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Art Hounds: A percussive dance collaboration

Art Hounds: A percussive dance collaboration

This week on Art Hounds: "Sistah Solo/Being Brotha" at Intermedia Arts, Whitmanesque poetry in Duluth and a joint performance by Zorongo Flamenco and Flying Foot Forum.
by Marianne Combs

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Dayton ready to give up on gas tax hike? Roads chief says hang on

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the state's transportation commissioner are sending conflicting signals on whether Dayton has given up his push for a higher gas tax and whether he will accept a Republican transportation plan.
by Tim Pugmire

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Lawmakers have 5 weeks to reach budget deal with Dayton

Lawmakers have 5 weeks to reach budget deal with Dayton

House and Senate Republicans have big differences to resolve with DFL Gov. Mark Dayton on how much to spend and how much to give back in tax cuts over the next two years. And now they're even disagreeing on how they should negotiate.
by Tim Pugmire

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Think your child has the measles? Call before you seek care

Think your child has the measles? Call before you seek care

The highly contagious disease is generally preventable by a vaccine, but there's been a recent outbreak of at least nine cases among unvaccinated kids.
by Tom Crann and Cody Nelson

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As Swanson weighs run for governor, contenders line up for her AG job

As Swanson weighs run for governor, contenders line up for her AG job

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is keeping her friends and foes guessing about her 2018 political ambitions, causing some with designs on the state's top legal job to charge ahead in the dark.
by Brian Bakst

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The 1997 Red River Flood: What happened?

The 1997 Red River Flood: What happened?

The flood damage in Grand Forks was unprecedented but climate researchers say some of the contributing factors weren't that unusual.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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United Way faces $6 million shortfall for some programs

Despite the organization exceeding its fundraising goal by $2.2 million, many donations were specified to certain nonprofits.
by MPR News Staff

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At 92, director Peter Brook engages the world

At 92, director Peter Brook engages the world

Battlefield," now starting a brief run at the Guthrie, tells a story that's millennia old, and as fresh as this week's news.
by Euan Kerr

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