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Tribal nations and state to hash out cannabis tax agreements in coming years

Tribal nations and state to hash out cannabis tax agreements in coming years

Tribal-state cannabis compacts provide that the state may enter into tax agreements with tribes operating cannabis businesses outside reservations. It might be years before the agreements are negotiated.
by Melissa Olson

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Self-driving taxi company Waymo to begin testing its fleet in Minneapolis

Self-driving taxi company Waymo to begin testing its fleet in Minneapolis

The self-driving taxi company Waymo announced Thursday that it’s coming to Minneapolis — though the service will be in a testing and data collection phase, with human drivers behind the wheel, to start.
by Chandra Colvin and MPR News Staff

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Minnesota’s second romance-only bookstore brings the small-town charm

Minnesota’s second romance-only bookstore brings the small-town charm

Hey Darling opened in October 2024 on Main Street in Austin. Owner Trish Marin said she wants small town residents of the state to experience the sense of belonging a romance bookstore can bring.
by Sam Stroozas

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Transgender Day of Remembrance events across state honor lives lost

Transgender Day of Remembrance events across state honor lives lost

State Rep. Leigh Finke and Minneapolis City Council member Andrea Jenkins were among the transgender leaders who spoke at events to commemorate trans people who have died and and who called for change.
by Dana Ferguson and Feven Gerezgiher

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Charges: Ex-employees embezzled a fifth of town’s revenue

Three former municipal employees in Clear Lake, Minn., are charged with embezzling $201,000, or nearly half of the city’s annual property tax revenue and a fifth of its entire budget.
by Matt Sepic

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Health insurance confusion, questions abound amid UCare failure and rising costs

Health insurance confusion, questions abound amid UCare failure and rising costs

Coverage questions and concerns remain as UCare's failure points to bigger problems for insurers covering low-income individuals and families amid rising costs and low government reimbursement rates.
by Molly Castle Work

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