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Audit: ‘Troubling dysfunction’ at DHS led to overpayments to tribes

Audit: ‘Troubling dysfunction’ at DHS led to overpayments to tribes

Mistakes made by the Department of Human Services over the last decade resulted in $29 million in improper payments and “serious financial and legal problems for the state,” according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Two St. Paul killings spark community meetings, calls for prevention

Two St. Paul killings spark community meetings, calls for prevention

The deaths of two people in St. Paul Sunday have pushed the number of homicides to 26 in the capital city — a level not seen in more than two decades.
by Brandt Williams

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Help wanted: Feds seek thousands of census takers in Minnesota

Help wanted: Feds seek thousands of census takers in Minnesota

Census takers will fan out across the state this spring to knock on doors of people who haven’t filled out their forms yet, and they’re the last defense for an accurate count.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Minnesota shuts Water Gremlin over lead poisoning threat

Minnesota shuts Water Gremlin over lead poisoning threat

Two state agencies have ordered the shutdown of the White Bear Township fishing tackle and battery component maker after the children of employees were found to have dangerous levels of lead in their blood.
by Tim Nelson and Brian Bakst

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What indigenous communities can teach about climate change solutions

What indigenous communities can teach about climate change solutions

Climate change often impacts disenfranchised communities more directly, and that includes indigenous communities. But these communities can also teach us a lot about how to move forward.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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St. Paul comedy troupe wants to challenge ideas about Asian women

St. Paul comedy troupe wants to challenge ideas about Asian women

A St. Paul comedy troupe has more than humor in mind when it hits the stage. The Funny Asian Women Kollective is out to change the stereotype of Asian women as quiet and meek.
by Megan Burks

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Former CTC teacher, found liable in rape, reported back in U.S.

Former CTC teacher, found liable in rape, reported back in U.S.

The onetime owner of the Varsity Theater and Loring Pasta Bar says he is innocent of the allegations that “destroyed my enterprises in Minnesota.”
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: 50 years of revolutionary art

Art Hounds: 50 years of revolutionary art

Art Hounds recommend a retrospective of Ricardo Levins Morales' art for social change, a play about time travelling Victorian women and Rev. Matt schools audiences on monsters of the feminine sort.
by Marianne Combs

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