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GOP state Sen. Thompson won't seek new term

GOP state Sen. Thompson won't seek new term

The lawyer and former conservative radio talk show host is one of the Senate's most vocal fiscal hawks. He sought his party's backing for governor two years ago, but fell short.
by The Associated Press

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Taxi drivers oppose MSP airport proposal on Uber, Lyft: What's at stake

Taxi drivers oppose MSP airport proposal on Uber, Lyft: What's at stake

The drivers are concerned a new ordinance being considered by the Metropolitan Airports Commission would undercut their business and give Uber and Lyft drivers an unfair advantage.
by Tim Nelson

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What do you think of Obama’s actions to reduce gun violence?

Saying that America faces a "gun violence epidemic," President Obama is taking "a series of common-sense executive actions" to reduce gun violence Tuesday, the White House says. First among the measures: tighter rules on background checks for gun buyers.
by Michael Olson

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Do you agree with the federal response to the militia occupation in Oregon?

Federal authorities made no immediate attempt to retake the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the remote high desert of eastern Oregon, which about two dozen activists seized over the weekend as part of a decades-long fight over public lands in the West.
by Michael Olson

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Photos: Visual poetry in southwest Minnesota

Photos: Visual poetry in southwest Minnesota

Tamie Steffen Hornstein's appreciation for the land -- dotted with fence posts and weathered outbuildings -- runs deep.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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Jamar Clark protesters march to downtown Minneapolis

Jamar Clark protesters march to downtown Minneapolis

"If we don't get justice for Jamar Clark, if those tapes aren't released, if we don't get an independent prosecutor, if we don't get no grand jury, then our 'or else' is we're going back to the Mall of America," said Black Lives Matter organizer Michael McDowell.
by Peter Cox

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For teen-driven Minnesota bakery, expansion is icing on the cake

For teen-driven Minnesota bakery, expansion is icing on the cake

Cookie Cart began when a nun wanted to offer north Minneapolis youth an alternative to violence and drugs. The nonprofit bakery that gives kids real world experience plans a new site in St. Paul.
by Aaron Bolton

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