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In session's waning days, steelworkers wait on word about unemployment benefit extension

In session's waning days, steelworkers wait on word about unemployment benefit extension

Legislative leaders are pushing toward the May 19 adjournment deadline and one area of bipartisan agreement looks to be extending unemployment insurance benefits for laid-off steelworkers on the Iron Range.
by Clay Masters

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Date set for lottery to determine Minnesota cannabis business licenses

Date set for lottery to determine Minnesota cannabis business licenses

The license lottery will be June 5 for cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, and “mezzobusinesses.” There’ll also be a June 5 lottery for cannabis retailer licenses for social equity applicants.
by MPR News Staff

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From inside, out: Rebuilding a life after incarceration

More than 4,000 people are released from Minnesota prisons each year. What happens next? MPR News senior editor Brandt Williams co-hosts a special Sahan Community and North Star Journey Live conversation about how to rebuild a life after incarceration.
by Brandt Williams and Kelly Gordon

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Tapped out? Dispute with DNR over year-round maple tree taps leaves Grand Marais couple feeling stuck

Tapped out? Dispute with DNR over year-round maple tree taps leaves Grand Marais couple feeling stuck

A small maple syrup operation that has tapped trees on state land outside Grand Marais for 25 years says it may have to close over a lease dispute with the Minnesota DNR. The agency wants the business to remove its tapping equipment from 600 trees at the end of every syrup season.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota libraries warn federal cuts may hurt services

Minnesota libraries warn federal cuts may hurt services

The Minnesota Library Association says some $3 million a year in federal library funding is in jeopardy and could threaten vital library programs across the state. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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‘Smashing our dreams’: NEA terminates grants for many Minnesota arts organizations

‘Smashing our dreams’: NEA terminates grants for many Minnesota arts organizations

Several Minnesota arts organizations, including Penumbra Theatre and the Lakes Area Music Festival, have had their 2025 NEA grants abruptly terminated as the agency shifts its funding priorities to align with new federal directives restricting support for projects promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Thinking outside the ‘daily concrete life’: How puppets and picture books create a sense of possibility

Thinking outside the ‘daily concrete life’: How puppets and picture books create a sense of possibility

Minnesota artist Anne Sawyer, a puppeteer and educator, channels her lifelong love of storytelling and improvisation into a new children’s book about pollinators that blends science, imagination and playful creativity.
by Anika Besst

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