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Under new health bill federal assistance could drop in greater Minnesota

Under new health bill federal assistance could drop in greater Minnesota

A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis indicates residents in southern Minnesota and much of the western part of the state would see subsidies drop by one quarter to one half in 3 years.
by Mark Zdechlik

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From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

For 10 weeks, about 200 members of the American Indian Movement and Oglala Lakota tribe members occupied the site of an 1890 massacre of Lakota at the hands of the U.S. Army.
by MPR News Staff

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Guthrie season: a study in counterpoints

Guthrie season: a study in counterpoints

Plays that seem unrelated are actually the result of deliberate pairings.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Balkan music and 'ResisDance'

This week Art Hounds recommend a Balkan celebration of spring, a show of prints in Fergus Falls and a dance-filled protest.
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota gun permits spiked in 2016

Minnesota gun permits spiked in 2016

Sheriff's departments reported granting 71,156 permits to carry firearms last year, a nearly 60 percent increase over the number issued in 2015. Some observers cite mass shootings and presidential politics as reasons why.
by Brandt Williams

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Real ID bill hung up again over immigrant driver's licenses

Real ID bill hung up again over immigrant driver's licenses

Minnesota is one of the few remaining states that has not upgraded its licenses to conform to stricter federal standards. People could have trouble boarding flights at airports and getting into federal buildings as of next January.
by Tim Pugmire

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'Lincoln in the Bardo' sets president among the dead

'Lincoln in the Bardo' sets president among the dead

George Saunders' novel opens with Lincoln visiting his dead son, in a crypt.
by Euan Kerr

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A cautionary tale of a governor switcheroo

A cautionary tale of a governor switcheroo

When Gov. Mark Dayton was asked about speculation that he might resign before his term ends, he referred to this story from 40 years ago.
by Cody Nelson

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