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Oh, deer! Surprise customer breaks into Moorhead, Minn., butcher shop

Oh, deer! Surprise customer breaks into Moorhead, Minn., butcher shop

Northwestern Minnesota butcher shop She Said has gone viral online after a visit from an unexpected patron — who didn’t even bother to open the front door properly.
by Amy Felegy

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Six years in the making, Walz signs $100 million mini-tax bill

Six years in the making, Walz signs $100 million mini-tax bill

The new law was six years in the making and prevents business owners from paying taxes on federal COVID-19 emergency loans and grants. It had broad support among lawmakers, but more contentious tax debates loom.
by Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst

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Roger Reinert announces campaign for Duluth Mayor

Roger Reinert announces campaign for Duluth Mayor

Former DFL state legislator Roger Reinert announced his campaign to be the next mayor of Duluth, challenging fellow Democrat Emily Larson, the city’s first female mayor who’s vying for a third term.
by Dan Kraker

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U presses for control of campus teaching hospital ahead of Sanford-Fairview deal

U presses for control of campus teaching hospital ahead of Sanford-Fairview deal

The University of Minnesota is planning to ask the state to help it acquire health care facilities from Fairview Health Services. It comes as Fairview is planning to merge with Sanford Health, a move the state Attorney General’s office is investigating.
by Michelle Wiley

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Femme giants and more rise at the Rochester Art Center 

Femme giants and more rise at the Rochester Art Center 

“Matriarchate” by Nicole Havekost opens at the Rochester Art Center. Also on view is “Proto Language” by Chris Delisle and “Walk With Us,” a juried international exhibition including 16 artists.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Hamline student, former instructor at center of debate over religion, academic freedom speak out

Hamline student, former instructor at center of debate over religion, academic freedom speak out

Two people at the center of the controversy at Hamline University over academic freedom that has gained international attention spoke Wednesday about how the incident has impacted their lives.
by Nina Moini

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Immigrants plead with lawmakers to pass driver’s license bill

Immigrants plead with lawmakers to pass driver’s license bill

Twenty years after Minnesota blocked unauthorized immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses, a committee approved a change, and DFL leaders at the Capitol said restoring access will be a top priority this year.
by Dana Ferguson

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Fairview/Sanford merger plan criticized, praised in meeting called by MN attorney general

Fairview/Sanford merger plan criticized, praised in meeting called by MN attorney general

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is holding meetings around the state for public input as his office weighs whether to intervene in the plan by two major health systems to combine.
by Michelle Wiley

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