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$15 for a pack of cigarettes? Supporters, opponents speak out ahead of Minneapolis City Council meeting

$15 for a pack of cigarettes? Supporters, opponents speak out ahead of Minneapolis City Council meeting

The Minneapolis City Council could vote this week to set a $15 minimum price on all packs of cigarettes. The measure has drawn debate over who it will affect — and whether it’d be effective.
by Cari Spencer

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Broadband installation the leading cause of underground infrastructure damage

Broadband installation the leading cause of underground infrastructure damage

That's according to a brief released last week by North Star Policy Action, an independent research organization. Jake Schwitzer, the executive director of North Star, shared more of the findings and why some are raising concern.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Walz appoints Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy to Minnesota Supreme Court

Walz appoints Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy to Minnesota Supreme Court

Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced the appointment of two new Supreme Court justices — Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy — who are set to replace retiring justices Margaret H. Chutich and G. Barry Anderson.
by Dana Ferguson

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Jury selection set to start in first Feeding Our Future trial

Jury selection set to start in first Feeding Our Future trial

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning in the trial of several of the people accused of taking part in a $250 million scheme to defraud government child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Matt Sepic

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High art in high times: Bongs in a post-legalization Minnesota

High art in high times: Bongs in a post-legalization Minnesota

Minneapolis glass artist Eric Ross celebrates the lifting of legal stigmas around his craft with Minnesota’s legalization of recreational cannabis, allowing artists to openly create bongs.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Wolves playoff preview: ‘They’re fully concentrated and locked in’

Wolves playoff preview: ‘They’re fully concentrated and locked in’

The Minnesota Timberwolves are set to begin their postseason campaign in the NBA playoffs this weekend. The Wolves have home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2004. 
by Tom Crann and Josh Cobb

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Expert: Large scale PFAS removal will take ingenuity, deep pockets

Expert: Large scale PFAS removal will take ingenuity, deep pockets

University of Minnesota Environmental Health Sciences Professor Matt Simcik and All Things Considered Host Tom Crann, discussed the new federal limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
by Tom Crann, Josh Cobb and Ngoc Bui

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Student mental health needs, ‘unsustainable’ jobs overwhelm Minnesota school principals

Student mental health needs, ‘unsustainable’ jobs overwhelm Minnesota school principals

A November statewide survey of Minnesota K-12 school principals found school leaders struggling for traction on instructional leadership and community engagement as they deal with their single greatest challenge, student mental health.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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