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Nearly 1 in 4 Minnesota GOP legislative candidates questioned 2020 election

Nearly 1 in 4 Minnesota GOP legislative candidates questioned 2020 election

An MPR News analysis of campaign platforms, public comments and actions, social media posts and court documents found that 43 Republicans currently running for the Minnesota Legislature have denied or questioned the 2020 election. If elected, they could influence Minnesota’s voting laws.
by Dana Ferguson

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Vijay Iyer to bring his music to Minneapolis, focus on Black Lives Matter movement

Vijay Iyer to bring his music to Minneapolis, focus on Black Lives Matter movement

When the Vijay Iyer Trio plays the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis this week the band will draw on several hours of material to build the set live. However, Iyer says it’s likely they will play one particular piece from the album “Uneasy” due to the proximity to the site of George Floyd’s death.
by Euan Kerr

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St. Paul police commander is mayor's choice to be city's next police chief

St. Paul police commander is mayor's choice to be city's next police chief

Axel Henry, leader of the St. Paul Police Department's narcotics, financial intelligence and human trafficking division, has worked with the department since 1998 and grew up in St. Paul.
by Tim Nelson

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Magic and mayhem: LARPer life in Minnesota

Magic and mayhem: LARPer life in Minnesota

Every Halloween, people across the country delight in dressing up in costumes and attending parties with friends. But for live action role players, or LARPers, it does not matter the time of year to don armor and to meet up with their friends to participate in a sprawling interactive theatrical experience.  
by Jacob Aloi

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Renewable jobs boom continues but how long can it last?

Renewable jobs boom continues but how long can it last?

There are now 12.7 million jobs worldwide in renewable energy including 700,000 new jobs in the past year alone. The growth of renewable jobs has been impressive — but how long can this boom last?
by Paul Huttner

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A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A new Betty Crocker Cookbook edition is out this week — despite the pandemic sending its recipe developers home and into bare supermarkets with the rest of us.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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'The show must go on, wherever it is': Kyiv City Ballet to perform in Minneapolis

'The show must go on, wherever it is': Kyiv City Ballet to perform in Minneapolis

The Kyiv City Ballet left Ukraine to go on tour the day before the Russian invasion. The company has yet to return home. In fact, it extended its tour and will perform at Northrop Wednesday evening.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Allina Health addresses breast health gap for transgender patients

Allina Health addresses breast health gap for transgender patients

The nonprofit health system has developed in-house breast cancer screening guidelines that include transgender patients who are often left out of the conversation.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Eviction 'monsoon' clouds Hennepin County budget talks

Eviction 'monsoon' clouds Hennepin County budget talks

The county department that offers free legal services to people facing eviction is asking for a significant budget increase to deal with a huge uptick in eviction filings.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Minnesota choir looks toward a 'More Hopeful Tomorrow' in opening concert

Minnesota choir looks toward a 'More Hopeful Tomorrow' in opening concert

The Singers will perform Damien Geter’s “Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow” on Saturday. Originally commissioned by The Washington Chorus in 2020, Geter used a combination of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, spirituals and the words of Walt Whitman to write the piece that reflects on the cataclysmic events of that year.
by Jacob Aloi

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