees at its Sleepy Eye, Minn., plant on Monday. It’s the latest blow to the town whose economy leaned heavily on the facility for nearly 90 years.
by Cody Nelson

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Mankato entrepreneur uses Lakota traditions in salves, soaps

Mankato entrepreneur uses Lakota traditions in salves, soaps

As a child growing up in the small rural community of Milks Camp by the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, Megan Schnitker's parents provided a wealth of knowledge about traditional Lakota culture.
by The Associated Press

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