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Appetites | Climate Cast

Duluth day care closing leaves parents scrambling

Benedictine Health Systems officials said in a statement that they're closing the day care because the building that houses it has become too expensive to maintain.
by John Enger

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Self-described millionaire collected thousands in food stamps to make point about SNAP

Rob Undersander of Waite Park told a legislative committee Wednesday that he and his wife collected about $6,000 in benefits they didn't need over 19 months, then gave the equivalent to charity.
by Tom Crann and Associated Press

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A new climate solution, with Republican support

A new climate solution, with Republican support

This week, we discuss a carbon dividends, eco-realty, the "carbon bubble" and carbon-hungry plants.
by Paul Huttner

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Child abuse cases inch upward, minority children over-represented

Two cases of horrific child abuse have grabbed headlines across Minnesota this year and put a spotlight back on systems meant to protect kids. And some say that children of color are over-represented in that system.
by Brandt Williams

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Real ID deadline is months away, but now may be the time to get ready

Real ID has been the subject of longstanding political disputes in Minnesota. The state has won exemptions from that requirement in the past, but that is coming to an end.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota's two largest export markets push for NAFTA renewal

Minnesota's two largest export markets push for NAFTA renewal

Despite President Donald Trump's repeated scorn for the deal, his administration is nearing a renewal of the trade agreement first signed in 1994.
by Tim Nelson

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Lawmakers blast state officials over MNLARS report

Minnesota lawmakers scolded a state agency leader Tuesday for keeping under wraps a report that detailed missteps with the troubled licensing system known as MNLARS.
by Tim Pugmire

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