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Add State Auditor to the list of contested primaries on the GOP ballot
The State Auditor is a role that doesn’t get as much publicity as other statewide Constitutional offices, but it has served as a launching pad for some politicians and came close to breaking the long winless streak for Republicans in statewide office races in 2022.
Rochester's construction boom creates noise, detours and a lot of good paying jobs, too
Rochester is undergoing a transformation as Mayo Clinic expands. And that means detours around torn up roads and other construction projects. But in the midst of all the barricades, cranes and cement trucks are good paying jobs, as Rochester leads the state in creating new construction jobs.
On softball night, Minnesota climate experts feel the heat
As evenings across Minnesota get hotter and more humid, we struggle to cool ourselves down. We’re losing out on quality sleep and battling the elements for outdoor sports. A special softball league is facing the heat while working on climate adaptation.
Why it's hard for states to regulate social media, AI
Minnesota faces First Amendment questions over the state’s new artificial intelligence nudification ban. Jane Kirtley, media ethics professor at the University of Minnesota, tells MPR News why it’s hard for states to curb social media and AI.
Change could cripple Endangered Species Act, Minnesota science teacher says
The federal government’s decision to alter the definition of the word “harm” under the Endangered Species Act is a “stake through the heart” of the law, St. Cloud science teacher Devon Bowker — a.k.a. Devon the Nature guy — told MPR News.
State's first 'farm stop' opens in south Minneapolis
MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Radish Farm Stop owner Lily Gross last April about opening the unique store and spoke to her again last Friday to see how the farm stop's first week went.