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Dayton administration pushes ambitious renewable energy mandate

Dayton administration pushes ambitious renewable energy mandate

Minnesota would have to generate half its electricity from renewables by 2030 under a mandate proposed today by the Dayton administration, a doubling of the state's current renewable standard.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Fifth-graders turn classroom into a trout fishery

Fifth-graders turn classroom into a trout fishery

The kids have raised hundreds of trout from eggs, and plan to release them in the spring.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Democrats debate whether to fight Trump's persona, or his ideas

Democrats debate whether to fight Trump's persona, or his ideas

Democratic Party leaders are torn about whether their attempted comeback should be about taking on Republican President Trump personally or keeping the focus largely on his policies.
by Brian Bakst

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Art Hounds: Duluth hand puppet possessed by Satan

Art Hounds: Duluth hand puppet possessed by Satan

This week Art Hounds recommend Renegade Theater Company's "Hand to God," Contempo Physical Dance's "Balacobaco" and a quartet of abstract artists.
by Marianne Combs

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Republicans want jail time for protesters who block highways

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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Dangerous passage: Refugees in Minnesota risk death to reach Canada

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

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

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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