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Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers earmark nearly $1 billion for Minnesota nonprofits along with new oversight

Lawmakers approved more than $900 million for nonprofits over the next two years, but they’re also after stricter oversight in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal.
by Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson

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Mobile business owner experiences bumps in the road

Mobile business owner experiences bumps in the road

Retail in small towns is changing, and mobile businesses are seeking their place in this new world. In Courtland, Minn., one entrepreneur with a mobile coffee shop is finding out there are pluses and minuses to being on the move.
by Hannah Yang

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How Supreme Court redistricting ruling affects Minnesota law

How Supreme Court redistricting ruling affects Minnesota law

The Supreme Court issued a major ruling Tuesday that rejects a legal theory that could have reshaped federal elections in this country. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer speaks about the case with Jason Marisam, an associate professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul.
by Cathy Wurzer, Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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The Supreme Court has rejected the independent state legislature theory

The Supreme Court has rejected the independent state legislature theory

The court rules that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, a key opinion that should safeguard 2024 election integrity.
by Nina Totenberg

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Biden kept Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. This is who pays the price

Biden kept Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. This is who pays the price

Dan Digre makes loudspeakers in Minnesota. But he's importing more of them from China than he used to, thanks to unintended consequences from Trump-era tariffs that President Biden has kept in place.
by Asma Khalid

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Biden will announce how billions of dollars for expanding broadband internet are being distributed

Biden will announce how billions of dollars for expanding broadband internet are being distributed

President Joe Biden will announce how much money each state is set to receive from the largest-ever federal investment in broadband expansion. The amount each state, territory and Washington, D.C., will receive from the $42.5 billion program depends primarily on the number of unserved locations in each jurisdiction. 
by The Associated Press

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Mitch Landrieu is Biden's man to rebuild America and deliver broadband to millions

Mitch Landrieu is Biden's man to rebuild America and deliver broadband to millions

This is the year that a lot of the money from Biden's 2021 infrastructure law starts flowing to states and local governments. Mitch Landrieu is tasked with implementing and promoting the effort.
by Scott Detrow and Brianna Scott

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