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Behind the bar: Inside the lives of bartenders

Behind the bar: Inside the lives of bartenders

MPR News host Angela Davis talked with two bartenders at the St. Paul Grill inside the St. Paul Hotel in downtown St. Paul.
by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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As Goodhue County shifts further right, compromise is harder to find

As Goodhue County shifts further right, compromise is harder to find

After years of feeling unheard by local officials, many conservative Republicans welcome the shift. Others say the trend is creating new political tension and polarization in a community where moderate conservatives once prevailed. 
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesota GOP sees congressional nomination chases spill into summer after weekend conventions

Minnesota GOP sees congressional nomination chases spill into summer after weekend conventions

Minnesota Republicans will likely have to wait until August to settle on nominees in two congressional races, including one on the national radar and another involving a GOP incumbent, U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach. Those fractures emerged from weekend conventions. Meanwhile, Republicans have pinned their hopes on a political veteran for an open suburban seat.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Attorneys outline cases as first Feeding Our Future trial starts

Attorneys outline cases as first Feeding Our Future trial starts

Prosecutors say seven defendants schemed to steal $47 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs by falsifying attendance rosters and food invoices. Defense attorneys said their clients were following the rules and feeding children.
by Matt Sepic

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New prosecutors will handle case against trooper charged in killing of motorist

New prosecutors will handle case against trooper charged in killing of motorist

A few hundred people rallied in support of Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan at the Hennepin County Government Center Monday while prosecutors asked for a short delay in order to add four new attorneys from an outside firm to join the case.
by Jon Collins

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Vital Signs: A higher price for cigarettes and a poem for doctors

Vital Signs: A higher price for cigarettes and a poem for doctors

Dr. Jon Hallberg joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about Minneapolis’ new ordinance raising the minimum price for cigarettes and to share a poem that illustrates the role of art in medicine.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Student journalists from two Twin Cities universities share the latest on divestment protests

Student journalists from two Twin Cities universities share the latest on divestment protests

Student journalists from Hamline University in St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities talked with MPR News host Emily Bright about the protests on their campuses.
by Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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Sen. Mitchell returns to Capitol as her arrest looms over session’s final weeks

Sen. Mitchell returns to Capitol as her arrest looms over session’s final weeks

Democrats suspended Sen. Nicole Mitchell from caucus and committee work following her burglary arrest last week but let her keep her floor vote, which maintains the DFL’s one-vote majority. That’s angered Senate Republicans.
by Dana Ferguson

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