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Fond du Lac artist explains the importance of pipestone and the area where it is found

Fond du Lac artist explains the importance of pipestone and the area where it is found

Jeff Savage has worked with pipestone for 50 years to make sculptures and ceremonial pipes. Pipestone National Monument, where he and other members of tribal nations extract the stone, is near two proposed routes for a gas pipeline.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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St. Paul City Council reflects on a historic year: ‘Ten toes down, shoulder to shoulder’

St. Paul’s all-female city council has been on the job for a year now. What have they learned? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with this historic, young and diverse group about what it’s like to be a woman in politics today.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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Morning Announcements for Jan. 14

Morning Announcements for Jan. 14

Here are the morning announcements for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
by MPR News Staff

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Judge: DFL candidate’s election stands for Shakopee-area Minnesota House seat

Judge: DFL candidate’s election stands for Shakopee-area Minnesota House seat

State Rep. Brad Tabke, a DFL Minnesota House incumbent who narrowly won reelection, should be able to begin a new term, a judge ruled Tuesday — despite a GOP election challenge centering on a pool of ballots that were cast but never counted.
by Dana Ferguson and MPR News Staff

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Minnesota House DFLers boycott opening session; Republicans elect their own speaker

Minnesota House DFLers boycott opening session; Republicans elect their own speaker

DFLers on Tuesday made good on their threat to keep the Minnesota House in limbo as the parties fight over control. House Republicans pushed ahead anyway in the half-empty chamber. It’s all likely headed to the courts.
by Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters

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A new lesson in higher education: Being OK with uncomfortable conversations

A new lesson in higher education: Being OK with uncomfortable conversations

Colleges around the country have been taking heat for being too politically correct and stifling robust political debate. At the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the faculty is trying to tackle that problem. 
by Catharine Richert

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Senate District 60 primary results: 9 candidates running in election to decide control of the Minnesota Senate

Senate District 60 primary results: 9 candidates running in election to decide control of the Minnesota Senate

The recent death of Minneapolis state Sen. Kari Dziedzic left a 33-33 tie in the Minnesota Senate. A primary for her seat set for Tuesday features seven DFLers and two Republicans. The primary winners from each party will face each other in a Jan. 28 election.
by Matthew Alvarez

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