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May 19, 2015 8:08 AM

No sign of slowing down: Activist marches on for Native American rights

White Earth band member Clyde Bellecourt said Native Americans are treated differently. "We're the only people in America that they still make fun of," he said.

by Dan Olson

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May 19, 2015 2:06 AM

Are you pleased with the outcome of the legislative session?

The Minnesota Legislature made its midnight deadline to pass a two-year $42 billion state budget, but only by rushing a vote on a jobs bill that most lawmakers had no time to read.

by Michael Olson

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May 18, 2015 3:30 AM

Should the legislature earmark funding for pre-kindergarten before adjournment?

Over the course of the weekend, Gov. Dayton repeatedly said he would veto the K-12 funding bill because it doesn’t go far enough financially and because it doesn’t earmark funding for pre-kindergarten in public schools.

by Michael Olson

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May 15, 2015 5:51 AM

How much vacation is too much?

After a couple of years in France, Elanor Beardsley began to realize that there actually is such a thing as "too much vacation."

by MPR News Staff

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May 15, 2015 5:32 AM

Protesters march in support of boy, 10, hit by pepper spray

Many demonstrators came up to Taye Clinton Thursday to tell him he was a hero.

by Peter Cox and Riham Feshir

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May 14, 2015 2:23 PM

Is status quo the right approach for wild rice protection?

State lawmakers have reached a compromise with Gov. Mark Dayton's administration on legislation over wild rice protection.

by MPR News Staff

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May 13, 2015 10:33 AM

Do you support a ban on plastic bags?

Americans use an estimated 100 billion plastic bags every year. Although most plastic bags can be recycled, the vast majority of lightweight plastic bags end up in landfills or are set adrift in the environment, where they can wreak havoc on wildlife or infrastructure.

by MPR News Staff

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May 13, 2015 6:51 AM

Police: Student brought loaded gun to school to show it off

Oakdale police were called to Tartan Senior High School Monday after someone reported seeing a student with a gun. Authorities say there were no threats of violence.

by The Associated Press