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February 22, 2017 4:01 PM

Republicans want jail time for protesters who block highways

Minnesota House and Senate committees advanced bills Wednesday that would make obstructing highway traffic, airport access or public transit a gross misdemeanor requiring jail time.

by Tim Pugmire

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February 22, 2017 4:00 AM

Dangerous passage: Refugees in Minnesota risk death to reach Canada

Dozens of mostly African refugees are streaming to the Minnesota-Canadian border this winter to seek asylum in Canada. It's a perilous journey that has immigration and security officials increasingly worried. But it shows no signs of stopping.

by Dan Gunderson and Laura Yuen

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February 21, 2017 5:38 PM

Minnesota lawmakers launch overdose death prevention legislation

Two lawmakers are spearheading a package of legislation they're calling the "opioid reform act," which includes five different bills aimed at different part of the opioid epidemic.

by Jon Collins

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February 21, 2017 5:13 PM

Black history comes alive on a stage, and in a database

As the History Center celebrates four decades of African-American theater, a new searchable database makes its debut.

by Marianne Combs

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February 21, 2017 4:00 AM

Not another brick lump: Why Gehry gave the Weisman its iconic look

When it opened in 1993, many people didn't know what to make of the building's curves and sharp angles of shiny stainless steel.

by Nancy Yang

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February 20, 2017 4:40 PM

House passes Sunday liquor sales bill; now a tougher battle looms in the Senate

With relatively little debate, the House passed the Sunday sales legislation on a convincing 85 to 45 vote. It's a major shift for the perennial issue that had failed year after year at the Capitol.

by Tim Pugmire

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February 20, 2017 4:20 PM

Lawmakers move to hem in authority of Met Council

Lawmakers moved to clamp down on the Metropolitan Council on Monday, with measures to restructure the body and turn back one of its signature efforts, building the Southwest Light Rail Transit line.

by Tim Nelson

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February 17, 2017 5:21 PM

UnitedHealth's Medicare business draws federal scrutiny

A whistleblower lawsuit contends Twin Cities-based UnitedHealth and other insurers have ripped off Medicare for hundreds of millions of dollars. The Justice Department is joining the suit, but UnitedHealth says it's done nothing wrong.

by Martin Moylan